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Education

Virginia Commonwealth University: School of the Arts

  • BFA or Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education (Spring 2021)

  • Minor in Sculpture + Extended Media

 

Objective

To obtain a teaching position as an art educator.

 

Certification

  • Active Virginia Collegiate Professional License: K-12 Art

  • PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Math score total = 156

  • VCLA Reading and Writing score total = 491

  • PRAXIS Art: Content Knowledge score total = 161

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Teaching Experience

Carter G. Woodson Middle School

Hopewell, Virginia (July 2021 - June 2024, Full Time)

Carter G Woodson Middle School is a year-round Title 1 school. I taught six classes of about 25 students each per semester. Along with six art classes, I was responsible for teaching “Pride Time” which was a 45-minute “enrichment” period for art. During seasonal breaks, I taught week-long “Intersessions” in which students signed up to create comic book art outside of a typical classroom.

 

Bensley Elementary School

Chesterfield, Virginia (2021, Student Teaching)

Cooperating Teacher: Cheryl Seif-Regan

Eight week clinical internship at a Title 1 school. Two weeks of this internship was completed through Virtual Learning, and the remainder was in-person teaching. The primary demographic of this school was Hispanic, with many ESL students; lessons were partially taught using Spanish.

 

Liberty Middle School

Hanover, Virginia (2021, Student Teaching)

Cooperating Teacher: Brooke Vozzolo

Eight week clinical internship; Taught fine art through in-person instruction. Was responsible for two art classes of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and two “ACE” classes. 

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Other Teaching Experiences

Academy at Virginia Randolph High School

Glen Allen, Virginia (2019, Practicum)

Cooperating Teacher: Katie Bacon

VA Randolph is an alternative placement school. I taught a class of three students for one week. Class sizes were smaller than average in order to closely support behavioral challenges. 

 

Binford Middle School

Richmond, Virginia (2019, Practicum)

Cooperating Teacher: Electa Barr

This was a math and arts connect class that I taught over the course of two class periods. 6th grade students learned how to solve integer word problems through visual art.

 

Colonial Trail Elementary School

Henrico, Virginia (2019 Practicum)

Cooperating Teacher: Sherri Smith

Taught a full class of second graders over the course of four class periods (two weeks total). 

 

Maymont Elementary School

Richmond, Virginia (2019)

Cooperating Teacher: Catherine Marchetti

Taught a class of four Pre-K students with different special needs. Four lessons were carried out (one per class period) that encouraged sensory exploration, independence, and teamwork.

 

Binford Teaching/Computer Art Club

Richmond, Virginia (2018)

Worked with classmates to lead a Binford middle school art club, where the students created their own films and edited them using a computer program. The students of the class were in 6th and 7th grade.

 

Carter Elementary School: Carver Promise

Richmond, Virginia (2017-2018)

Supervisor: Casey Rogers

I was the mentor of two students in the fourth and fifth grade over the course of two semesters. One-on-one lessons were taught that encouraged identity expression and also connected other academic subjects (science, language arts) into art-making.


Teaching with Technology

  • PowerTeacher

  • Learning through Schoology 

  • Photography (DSLR Cameras, Digital)Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Premiere

  • Adobe InDesign

 

Honors and Certificates

  • Certificate for Adult, Baby and Child First Aid/CPR/AED Online (2021, American Red Cross)

  • Certificate of Completion for Use of Restraint & Seclusion in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (2021, Old Dominion University)

  • Certificate of Completion Dyslexia Awareness Training (2021, Virginia Dept. of Education)

  • Certificate of Completion for Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing, Reporting and Responding for Educators (2021, Virginia Dept. of Social Services)

  • Ruth Hyland Hibbs Scholarship in Art Education (2020)

  • VCU Art Education Dean’s List (2018, 2019, 2021)

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Exhibition History

Hopewell Fine Arts Festival

Hopewell, Virginia (Mar 2024)

This is a large exhibition of student artwork created in the classroom over the 23-24 school year.

 

Hopewell Fine Arts Festival

Hopewell, Virginia (Mar 2023)

This is a large exhibition of student artwork created in the classroom over the 23-24 school year.

 

Hopewell Fine Arts Festival

Hopewell, Virginia (Mar 2022)

This is a large exhibition of student artwork created in the classroom over the 23-24 school year.

 

Last Stroke

FELC Gallery at Stuart Circle 

Richmond, Virginia (Nov 2017)

In this formal group exhibition, I displayed five original paintings. Two of the artworks were completed in acrylic paints and two in oil paints. I discussed as well as sold three of these paintings to interested patrons.

 

Professional Affiliation/s

National Art Education Association

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