Teaching EXperience
North Royalton High School - North Royalton, OH
August 2015 - present
Southeast High School - Ravenna, OH
Long Term Substitute, August 2014 - June 2015
Streetsboro High School - Streetsboro, OH
Student Teaching Experience, Kent State University, Spring 2014
Henry Defer Intermediate School - Streetsboro, OH
Student Teaching Experience, Kent State University, Spring 2014
Children's Museum of the Arts - New York, NY
Fine Arts Teaching Assistant Intern, Summer 2013
Portage County Juvenile Detention Center - Ravenna, OH
Spring 2013 Field Experience, Kent State University
Kent Roosevelt High School - Kent, OH
Spring 2013 Mentorship under guidance of Ms. Judy Atkins
Central School - Kent, OH
Fall 2012 Field Experience, Kent State University
Kent State Art Enrichment Program - Kent, OH
Spring 2012 Practicum Experience, Kent State University
Assistant Art Teacher - Hudson, Ohio
Homeschooled group taught by Ms. Stacy Pinover - Spring 2009-Fall 2010
August 2015 - present
- Responsible for curriculum development, lesson planning, teaching, etc.
- Work collaboratively with two other teachers in the department to align curriculum
- Teaching Art I, Painting, Digital Design, Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Ceramics courses
Southeast High School - Ravenna, OH
Long Term Substitute, August 2014 - June 2015
- Assumed full control of classroom and curriculum development for the duration of the 2014-2015 school year
- Developed lessons and taught Art I, Digital Photography, Drawing, and Printmaking
- Created SLO for Art I curriculum
- Attended multiple IEP meetings
Streetsboro High School - Streetsboro, OH
Student Teaching Experience, Kent State University, Spring 2014
- Spent six weeks teaching in a high school (Grades 9-12)
- Created and implemented curriculum for Art I, III, and V
- Helped Art V student with school mural
- Assisted with Art Club in creating prom decorations
Henry Defer Intermediate School - Streetsboro, OH
Student Teaching Experience, Kent State University, Spring 2014
- Spent six weeks teaching in an intermediate school serving grades 4-6
- Created and taught three different lesson plans, one for each age group
- Created final displays of student work
Children's Museum of the Arts - New York, NY
Fine Arts Teaching Assistant Intern, Summer 2013
- Assisted in the fine arts classroom for ten weeks of the Art Colony summer day camp program serving youth ages 6-15
- Organized materials, worked individually with students on studio work
Portage County Juvenile Detention Center - Ravenna, OH
Spring 2013 Field Experience, Kent State University
- Developed and taught lesson plans based on a socially transformative aesthetic stance to incarcerated youth for seven weeks
Kent Roosevelt High School - Kent, OH
Spring 2013 Mentorship under guidance of Ms. Judy Atkins
- Spent ten weeks observing and assisting in a high school art room serving Art II, Art III, and AP Art
Central School - Kent, OH
Fall 2012 Field Experience, Kent State University
- Adapted two lesson plans for high school students with special needs; taught for four weeks and assisted for four weeks
Kent State Art Enrichment Program - Kent, OH
Spring 2012 Practicum Experience, Kent State University
- Generated, taught three lesson plans for six and seven year olds under the umbrella theme of imagination
- Partnered in a ten week program (taught for three, assisted for six, and organized a final art show exhibiting students' works)
Assistant Art Teacher - Hudson, Ohio
Homeschooled group taught by Ms. Stacy Pinover - Spring 2009-Fall 2010
- Helped organize materials and lessons for homeschooled students ages 6-12
WORK experience
Head Safety Town Teacher - Hudson, Ohio
Hudson Community Education and Recreation, Summer 2014
Resident Assistant - Kent, OH
Kent State University Residence Services - August 2012 - May 2014
Summer Camp Counselor - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - July 2009-August 2012
Assistant Arts and Crafts Director - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - June 2011 - August 2012
Leaders in Training Counselor - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - Summer 2012
Hudson Community Education and Recreation, Summer 2014
- Worked collaboratively with an assistant teacher and two police officers to plan and teach the Safety Town Program
- Safety Town is a program designed to promote social development and educate about safety for students entering kindergarten in the fall
Resident Assistant - Kent, OH
Kent State University Residence Services - August 2012 - May 2014
- One of six Resident Assistants working in Verder Hall, the arts affiliated residence hall
- Organize social and educational programming, create monthly educational bulletin boards, facilitate roommate agreements and other conflict resolution meetings, and serve as a resource for approximately forty residents
- Staff of the Year 2012-2013
- Bulletin Board of the month winner
Summer Camp Counselor - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - July 2009-August 2012
- In charge of up to seven girls at one time each week, ages 5-16, helped run and lead programming
- Received a silver and gold award for excellent counseling skills
Assistant Arts and Crafts Director - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - June 2011 - August 2012
- Assisted and ran multiple arts and crafts related programs - jewelry making, duct tape crafts, tie dye
Leaders in Training Counselor - North Springfield, PA
YMCA Camp Fitch - Summer 2012
- One of three counselors in charge of the LIT program, a week long leadership development program for fifteen year olds