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Educational Background
Ed.D. in Art Education. Teachers College Columbia University. New York. Dissertation Title: In-Service Perspectives On Pre-Service Education: Reflections On Art Teacher Preparation And The Challenges Of Teaching Art. (ABD/ defense fall 2012)
Ed.M. in Art Education. Teachers College Columbia University. New York. (2002)
B.A. Studio Art/Painting. City University of New York at Queens College. New York.
Scholarly Interests
Art Teacher Preparation and Education Programs; understanding how the mitigation of
Schools and the Educational Zeitgeist in the 21st century impacts perceptions of
preparation: Lesson Planning as a way for form to follow Pedagogical function: Student
Centered Teaching & Learning: Constructivist Theories and Web-Based Learning
Selected Publications
Publications
Burton, J., & Bildstein, I. (To be published) Challenging Thinking: Possibilities and Potentials for Teaching and Learning in the Visual Arts Grades 3-8
Bildstein, I. (2000) Who’s Dancin’ Now. PBS Website; Teaching Materials
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dancin/resources/lesson_plan-v1.html
Presentations
National Art Education Association- National Convention 2012, New York, NY
Re-Evaluating Pre-Service Education: Art Teachers’ Perspectives on Best Practice in
Teaching Art
National Art Education Association- National Convention 2012, New York, NY
Looking at Art Teaching: The Benefits of Field Observation Prior to Student Teaching
GRAEC- Graduate Research in Art Education Conference, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, 2010
Research and emerging themes as related to dissertation research.
Awards
Provost and Dean General Research Fellowship/Academic Year 2010-2011
Awarded for Dissertation Research; Teachers College Columbia University
Memberships
KDP- Kappa Delta Pi, Educational Honor Society- Inducted 2000
Exhibitions
2000- Macy Gallery, Teachers College Columbia University, New York
GRAVIDAS, Masters Solo Exhibition
1997- Lever House Gallery, New York, Group Show
1996- Broome Street Gallery, SOHO, NY, Group Show
1995-Carriage Barn House Gallery, Connecticut, Group Show