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differentiated instruction, modifying curriculum for IEPs and 504s Middle School * Developed and co-taught three vertical block classes for middle school: Art as Activism, Arts in the Hudson Valley and Literacy and Art differentiated instruction, modifying curriculum for IEPs and 504s * CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACTIVITIES * Supervision of three student teachers * Planned and implemented Adult Open Art Studio night for parents & faculty * Developed & used Social Emotional Learning curriculum for Lower & Middle school * Served on Wellness Committee and Committee for Justice, Equality and Diversity * Professional Development: Undoing Racism, Border Crossing, Gender Identity * Ran week long Nature in Art Camp for Lower and Middle school including Plein air painting at Vassar College, Plein air drawing, nature made installations, photography, nature inspired clay sculpture, drawing realistic trees * Ran eight week long Enrichment Classes for Lower school including Clay Time and Puppet Making Poughkeepsie City School District, Poughkeepsie, NY September, 1987 - June 2016 Art Educator High School * Developed curriculum and taught: Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture and Basic Studio differentiated instruction and modifications to provide accommodations for Students with Disabilities' IEPs and 504s * Participated in CST meetings as regular education teacher * Ran informal Lunch Bunch Art Club for interested students * Provided morning and after school sessions for catch up creating a safe place for sharing * Incorporated writing into art/subject based writing * Collaborated with other subject areas to provide interdisciplinary experiences * Supervision of three student teachers Middle School * Taught quarter classes for grades 6-8 lessons included clay sculpture, ceramics, drawing, watercolor/tempera painting, oil/chalk pastels * Participated in CST meetings as regular education teacher * Developed 7th grade Art Curriculum * Collaborated with classroom teachers to provide interdisciplinary experiences * Curated annual Art Show, co-developed Annual Arts Festival * Ran morning art sessions for catch up and relationship building G.W. Krieger Elementary, SFB Morse Magnet & W. Smith Magnet Schools * Taught K-5, including six self-contained, as well as, mainstreamed Students with Disabilities * Curated art shows, bulletin boards and displays * Collaborated with Music and Library on a weekly basis * Partnered with classroom teachers to provide interdisciplinary experience Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Poughkeepsie, NY March, 1984 - August, 1987 Recreation Therapist-worked with Chronic Adult Schizophrenic Patients * Wrote monthly detailed progress notes for each patient * Participated in weekly Treatment Team planning meetings for each patient * Provided training on Activities of Daily Living * Ran morning meetings with patients and staff on assigned ward * Provided monthly trips into the community * Provided Art and Recreation Activities on ward on a daily basis * Provided evening and weekend activities on a bi-monthly basis ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES Curriculum Writing, Poughkeepsie City Schools and Poughkeepsie Day School Please note, all curricula developed included resources, differentiated strategies for all students, modifications to meet accommodations for IEP and 504 Students with Disabilities * Interdisciplinary with special education accommodations for K-2 Art * K-5 Art, * K-12 Art (to align with NYS Core Visual Arts and National Visual Arts Standards) * 7th Grade Art * Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Sculpture, Studio in Art * Social Emotional Learning, Lower & Middle * Participant in numerous district in-service courses such as: "Understanding by Design" * "Writing in the Content Area", etc. * Collaborated with Occupational Therapist Hudson Valley Writing Project * Invitational I, 2014 - 2015, Invitational II, 2015 - 2016, HVWP Teacher Consultant * Instructor, Youth Writing Summer Program * Co-Facilitator, Adult Place Based Hike, Write and Make Art 2018, 2019 Mid-Hudson Heritage Center/Fallkill Creative Works * Exhibitor Heritage Center-Dios De Los Muertos and Black History Month for PDS, 2016 - 2017 New York State Teachers Association * Region 7 Secretary, Region 7 Symposium * Attendee/Volunteer 2000 - 2019 * Presenter-2012 and 2018 National Art Education Association Dutchess County BOCES courses * Build your Toolkit Series * Growth Mindset * Rigor & Relevance * Executive Functioning * Project Based Learning * Differentiated Instruction Poughkeepsie District In-Service Presenter * School - Home Connection, * Using NYSUT Teacher Evaluation Rubric for APPR * Foundations of Education 2 Vassar College * Arts Consultant providing ceramic workshops and relationship building art experiences 2018 - 2020 LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS & COMMITEES_________________________________ * Secondary Level Mentor Coordinator (Poughkeepsie High & Middle schools): interviewed and recommended staff to become secondary level mentors, met with new teachers to determine the right 'fit' for their mentor, developed and ran monthly mentor meetings for both buildings, organized mentor logs, kept detailed data to for BOE and administration * In-Service Chair collected in-service requests, organized agenda and conducted in-service approval meetings with administration * APPR Committee * PHS Think Tank * Homecoming Committee * PBIS Committee * PMS Restructuring Team * Professional Development Committee (District Level) * Strategic Planning Committee (District Level) * PHS Restructuring Committee & Transformation Team COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS_______________________________ Poughkeepsie Public School Foundation * Board member-PPSF raised funds for grants for PCSD teachers, prioritized and approved
Work Experience
| COMPANY | POSITION HELD | DATES WORKED |
|---|---|---|
| (Confidential) | Art Educator (Teacher Directed Choice) And Teaching | 8/2016 - Present |
| Poughkeepsie City School District | Art Educator | 9/1987 - 6/2016 |
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