Renee Sandell and I are proud to announce that our new book, “Real Lives Now: Narratives of Art Educators and 21st Century Learning”, is officially published and available for purchase! It’s available at the NAEA website (discounted for members, full price for non-members). It’s also available through Amazon for anyone as both a paperback and … [Read more…]
Thank you to Art21 for giving me the gracious invitation to lead a recent segment of their internal professional development series (called a “Listening Tour”) for their staff. It was my pleasure to talk with them about the current state of art education in higher ed and more. Art21 is a non-profit based out of … [Read more…]
Earlier this semester, I attended two international virtual conferences on narrative inquiry. It was an honor to have my co-authored proposals with Renee Sandell selected among the slate of presentations for the International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative, and also for the International Conference on Narrative. (We were presenting on our forthcoming book, soon to … [Read more…]
Florida State University’s Department of Art Education had another tremendous showing at this year’s National Art Education Association Conference in San Antonio! FSU Alum and an Emeritus Professor received a number of awards, including (but not limited to): Debrah Sickler-Voigt (Southeastern Region Higher Education Art Educator of the Year), Yichien Cooper (USSEA Ziegfeld Service Award … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Debbie Gerardi, who recently defended her doctoral dissertation in art education at Florida State University! Whether it was a global pandemic, return to K-12 work, or collecting data across multiple state lines, Debbie always persevered and showed a tenacity to overcome whatever life and academics threw at her. I am honored to have … [Read more…]
Thanks to Dr. Ami Kantawala for inviting Ryan Shin (from the University of Arizona) and me to virtually chat with her graduate class at Teachers College, Columbia University in NYC about research methods in art education. Ryan talked about quasi-experimental methods, and I talked about using surveys as instruments to collect data. (I always learn … [Read more…]
Florida State University’s Department of Art Education recently hosted the “Arts & Education Social Justice Symposium” on our campus in Tallahassee, FL. It was an inspiring event expertly co-organized by my good friends and colleagues, Dr. Rachel Fendler and Dr. Amber Ward, and supported by Dean James Frazier and Departmental Chair, Dr. Sara Scott Shields. … [Read more…]
The Florida State University Department of Art Education had an excellent showing at the 2022 Art Education Research Institute Symposium, expertly co-lead by FSU associate professor (Dr. Rachel Fendler), Dr. Fiona Blaikie, and Dr. Mira Kallio-Tavin. Presentations were given by FSU Alumni and faculty members – past and present – including, but not limited to, … [Read more…]
Florida State University had another great showing at the annual Florida Art Education Association Conference in October. Presentations were given by FSU Alumni, Faculty, and students including, but not limited to: Caiti Bauer, Minki Jeon, Dr. Nicole Crane, Dr. Laurie Hoppock, Allison Prater, Egda Claudio, Latonya Hicks, Dr. Rachel Fendler, Dr. Sara Scott Shields, Katharyn … [Read more…]
I recently had the pleasure of serving as an invited keynote speaker for the Joint Art Education Conference in South Korea (virtually, of course). It was a wonderful experience, and I wanted to thank Ji-Young Ryu, Haikyung Kim, the Korean Art Education Association, and all of those who worked behind the scenes to give me … [Read more…]