Experience

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  Lake Forest Park Elementary

  • Shoreline School District, Washington State

  • Long Term Substitute Teacher

    • Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
    • Shoreline School District, Washington State

    • Set up and began school year on short notice – two days – for a class of 28 second graders• Developed rapport with students, families, and school staff. Established consistent, logical routines and positive classroom community with students. Communicated with families in person, by phone, email...

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  Apex Learning

  • United States
  • E-Learning Providers
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Web Production Specialist

    • Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

    Assembled e-learning content in Apex Learning's proprietary learning content management system. Responsibilities included creating assets and coding text.

  • Videographer, Interviewer

    • Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

    Contacted interview subjects and arranged for interviews for a Multicultural Studies course. Operated video camera and conducted interviews about race, ethnicity, and identity.

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  Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • August Arts Teacher

    • 2002 - 2011

    Organized and taught workshops in puppetry, altered books, play-writing, performance, and visual arts to elementary aged students, grades 3 through 6.

  • Teaching Artist

    • 2009 - 2010

    Teaching artist, Shoreline School District, 2009-2010, residency with fourth grade students through Lake Forest Park-Shoreline Arts Council and Shoreline Foundation.Designed and facilitated Oregon Trail project that combined social studies, writing, visual art, and performance utilizing multiple perspectives, primary source documents, and artifacts.

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  Boku

  • Seattle Area

  • Owner-Artist

    • 1991 - 2003
    • Seattle Area

    Made and sold puppets through retail galleries such as Fireworks and Twist for 12 years.

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  Advance Online

  • Seattle, WA

  • Copy Editor

    • Aug 1999 - Jul 2000
    • Seattle, WA

    Edited e-learning content for proper voice, punctuation, and grammar.

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  Beppa

  • Seattle

  • Designer

    • 1989 - 1990
    • Seattle

    Designer for a clothing line selling through American Craft Council shows

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  Self Employed

  • Osaka, Japan

  • English as a Second Language Teacher

    • Mar 1984 - May 1986
    • Osaka, Japan

    Taught English to Japanese students of a wide variety of ages with different learning goals. Classes were in settings such as companies, schools, banks, and hospitals. Tutored individual students with specific academic needs.Tutored students one-on-one and in small groups in Seattle. Students wer...