New York Art Advocator

http://www.nysaae.org/advocresource.htm

I was goggling and trying to find New York art education advocators and I did! The New York State Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE) serves a broad constituency of arts advocates, including educators, artists, administrators of arts organizations, parents and interested citizens across the state.  NYSAAE disseminates information about model programs, funding and standards of excellence, develops training models for constituent organizations, and advocates for arts education at the local, state and national levels.Founded in 1973, NYSAAE is located in the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY.  NYSAAE is supported by The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York State Education Department, and its membership.  It has received grants recently to initiate innovative professional development programs from The Dana Foundation, and the New York Times Company Foundation School Arts Rescue Initiative (SARI), and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. NYSAAE is part of a network of state alliances affiliated with the Kennedy Center.) 

Also on the website is a bunch of links to other art education forums. This website is very helpful. Looking around it, i found a "toolkit for teachers" which explains questions that new and experienced teachers may have. There is also a page about evaluation and assessment and teaching pedagogy. They have a form that you can fill out a 'teaching template' that can help you gain an understanding of the type of teacher you want to be.