-Taught Preschool for 10 years. -Taught Elementary Ed for 4 years ,-Taught Art Education K-5 for 4 years, -Taught Middle School Art for 11 years. -Countless after school art clubs -Directed two musicals.
My strength is in classroom management and creativity. My goal is to engage students in visual art while having them take ownership of their own ideas. I have a specific routine daily which includes art warm ups, a demo, lecture, discussion activity, studio time, a review in a fun way and clean up. All lessons have built in art games, warmups, activities, discussions, preliminary sketching and planning.
*Smyth Outstanding Teacher, 2014, Nelson County, VA. *Smyth Outstanding Teacher, 2020, Nelson County, VA. *Selected for a Travel Grant to New Mexico to follow in the footsteps of Georgia O'Keeffe, 2014 *Nominated for Art Teacher of the Year, VAEA *Vice President of the Virginia Art Education Association, Blue Ridge Region, 2014-2018
_BA Human Services Virginia Wesleyan University, 1984 _BA Art Education, Virginia Wesleyan University, 1989 _Associate Degree, Child Development, Northern Virginia Community College, 2,000 _Licensure Art Education Pre-K-12 and Elementary Art k-3
Currently a Middle School Art Teacher in Nelson County, VA, Public Schools. -Lead numerous field trips related to the Arts with students -Coordinate an afterschool art club -All year round art exhibits and an annual 'Youth Arts Month" exhibit for the community -Planned several summer enrichment art programs
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Geometry, Science, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Vocal Music, Geography, Study Skills, General Science, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Informational Text