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UPDATE 2018 Welcome to CATA. Our teacher wiki was a great way to network, locate specialist relievers, view new techniques and resources as well as discuss and share ideas about current pedagogy and practice. Our student wiki was intended to provide links to resources, student gallery and forums. HOWEVER, since 2015 we have not really used this space and we are now in an exciting transition to a Google Site in response to professional demand and in preparation for 2020 when Canterbury will host the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators, ANZAAE Conference.  CATA has been active in Christchurch and the wider region for several decades. It is an organisation that is driven by practicing Art teachers who have gained skills and expertise over the course of their career and who are from a variety of different schools in Canterbury. CATA strives to provide regional assessment support, forums, workshops, expert knowledge and skills for beginning and experienced teachers at all curriculum levels. Membership of the CATA Committee is decided at the AGM each year.  CATA meetings and workshops are held at a variety of education, industry and community venues and we are grateful for their ongoing support.  Membership of relevant associations is an important form of professional development for staff and is encouraged in the professional standards for teachers. CATA provides workshops, events and informal support outside school hours which is useful to teachers in both large and small departments.  Check out our blog: []

2017 Committee Members: Katrina Lilley (Chair), Kate Rivers, Lisa Ponweiser (Secretary), Fiona Taylor, Simon Beardsley, Karin Lange (Treasurer), Bridget Blair, Kalina Harmer Campbell, Amie Blackwell, Bree Smith, Katie Graham, Melissa McLeod

Next Meeting: SOCIAL Meeting at CoCA Thursday 8 March 2018 (Peter Robinson Exhibition) 4:30-6PM

Contact email: canterburyartteachers@gmail.com