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…]
The closing weeks of the 2016 fall semester were full of accomplishments for Art Education students at Florida State University. First, I would like to congratulate all of our art education students who successfully completed their Student Teaching Experience. Caiti Ward, Leanna Arroyo, Logan Pattyson, Maddison Stevens, Morgan Jackson, Rileigh Puckett, Ryan Robinson, Samantha Beauregard … [Read more…]
Florida State University is proud to announce the unveiling of our new online MS Degree in Art Education. Our new program will be 100% online and will begin in the Summer of 2017. The program can be completed in two years and is ideal for working professionals or those who do not live in close … [Read more…]
Thank you very much to my friends and colleagues who nominated me for the “Florida Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award”. While it was an honor to receive the award at the FAEA Conference, it felt even better to know that the folks who see me at work on a regular basis thought … [Read more…]
Congratulations to Cindy Jesup (FSU Doctoral Student in Art Education) who recently earned the “Higher Education Individual Achievement Award” at this year’s Florida Art Education Association (FAEA) Conference. The award recognizes excellence in student involvement at the College/University level. Candidates for the award must be enrolled as a college/university student in Florida and active members … [Read more…]
I’m so proud of all of Florida State University’s art education students who gave professional presentations at the recent Florida Art Education Conference in Naples. More of our students presented this year than in recent memory (perhaps ever)! Congratulations to all of our presenters, including students (Fatemah Alazmi, Leanna Arroyo, Samantha Beauregard, Jay Boda, Jay … [Read more…]