Daniel Kaczka Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Educator for elementary and high school students pursuing their creative passions and abilities in various art mediums with a focus on exploration and various creative pursuits in visual arts
• Maximize use of digital resources with hands-on artistic instruction to enrich student experiences and foster greater understanding and appreciation of the arts, including art history, production, art criticism, and.
• Provide group instruction on technical skills as well as one-on-one guidance to students pursuing individual creative interests
• Responsible for designing daily lessons, long terms curriculum plans, and day-to-day management of classroom

Henrico County, Virginia

• Teacher for various grade levels and positions in this large and diverse school district
• Able to quickly adapt to different learning environments, styles, and backgrounds to help students achieve their highest potential

Sandston, VA

• Aid in the day-to-day instruction of special needs students at Sandston Elementary, both in the homeroom and in a small group setting
• Work one-on-one with students to promote their understanding of subject matter as well as school skills including study techniques and test taking strategies

Highland Springs, Virginia

• Full-time teacher for colleague on maternity leave
• Planned lessons that met Virginia SOLs while also engaging students
• Aided in the development of ceramics curriculum
• Graded student work based on planned rubric and submitted student grades for reports
• Active within department for planning needs
• Managed class room day-to-day

Richmond, Virginia

• Educator for a wide range of youth students (ages 5-17) pursuing their creative passions and abilities in various mediums with a focus on exploration and various creative pursuits in visual arts
• Combine the resources of the world class museum collection with hands-on artistic instruction to enrich student experiences and foster greater understanding and appreciation of the arts, including art history.
• Provide group instruction on artist skills as well as one-on-one guidance to students pursuing individual creative interests
• Responsible for designing specific lessons, weeklong cirriculum plans, and day-to-day management of classes

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Working in an administrative role to assist the Youth and Family educational programs and classes offered at VMFA
• Develop and teach classes for students in grades preK-12
• Help manage staff and volunteers to ensure child safety and successful implementation of educational objectives
• Assist in marketing educational programs internally with student exhibitions and externally with promotional media

Richmond, Virginia

• Member of the Security Services staff at the VMFA
• Working in a public role to both preserve the authenticity and well-being of the artwork on display as well as to make sure that every patron has a positive and safe experience at the museum

Richmond, Virginia

• Educator a wide range of students pursuing their creative passions and abilities
• Teacher for multiple children’s art classes with students ranging from ages 3-13 in various mediums with a focus on exploration and various creative pursuits in visual arts
• Instructor for adult clay classes encouraging various artistic pursuits in ceramic arts
• Leader of clay workshop for local university students
• Provide group instruction on major skills as well as one-on-one guidance to students pursuing more individual, creative interests
• Solely responsible for designing specific lesson plans and day-to-day management of classes

Richmond, Virginia

• Teacher for various grade levels at this unique school environment based on the Reggio Emilio system of student centered education and learning

Richmond, Virginia

• Worked alongside fellow employees to meet the various needs of customers and to achieve one of the top store ratings in the country
• Specialized in Impress Print and Document Services Department completing custom orders for patrons in a timely and accurate manner

Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

• Worked with art teacher and mentor Brad Gentile at the top rated charter school in the country to effectively design and teach art lessons to the at-risk youth population of the district
• Collaborated with fellow teachers to successfully design interdisciplinary lessons in the art room that coincided with homeroom activities

Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

• Worked with art teacher and mentor Gail Ungar to effectively design and teach art lessons to students from grades K-12 that meet state and national standards
• Created lessons that were pertinent to students’ interests and skills as well as current events

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Informed customers of our products, handmade crafts
• Collaborated with sales team to exceed sales goals
• Created organized displays that attractively demonstrated our handmade crafts and artworks