CURRICULUM VITAE
Ann Tippetts Christiansen, Ph.D.
Contact Information:
6276 Blackfox Way
Tallahassee, FL 32312-4505
atcart@hotmail.com
850 443-9354
Academic Qualifications:
2007 Ph.D., Art Education
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Foci: Art Education, teacher preparation, and movements in American art education.
Dissertation: The Shelf Life of DBAE: Art Teacher Retention of Discipline-Based Art Education Strategies in the Classroom
Tom Anderson, major professor
1992 M.S., Art Education
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Thesis: Creation Myths and Creativity in Culture: A Foundational Examination For Art Education
Tom Anderson, thesis adviser
1972 B.A., Art
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Major: Art Education
Supporting Areas: Painting, Fiber Arts
Minor: English
Higher Education Experience:
2007-May 2011 Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education in the Art Education Department, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Courses Taught at Florida State University:
Graduate only: History of Art Education Seminar
Undergraduate + Art Education Theory & Practice I & II
Graduate Human Development in Art Education
Special Populations in Art Education
Art Education Curriculum & Assessment
Student Teaching Internship Supervision
Student Teacher Professional Portfolio Seminar
Service at Florida State University:
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Art For Life
Department representative on Professional Education Advisory
Committee (PEAC), College of Education
Department representative for Florida Department of Education
(FDOE) accreditation study and report
Department representative for National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE) study and report
Undergraduate Coordinator and Advisor
Director for Undergraduate Teacher Certification
Faculty department representative responsible for implementation
of department transition to electronic portfolio application for
the University and College of Education Graduation Marshall for
SVATD
Teacher Certification Program Adviser
Other Art Education
1985-2006 Art Instructor, K-12 schools, Tallahassee, FL
1994 Adjunct Art Education Instructor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1982-1983 Adjunct Art Education Instructor, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
1972-1983 Art Instructor, K-12 schools, UT
Presentations
2010 It's Personal: Interdisciplinary Issues-based Curriculum That Drives Middle School Art; A Presentation regarding the potential of a middle school art curriculum that engages students on higher levels and allows them to self-direct toward effectively raising their own bars toward making self-directed improvement, Florida Art Education Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Interdisciplinary Origami; a workshop leading art teachers through the construction of origami sculpture(s) while learning about interdisciplinary applications as well as its usefulness as a classroom management tool, Florida Art Education Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
2009 The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts: Origami as a Tool For Changing the Student Landscape; A workshop instructing art teachers in the approaches that the processes incorporated in origami can lend to changing student attitudes about their peers, National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
The Student Landscape: Is It Really All About Them? A presentation using a middle school curriculum that guides students through a process of self-discovery to a greater appreciation of the Other and greater self-direction, National Art Education Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
2008 Throwing the Baby Out With the Bath?: research indicating use of the DBAE paradigm by art teachers trained in the approach and their recommendations for training pre-service art art teachers in the midst of movements away from the paradigm, National Art Education Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Art Curricula With Teeth, Curricula based on art as the bearer of a culture’s values and implemented to empower students’ ability to make life choices, National Art Education Association Convention, New Orleans, LA.
2007 Yes, It IS About You!: Art Education for Life Choices
Beginning with the understanding that art bears a culture’s values, understanding the art of many cultures through discussion, writing about them, and art production serves to guide students to sharpened, informed critical thinking for life, NAEA Convention, New York City, NY.
2003 Art in the Middle School, Elizabeth Cobb PTO, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
1997 To Use an Art Textbook or Not to Use an Art Textbook, Bridging the Gap Association, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL
1995 Kids Say the Darnedest Things: The Role of Art in Communication, Florida Art Education Association Conference, Orlando, FL
General Art Education Service:
2010 Director Scratchboards, Iron Pour, Master Craftsman Studios, Tallahassee, FL
2001-2003Curriculum Leadership Team member, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
1999-2004 Department Chair. Fine Arts Department, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
1997-2004 Head Textbook Selection Committee, Bridging the Gap, Middle School Art
Teacher Association, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL
1995-1996 Administrator for painting of public art mural, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
Art Exhibits
2011 Mask Sculpture: Violet, Creative Tallahassee Juried Exhibit, Tallahassee, FL
Mask Sculpture, Oxacaribbean, Creative Tallahassee Juried Exhibit, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Sculptural Art Book: Christos and the Gates in Central Park Project
Relief Society Exhibition, Tallahassee, FL
1992 Painting, Turning, Women in Art, Railroad Square, Tallahassee, FL
1990 Painting, Turning, Leon County Schools Art Teacher Exhibit, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL
1982 Wall Hanging, Fibers, Juried Exhibit, Spanish Fork, UT
1980 Batik, Cattails, Juried Exhibit, Spanish Fork, UT
Books (unpublished)
1997 Alexander A. Maldonado: From San Francisco to New York in One Hour: A Comprehensive Holistic Curriculum and Assessment Unit (CHAT), Florida Institute for Education in the Arts Summer Seminar for Art Teachers
Professional Memberships
National Art Education Association
Florida Art Education Association
*References available upon request
