It was my recent honor to serve as the invited Skype Lecturer in art education this year for the partnership between Ewha Women’s University in South Korea and Florida State University. The event was superbly coordinated by Dr. Yoonjung Kang, and I’m grateful to her for the invitation. Thanks also to Dr. Tom Anderson and … [Read more…]
Congratulations to the 2017 cohort of student teachers from Florida State University’s Department of art education for successfully completing their instructional internships during the fall semester. This outstanding group of preservice art teachers was expertly led by FSU’s Art Education Coordinator of Teacher Certification (Dr. Sara Scott Shields) and a group of dedicated instructors and … [Read more…]
I just returned from Seattle where I attended a Board of Directors meeting for the National Art Education Association. Thank you Deborah Reeve, Kim Huyler Defibaugh, Pat Franklin, Melanie Dixon, and the entire NAEA staff for your excellent leadership. So much was accomplished, and I’m looking forward to the National Convention in March. I was … [Read more…]
Florida State University’s Department of Art Education displayed an impressive presence at this year’s Florida Art Education Association Conference in St. Petersburg. A number of FSU faculty, instructors, students and alumni delivered memorable presentations including Dr. Sara Scott Shields, Nicole Crane (President of FAEA), Paige Smith-Wyatt, Jay Boda, Dr. Susannah Brown, Ruthie Platt, Deanna Filiault, … [Read more…]
Reminder: Florida State University’s Department of Art Education in cooperation with the University of Georgia is hosting the “9th Art and Education for Social Justice Symposium”. The deadline for submissions for presentations is fast approaching on Sunday, October 15th. Please see the link for more details: art4socialjustice.wordpress.com We encourage those of you interested in art … [Read more…]
The summer and fall semesters have been very productive for faculty, students, alumni, and collaborators within Florida State University’s Department of Art Education, and they’ve collected many well deserved accolades in honor of their hard work. Congratulations goes to Florida State University’s own Dr. Sara Scott Shields for her outstanding and moving article offering a … [Read more…]
I recently returned from the summer Board meeting of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) in Alexandria, VA. The meeting was lively, informative and expertly led by the Executive Director of NAEA (Deborah Reeve), the President (Kim Defibaugh), and Past President (Pat Franklin). It was very exciting to attend my first meeting as the … [Read more…]
The 2017 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference in NYC was a huge success with many dynamic presentations by leading scholars and educators in our field. I’m so excited to begin my term as the new Higher Education Division Director of NAEA. Thank you Sara Wilson McKay for your mentorship over the past two … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Florida State University Art Education Graduate Students (Cindy Jesup, Ivory Lucas, Rachel Nelms, and Tony Woodruff) for co-authoring an academic article with their professor – Dr. Sara Scott Shields. The article is titled “We’ve Shared a Lifetime with One Another: Using Reflective Visual/Verbal Journals to Develop Graduate Student Relationships”. It was published in … [Read more…]
The application deadline for Florida State University’s traditional Masters and Doctoral programs in Art Education is about two weeks away on February 15th. The deadline for our new Online Masters Program is March 1st. We offer masters’ tracks for candidates who are seeking art teacher certification, or traditional tracks for certified practicing teachers who want … [Read more…]