Experience

The Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Therapist

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Ottawa Art Therapy

• Canada
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Therapist

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)

• Canada
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Teacher

  • Mar 2018 - Present



AVRO academy

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Present



The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• School Programs Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2015



The Royal Conservatory of Music

• Canada
• Musicians
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Researcher, Ontario

  • Jul 2010 - May 2013

  Supervised the daily tasks of volunteer interns including data entry, data analysis, and report writing, resulting in more productive use of time. Wrote reports providing program evaluation findings and successfully wrote ethics applications to be granted permission to conduct research in classrooms. Involved in all aspects of the research process including communicating with school boards, principals and teachers; collaborating with program leaders to develop surveys; conducting focus groups and interviews with students, Artist-Educators, program coordinators, etc. Designed the program and scheduled presentations and workshops for the inaugural Arts for Social and Environmental Justice Symposium. Initiated an on-line course for remote First Nations students and led a pan-Canadian team of Artist-Educators in developing the curriculum. Show less



KNET NED Supplementary Courses Program

• Toronto, Ontario

• Course Writer for GSL-10 Learning Strategies Part I & II

  • Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

  Developed course content for on-line lessons designed to motivate and prepare rural First Nations students for High School using a variety of on-line educational programs including Moodle. Examined issues such as the portrayal of First Nations people in the media and land claim disputes to foster critical thinking skills, and learning skills such as note-taking. Developed course content for on-line lessons designed to motivate and prepare rural First Nations students for High School using a variety of on-line educational programs including Moodle. Examined issues such as the portrayal of First Nations people in the media and land claim disputes to foster critical thinking skills, and learning skills such as note-taking.



The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

• Kitchener, Ontario

• Artist-Educator

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2009

  Facilitated curriculum-based professional development workshops for teachers related to artwork from the gallery’s permanent collection. Facilitated in-school workshops designed to develop students’ critical thinking and observation skills, as well as their art vocabulary. Developed class curriculum and instructed weekly, monthly or week-long art classes for students aged three-years-old to adult using a variety of media. Provided interactive tours for visiting families and hands-on workshops related to the exhibition with a connection to school curriculum where appropriate. Initiated a teen art class exploring the role of the artist in society through themes such as the natural environment, identity, and violence. Show less



Learning Disabilities Program, York University

• Toronto, Ontario

• Tutor

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006

  Assisted university students with learning disabilities one-on-one with the language components of their work, such as reading comprehension, essay writing, general study skills and time management. Assisted university students with learning disabilities one-on-one with the language components of their work, such as reading comprehension, essay writing, general study skills and time management.



Learning Skills Program, York University

• Toronto, Ontario

• Assistant Learning Skills Counsellor

  • Sep 2005 - Apr 2006

  Facilitated workshops for university students on topics such as memory strategies, time management and learning styles, resulting in positive verbal and written feedback from the students and increased workshop attendance. Facilitated workshops for university students on topics such as memory strategies, time management and learning styles, resulting in positive verbal and written feedback from the students and increased workshop attendance.