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Art educator and practicing artist, with a passion for sharing her love for art with others. 

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Artistic Instruction / Visual Aids

• Student Motivation

• Classroom Management

• Differentiated Instruction

• Interactive Learning

• Thematic Units

• Increasing Depth of Knowledge

• Interdisciplinary Approach

• Using Formative Assessments

• Data-driven Assessments/Teaching to drive instruction

• Special Needs Students

• Teacher-Parent Relations

• Gifted/Talented Students

Art educator and practicing artist, with a passion for sharing her love for art with others. 

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Artistic Instruction / Visual Aids

• Student Motivation

• Classroom Management

• Differentiated Instruction

• Interactive Learning

• Thematic Units

• Increasing Depth of Knowledge

• Interdisciplinary Approach

• Using Formative Assessments

• Data-driven Assessments/Teaching to drive instruction

• Special Needs Students

• Teacher-Parent Relations

• Gifted/Talented Students

Tech Skills

TYPE: 67 WPM

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

MICROSOFT OS

MICROSOFT WORD
MICROSOFT EXCEL

MAC OS

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SMART NOTEBOOK

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Teaching​
experience​
North Royalton High School
North Royalton, OH

​Teacher, Art, Grades 9-12

July 2015 - present

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  • Classes Taught: Art Foundations, Modified/SPED Art, Digital Photography & Design, Advanced Digital Design,  Painting, Advanced Painting, Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Crafts, Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Studio (Levels 1-4)

  • Advisor for NRHS Art League & National Art Honor Society extracurricular clubs

  • Planned and designed curriculum for all courses taught

  • Wrote curriculum to incorporate TAB-based education style

  • Received grant to fund new technology in digital lab (26 new computers and 26 brand new Canon Digital SLR cameras)

  • Oversees department material orders

  • Oversees department organized events and advocacy for the arts program, which includes yearly student art show, fundraising events like Family Paint Night

 

 

Cloverleaf Middle School 

Seville, OH

Teacher, Art, Grades 6/8

August 2013 - June 2015

 

  • Created opportunities to foster student growth in core concepts in art

  • Designed lessons to facilitate learning for all learning modalities and exceptional learners

  • Managed and oversaw all Art Department operations at the middle school

 

 

North Royalton High School
North Royalton, OH

​​Long-Term Substitute Teacher, Art, Grades 9-12

August 2011 – June 2012  

 

  • Taught Art I, Digital Design (Adobe Photoshop), Advanced Digital Design (Adobe Illustrator) full-time

  • Managed a successful and productive computer lab classroom setting

  • Art League Advisor – supervised club events, oversaw many club projects

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Other professional 
experience​
Heather Moore Jewelry, Inc.
Cleveland, OH

Jeweler / Cell Lead/Production Supervisor

October 2012 - August 2013

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  • Fabricated handmade jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold while upholding the highest of visual and quality standards which aligned with the brand's reputation.

  • Was promoted only three weeks after initial hire to position of Cell Lead, in which I was responsible for managing a team of jewelers and their daily productivity.

  • Was responsible for managing and prioritizing all orders coming into my production cell, while also frequently taking inventory, managing materials, problem solving, communicating with other cell leads on strategics of meeting overall production goals. 

  • Was promoted a second time to Production Supervisor just before making the decision to go back to teaching.  

 

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Student teaching
North Royalton High School
North Royalton, OH
Grades 9-12

​Spring Semester, 2011

 

  • Designed art lessons that encouraged self-expression and student creativity

 

 

Huntington Elementary School
Brunswick, OH
Grades K-5
​Spring Semester, 2011

 

  • Clarified art processes for young students in order to foster their creative success

  • Adapted lessons to facilitate learning for all learning modalities and exceptional learners

Education
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea, OH
Bachelor of Arts in Art Education, 2011

 

GPA: 3.896 / 4.000

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Brunswick High School
Brunswick, OH

 

GPA: 4.000 / 4.000

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Awards & Achievements
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  • Magna cum laude  

  • College Dean’s List  

  • Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honorary  

  • Dayton C. Miller Honor Society, Academic Honorary Member  

  • Ted & Irene Theodore Scholarship, Recipient, 2010  

  • Honorable Mention: Works on Paper, Cuyahoga Community College Student Art

  • Exhibition, 2005  

  • 2nd Place Three-Dimensional Form: Ceramics, Cuyahoga Community College

  • Student Art Exhibition, 2006  

  • 3rd Place Painting, Cuyahoga Community College Student Art Exhibition, 2006

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