Objective
I wish to obtain the position of Elementary Art Teacher so I can help students discover the beauty and benefits of the practice of art on their reasoning and creative problem solving skills to enhance their overall academic performance.
Profile
An experienced design professional with a bachelors degree in fine arts with a focus on painting
Pursuing a Missouri teaching certification in Art K-12, expected completion Spring 2020
Skills
- Fine Arts: Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, mixed media expression
- Technology: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office, Google Classroom and others
- Communication: Provides clear, accurate, and professional written and verbal communication with students, parents, and staff
- Instruction: Experience in teaching art and design principles and best practices to students, interns, and employees
- Adaptability: Can accommodate, modify, and improvise adaptations when circumstance requires flexibility to achieve goals
- Engineering: Recognizes commonly missed opportunities to excel beyond perceived limits using existing resources
- Critical Thinking: Specializes in effective and creative ways to problem solve and answer questions
- Patience: Believes communication, empathy, and understanding are active processes that should always precede discipline
- Optimism: Defaults to seeing the value in the frequently overlooked, misunderstood, and under-appreciated
Student Teaching
- Student Teacher, Orchard Farm Elementary - Art — Fall 2019, Spring 2020
- Student Teacher, Orchard Farm High School - Art — Spring 2020
Work Experience
- Substitute Teacher, Orchard Farm School District — 8/2017-Present
- Owner/Creative Director, Bright Rain, Inc. — 5/2001-8/2017
- Designer, Group 360(Color Associates Creative) — 5/2000-5/2001
- Art Director, CUBE Advertising & Design — 5/1998-5/2000
Education
- UMSL Teach in Twelve certification program, expected completion SPRING 2020
Seeking K-12 Art Teacher Certificate
- UMSL COMPUTER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER, Web Design Certificate 6/2013 – 10/2013
Classes in: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Dreamweaver, Flash
- Truman State University, BFA, Fine Arts 8/1993 – 12/1997
Major: Fine Art, Painting / Minor: Psychology
Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity
- St. Louis University High School 9/1989 – 5/1993
Because somebody in St. Louis always asks