Experience

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  Catlin Gabel School

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Upper School Art Teacher

    • 2012 - Present
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Fine Arts Department Courses Honors Portfolio (11th and 12th grade tracks), Design Studio, Street Art, 2-D Design & 3-D Engineering, Fashion Design, 2-D Studio Foundations, Drawing, Printmaking, 3-D Design, 3-D Form & Function, 3-D Figure Sculpture.Interdisciplinary & Collaborative Co...

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  Léman Manhattan Preparatory School

  • United States
  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Woodworking Teacher

    • 2005 - 2012

    (Formerly Claremont Preparatory School from 2005-2011, Léman acquired Claremont in April, 2011)Lower School (K-4th):As the founding woodworking teacher, I designed a curriculum (K-4) centered on safety, artistic expression, personal accomplishment, understanding of technical processes, and development of independent tool usage. Projects included boxes, furniture, sculpture, toys, vehicles, machines, animated figures, and instruments. Personal accomplishment and lasting ownership were promoted through group discussions.Middle School Curriculum (5th-8th) Expanded upon the conceptual and technical skills previously learned, while increasing expectations of community: respecting peers, working cooperatively, and helping others. Projects were inspired by contemporary artists and exhibitions, as well as independently designed utilitarian pieces and decorative works. Projects included sculptures, wood-collage and assemblages, woodcarvings, and furniture. Additional ResponsibilitiesEquip and maintain the school woodshop with age-appropriate safety measures, tools, and materials. Install public displays throughout the school and work with colleagues to design the annual school-wide exhibition. Photograph and document examples of student work. Place purchase orders and meet budgetary guidelines.Additional Work & ContributionsFaculty Diversity Committee (2010-2012), assisted Second Grade and Kindergarten classes (2008) and Physical Education (2005-2006), contributed a positive role within school community; was a member of a faculty rock band, offered special Woodworking activities as school fundraising auction prizes.

  • Woodworking Teacher (Afterschool Program)

    • 2005 - 2012

    (Formerly Claremont Preparatory School from 2005-2011, Léman acquired Claremont in April, 2011)Instructed weekly, multiple sections of Woodworking classes within the afterschool program. K-4 students worked in an open-studio setting, choosing projects from examples and/ or creating original works. Each section was open to K-4 student enrollment, spanning a wide range of ages and technical abilities, demanding a differentiated teaching style promoting positive community practices; including teamwork and cooperation among students, as well as promoting individual critical thinking and meaningful artistic expression. Trained and supervised assistant teachers to properly instruct and promote safety practices to students.

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  Childrens Arts Institute

  • Greater Los Angeles Area and Van Nuys, CA

  • Woodworking Teacher

    • 2007 - 2007
    • Greater Los Angeles Area and Van Nuys, CA

    Taught Woodworking to K-4 grade students within a summer camp setting between two campuses, transporting equipment and materials. Students chose projects from examples and/ or created works of their own design. Additional responsibilities included fulfilling purchase orders, equipping program wit...

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  STAR Education

  • Culver City, CA

  • Woodworking Teacher

    • 2007 - 2007
    • Culver City, CA

    Taught Woodworking to K-2 grade students at two Los Angeles Metro area campuses as part of a public afterschool enrichment program and transported tools, equipment, and materials between campuses.

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  LREI

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Summer Program Arts Specialist

    • 2005 - 2005
    • Greater New York City Area

    Art CoursesPrintmaking, Sculpture, Clay, Mosaics, Robots and Machines, Drawing & Painting, Narrative Art. Designed Visual Arts curriculum and taught a variety of studio art classes to Lower School aged children (5-10) within the LREI summer camp and Middle School LREI Enrichment summer classe...

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  Ohio University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Teaching Associate

    • 2001 - 2004

    Awarded Graduate Teaching Fellowship and held full grade book responsibility over classes.Taught courses in the Foundations, Sculpture, and Printmaking Areas. Courses: Descriptive Drawing, Relief Printmaking, Three Dimensional Studies, Art on Computers, Advanced Drawing: Process/ SynthesisDesigned curricula, syllabi, and coursework. Lectured and led group discussions, demonstrated technical processes, promoted safety and proper studio practices, led group critiques, held student conferences, studio visits, offered office hours, and wrote letters of recommendation.

  • Studio Technician

    • 2000 - 2004

    Supervised woodshop, printmaking digital lab, and foundry/ sculpture studio, assisting students during open lab and studio hours. Promoted safety and proper studio practices within the woodshop and art studios. Maintained facilities, equipment, and tools.

  • Teaching Assistant

    • 2000 - 2003

    Assisted Courses: Sculpture One, Etching, Art on Computers, Relief Printmaking. Assisted Undergraduate Courses in the Sculpture and Printmaking Areas. Held technical demonstrations, led group critiques, promoted safety and proper studio practices within in the Printmaking and Sculpture Studios.

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  Languange, Cognitive, Development Center

  • Jamaica Plain, MA

  • Woodworking Teacher

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Jamaica Plain, MA

    Taught Woodworking to Autistic and special needs children (Ages 4-15) as a means of therapeutic development, focusing on fine motor skills, raising awareness of cause and effect, and to connect physical processes with cognitive development. Worked with most children on a one-on-one basis, but did...

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  Various Locations

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Woodworking and Visual Arts Specialist

    • 1997 - 2000
    • Greater Boston Area

    Taught Woodworking and Visual Art classes to children at summer camps, after school programs, and birthday parties. Locations: Arlington Center for the Arts, Munroe Center for the Arts, Kendall Center for the Arts, and City of Watertown.