Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with target market.
Skills
ART TEACHER
Knowledgeable, resourceful and imaginative teaching professional with eight years of classroom experience. Responsible Art Educator certified in Iowa to teach Pre-K - 12th grade Art Education. Highly trained in a wide variety of artistic mediums. A talent for instilling art appreciation, promoting open-mindedness, creativity and integrating with core area and the curriculum. Proven ability to maintain a well-disciplined and highly motivated classroom. Offer individualized support and provide positive encouragement to ensure that each person will succeed. A team player and collaborative educator, with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to cultivate and sustain strong relationships with work and community. A part of local business community and a strong photography, graphic design & public relations background. Learns and integrates new technologies and teaching strategies as part of leadership and classroom management.
Fine Arts teaching experience
Teamwork
Writer & Photographer
Self-contained classroom
Lesson planning
Team teaching
Classroom management
Student progress reporting
Group and individual instruction
Middle school education
Elementary education
Secondary education
Critical Thinking
Varied lesson plans
Technological instruction
Effective time management
Student motivation
Diverse groups presentations
Ads, Public relations
Arts, Reporting
ART, Reporter
Interpersonal skills, Self-motivated
Council, TEACHER
Creativity, Teaching
Critical Thinking, Teamwork
Clients, Team player
Educator, Time management
Funds, Writer
Graphic design, Articles
Instruction
Leadership
Lesson planning
Lesson plans
Listening
Photography
Photographer
Presentations
Progress
Education
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IAExpected in 1996 – –Bachelor of Arts:Fine Art, Drawing/Painting & Ceramics, Graphic Arts and Photography - GPA:
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, IAExpected in 1993 – –Associate of Arts Degree:Commercial Art/Graphic Design - GPA:
Work History
Legacy Traditional Schools - Art Teacher Deer Valley, AZ, 01/2003 - Current
My classroom is an exciting and active learning environment that engages students while learning the Standards for a solid education.
My class does more than just teach methodologies it also is a reinforce tool for all core area learning and provides the students with opportunities to reach their fullest potential.
My job does not just center in my classroom but touches all areas of the school and community.
Initiated an in-school art club to provide students with additional opportunities to further their artistic capabilities and discover new mediums.
Leadership and school sponsor for the Student Council, which raises funds, to help with school activities and sponsor school functions.
Teaches the student to be self-motivated, peer teamwork and leadership roles along with community relationships.
Successfully achieved student participation by utilizing creativity and incorporating a "Real Life" connection into the classroom in order to gain and maintain student respect and interest.
Prompted students and community motivation, participation, and affective listening skills through the implementation of positive reinforcement and weekly rewards.
Positively impacted classroom activities by utilizing smart board, computers, movies, speakers, and lessons gearing both visually and conceptually.
Washington Pavilion - Art Instructor Photographer City, STATE, 01/2001 - 01/2002
Planned lesson for Pre-K students to adult
Designed classes to reflect learning and culture.
Planned events and Art showings for students.
UKC And C&H Publishing - Ad Designer City, STATE, 01/1997 - 01/2000
Event coordinatior, VP public relations, Writer/reporter
Worked with UKC, PKC, ACHA, NKC and 6 national magazines
Published 100's of coloums and articles, travled US
Designed 1000's of ads for clients.
Accomplishments
98 & 99, Student Council Advisor & Sponsor ~ T.N.N.
Media specialist and School Network Advisor ~ Box Tops for Education & Campbell's Label points Coordinator ~ Special Events & Fundraising Coordinator ~ Drama Club, Art Club, Dances, Festivals, Fundraising, Parades and P.T.O.
Leader ~ Canned Food and Food Bank sponsor ~ Cheerleading/Dance Coach Pre-k thru 5th grade ~ Pee Wee Basketball Coach ~ Boy Scout Den mother
"A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas
What is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is,
In itself, a living thing." WILLIAM DOBELL.
Affiliations
Olweus Bully Program Committee ~ School improvement team ~ Thinking Maps in the Classroom ~ Region 7 Curriculum Committee ~ Region 7 SOL Committee ~ Creating webpage's for the Classroom ~ Photoshop for the school ~ Discipline in the Classroom ~ Ruby Pane
Additional Information
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTVITIES
, Hunted and raised Coon Hounds for 20+ years, World Champion Bluetick 1997, National Champion BBOA 1996, First and still only woman to place in UKC top 10, Photography and photo shop awards, Hunting column for the year
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