Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead

Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead taught elementary art for nine years and was the content specialist for art, theater, and dance for Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland, for seven years. Currently, she is visual art supervisor for Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland. Prince George’s County is a pioneer in arts integration (AI) with eighty schools and growing. Elizabeth received a bachelor’s of science in art education from the University of Maryland, in College Park, a master of arts in education from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, and her certificate in supervision and administration from the University of Maryland in College Park. Elizabeth has traveled extensively throughout the world and in 2006 was awarded a Japan Fulbright Scholarship. In 2009, Elizabeth received the Eastern Region Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award and in 2012, Elizabeth received the Maryland Art Educator of the Year award from the National Art Education Association (NAEA). She has presented at numerous state and national conferences on various topics concerning curriculum, assessment, and instruction. She is currently the supervision and administration division director on the board of NAEA. She loves to find ways for children to use art to deepen their understanding of other subjects and believes that all children can access the same level of understanding in different ways. Using art is one such way. Elizabeth lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Christopher, and her two children.