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Participant Info

TEAM (Elementary)

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• Teacher / Sponsor Registration ← START HERE
• TEAM Home / Overview
• Teacher Resources & Print Menu
• Student Intent Form (PDF) (PRACTICE ONLY) — English
• Student Intent Form (PDF) (PRACTICE ONLY) — English
• VASE Program Release Form (PDF) — English
• VASE Program Release Form (PDF) — Spanish
• TEAM General Information
• Regional Director Application
• UIL Eligibility Requirements (External)
• VASE Blue Ribbon Committee

Please Note: There must be a director for your region in order for a teacher to participate. If there is no director, you may apply or email to find out how to make this wonderful opportunity available to students in your area.

Logistics

Each individual entry will require a $12 entry fee to cover cost of judging, webmaster, accounting, certificates, ribbons and medals and/or handling. All work, forms, and fees must be received by the date for your Regional Event.

To get started, submit a Teacher Registration Form. This will activate your TEAM Teacher Profile. If you've already activated your TEAM Teacher Profile, then please click here to login.

Please Note: There must be a director for your region in order for a teacher to participate. If there is no director, you may apply or email to find out how to make this wonderful opportunity available to students in your area.

Teachers may add, delete and update reservations 24 hours a day 7 days a week beginning December 1st. The specific deadlines for your region will be displayed on the first screen when you login.

Documentation / Uploads

Please refer to this list for what you and your students will need to gather to fulfill TEAM's requirements.

• Artwork: Dashboard Upload
• Student Intent Form: Fill out online
• Regional Entry Certification Form: Dashboard Upload
• Universal Artwork Release Form: Dashboard Upload

Step-by-Step Process

1. Go to the TAEA Website.
2. Click on Events and Programs in the top navigation menu.
3. Click on TEAM in the drop-down menu.
4. Click on Teacher / Sponsor Registration and complete the form that appears. Click Submit Form.
5. When you receive your registration confirmation email:
   1. Log in to this same site by clicking on Login.
   2. This will take you to the TEAM page that will give you specific due dates and information on forms to be printed — PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE PAGE!
   3. If you are participating in more than one program, please make sure you are logged in as a TEAM Teacher by clicking on Change Role in the menu on the left side of the page. Click the drop-down menu and login as a TEAM Teacher.
6. Click on Rules & Policies, and you will be able to print the rules and guidelines for the event.
7. Click on Add Student Entry and then begin entering students. You must have all entries in the system by the dates set for your event. You will need to enter student names, artwork titles, grade level, and 2D or 3D. Placeholders can be used prior to the Add / Delete Deadline
8. Click on Teacher Resources and Print Menu — this will give you the documents you will need to print.
   • You may download the Practice Student Intent Form to prepare for completing the online Student Intent Form.
   • Print your invoice once you have the correct number of students entered. Number of entries cannot be changed after the deadline.
   • Print your Regional Entry Certification Form.
   • Enter the Student Intent Form online for each student.
   • Print the Universal Artwork Release Form and have signed by both parent and student. (These should be uploaded on your teacher dashboard).
   • Send payment to TAEA before the deadline. Payment must be in process to TAEA by the day of the event.
9. Print Certificates and Juror Rating Forms for each student after the event.

Things to Remember

• Your membership MUST be current.
• You must complete the online Student Intent Form, upload the artwork, and complete / upload the VASE Program Release Form.

Suggestions for Selecting Artwork for Contest

• A variety of works of art is encouraged (processes, techniques, media or themes).
• Similar looking projects are discouraged.
• Try to stay away from entering only one assignment.
• Select pieces from multiple grade levels and grading periods.

Judging

By grade level based on TEAM standards. (See Adjudication Process.)

Awards

All entries will receive a certificate and either a ribbon or a medal.

• Participation ribbons or medals will be awarded according to rating.
• Certificates will be printed by the participating teacher.
• All works receiving an exemplary rating will receive a medal.
• All other entries will receive participation ribbons.
• Top 10% of works will receive Top of Team certificate and possibly have work placed on the TAEA website.
• Letters of congratulations will go to the principals.

About TEAM

TEAM is a TAEA visual arts event recognizing exemplary elementary student artwork. Any elementary teacher that is a current TAEA member may enter works of as many students as you wish, but no more than 2 works per individual student.

Mission Statement

The purpose of TEAM is to provide a collegiate assessment for an individual elementary art student based on the standards of TEKS, Bloom's Taxonomy and the Feldman Model. Additionally, TEAM provides constructive criticism (actual feedback) for the student's literary and expressive process.

Join the TEAM

On April 25, 2009, TAEA achieved another milestone in the long road to providing exemplary opportunities for art teachers and students in the state! It piloted the first ever standards based Elementary Art Event. Using the quality and standards of VASE as a model, the elementary event was uniquely designed to accommodate the needs and learning styles of the elementary student.

The program is designed with the following goals:

• To recognize elementary art students in the state
• To recognize quality elementary art instruction
• To recognize art instructors for providing student opportunities
• To inform school administrators of the contributions being made on behalf of their art instructors and define a standards based program
• To reinforce state and national standards in elementary art programs
• To increase TAEA membership at the elementary level
• To provide the same benefits to TAEA members in the elementary division that are experienced at secondary
• Encourage students to elect visual arts classes at secondary levels
• To provide a safe venue for a quality program that achieves all of the above

Participating teachers receive the following: Certificates for all participating students, award ribbons for entries receiving a rating Good or Grow, and medals for those that rated Exemplary, a juror rating form on each entry (like VASE there are 2 glows and a grow), a commendation letter to the principal, an evaluation form to be completed by the teacher, and a list of the "Top of the Team" (top 10%) works that will possibly be on the TAEA web page.

The juror form is based on the state art TEKS and has 3 ratings: exemplary, good and growing. Jurors are all experienced art educators that understood the needs of the elementary student.

For questions about TEAM, contact:

Tracey Hall, State Director of TEAM