ART TEACHER PORTFOLIO
VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR, Teri and Brian Cram Middle School, 6-8
North Las Vegas, NV 7/02-6/13
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Implemented performance-based lessons with group instruction in connection to Common Core Curriculum and Enduring Ideas.
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Adapted teaching methods to accommodate a diverse range of learning abilities; select art materials and activities appropriate to developmental stages
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Provided a variety of assessment strategies to evaluate student progress and performance including the use of rubrics
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Enhanced students’ cultural awareness through expanding their knowledge of art history, art theories, and art criticism
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Coordinator of student participation in public mural at the Winchester Cultural Center, LV
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Coordinator of Annual Student Art Exhibition, Cram MS and Cimarron-Memorial HS, LV
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Advisor for Art Club and Mural Club, Cram MS
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Coordinator of Family Arts and Craft Night, Cram MS
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Artist Residency at P3 Studio, The Cosmopolitan Resort, LV
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Directed ceramics workshop, The Cosmopolitan Resort, LV
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Created and installed 14’ ceramic mural, Anniversary Mural Project, Winchester Cultural Center
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Directed Children’s Tile Painting Workshops, Children’s Festival, Winchester Cultural Center, LV
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Volunteer for The Contemporary Arts Center, LV
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Member and Volunteer for The Assistance League of Southern Nevada, LV
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Children’s Tile Painting Workshops, Children’s Festival, Winchester Cultural Center, LV
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Created and installed 7’ ceramic mural, Public Mural Project, Winchester Cultural Center
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Co-Director, Perceptions Art Show, a juried exhibition for Area 1 Middle Schools, UNLV
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Facilitated Art for Conservation Project, Fundraiser for Roos N More Charity, Moapa Valley, NV
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Created sculptures trophies for the the MLK Oratory Competition, House of Blues, Mandalay Bay
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Led staff development workshops, Art Face to Face, which motivated teachers to integrate differentiated instruction while building school community, Cram MS
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Coordinated Student Art Exhibition, El Dia de Los Muertos Festival, Springs Preserve, LV
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Department Chair of Fine Arts, Cram MS
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Coordinated Student Art Exhibitions at the Winchester Cultural Center, LV
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Co-Director Arts and Literary Publications, Cram MS
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Led Sculpture/Lesson Design Workshop for NE Region Art In-Service, Rancho HS, LV
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Facilitated art workshops for students with special needs during my prep time, Cram MS
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Co-Advised Theater Tech Club, Cram MS