• Full-time teacher instructing Visual Arts to classrooms of students in K - 8• Observed and recorded as highly effective using county rubric• Established rapport with students, parents and critical family members, using effective communication via monthly newsletters, email and phone• Enhanced student interest in Social Studies through collaborative art lessons investigating world cultures• Implemented the use of technology to create engaging and memorable learning experiences through multiple grants• Generated $2,800 through art fundraisers to support the art program and beautification of the campus • Provided afterschool art enrichment and four-week summer art program for students in K -5

SUMMER PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR• Worked with students in grades K - 5 with mixed abilities to create artwork inspired by a variety of cultures around the world

• Developed lessons with hands-on learning stations following the Project Child Model to instruct students in grades K - 5 • Enhanced student engagement in science through interactive whole group lessons using lab materials funded through The Yellow Chair Foundation• Initiated economic sustainability programs that included student entrepreneurship opportunities• National Imagine School Review team member