This fall students in ARE 4242 sponsored an eight-week after school art club at Glen Springs Elementary School in Gainesville. During the eight weeks, UF students worked with Glen Springs' students on creating paper mache "monster masks." The program culminated in a final exhibition of the students' masks. Enjoy this video that summarizes the activities that took place over the eight weeks.

Welcome everyone to a new school year. Classes start on Monday!

BE sure to visit our area network site called UFARE 2.0 on Ning. New students should register on the site, explore it, and design a personal page to share with everyone.

This site includes information on our BA and MA programs in art education, faculty bios, photos of recent activities in the area, a list of frequently-asked questions, photos of past events, and links to sites of special interest to art education students and faculty.

Planning to Student Teach this Spring 2011?
The deadline for applying to student teach this coming Spring 2011 is September 15, 2010.

Before submitting a completed Student Teaching/Internship for Spring 2011 application for art education online you MUST make an appointment with Dr. Tillander by September 10th to review your application. Bring a completed draft paper copy to this meeting. Prior to or at this meeting please also discuss with Dr. Roland or Dr. Tillander possible student teaching/internship placement assignments.

Go to the UF College of Education's Student Teaching webpage and click on Student Teaching/Internship Applications. Download the student teaching application for art education and the instructions for filling out the application. Follow the instructions to the letter!

Read the instructions carefully. Be sure to turn in as many copies of the application as stated by the ABSOLUTE deadline of September 15, 2010. Applications the do not follow direction, have spelling or grammatical errors, and without the specified number of copies will not be accepted for processing.

Finger Printing Clearance for all Art Education Students
All teacher education students must submit to a fingerprint check prior to entering any public schools in Florida. It's the LAW!
In Alachua County, this is done at the School Board of Alachua County Personnel Office (SBAC) (8:30-4:00PM)
WEST WING of the Kirby Smith Center
620 East University Avenue, Gainesville
Pay online with a credit card or money order only. ($57.25)

Imagination Station
Mark your calendar November 6 & 7, 2010, for the 29th Downtown Festival and Art Show.

Here's to a great school year!

Enjoy this Animoto movie of graduate art education students hard at work in their Summer Sketchbook class offered by Professor Laruen Garber Lake.

Welcome back, everyone! Enjoy this video of the Imagination Station at the Fall 2009 Downtown Festival and Art Show in Gainesville.