Art Teacher and Trainer with experience in proactive classroom management and on-site training. Experienced in capturing learners imagination with new technology, tools and techniques as an avenue to introduce, communicate and explore key elements of art and blending strength in visual and written communication with excellence in design, digital design and illustration. Click here for a hard copy of this resume.
Teaching Philosophy: Everyone, inherently, can draw. It’s the first and ultimate form of non-verbal communication. By showing kids shortcuts to success in drawing skills, you open the door to a world of possibilities and expression. My classes are about empowerment, exposing capabilities, and uncovering and developing potential.
Technical skills include:
- Painting in oil and watercolor
- Drawing with pencil, charcoal and ink with brush
- Sculpture and 3D art using Sculpey/Fimo
- Drawing with pencil, charcoal and ink with brush
- Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Adobe Golive, Dreamweaver, Flash Pro, HTML 4 and CSS
- MS Office Suite proficient (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
2009-Present Art Teacher, M. Marcus Kiley Middle School,
Springfield, MA.
Art Teacher for 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Through 2009 taught art “on a cart”, planning each lesson for 3 grade levels and transporting materials to each class from central location each day, to be taught in homeroom classroom. Sample lessons available on request. Click here to download a copy of my Massachusetts teaching license.
2007-Present Private tutoring, Digital Design,
Greenfield, MA
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Providing private tutoring in PhotoShop, InDesign, and Web Design.
1997-2003 Art Teacher, Artscape Saturday School Program,
Greenfield, MA
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Taught Saturday morning classes to children using their inherent interest in comics, cartoons, drawing and games to open doorways to appreciation of fine art and nurture their natural interest and ability in drawing.
1997 Provisional Teaching Certification
in Art/Visual Art (PreK-12).
Certified in Art/Visual Art (Pre-K to 12), and Communication & Performing Arts (All grades).
1993 Art Seminar Leader,
Riker's Island Youth Education Program, Riker's Island, NY.
Taught seminar course in cartoon drawing, teaching the basics of caricature and storytelling while helping students to discover their own way of drawing. Students created unique characters using ideas from their own lives.
1987-1988 Art Teacher,
Queens College Saturday School Program, Queens, NY.
Taught Saturday morning classes to children using their inherent interest in comics, cartoons, drawing and games to open doorways to appreciation of fine art and nurture natural interest and ability in drawing.
1987 Art Program Director, Harlem Youth Program.
Directed inner city drawing program at Harlem Youth center.
Education:
- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop, 2004
- School of Visual Arts, 1989.
- BFA, Communications Design/Illustration, Minors: English and Art Ed.,
Pratt Institute, 1986
- Also attended:
• Photoshop World Conference |
• Rochester Institute of Technology |
• Seybold Print Conferences |
• Robert McKee Story Structure Seminar |
• AMA Management Seminars |
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