Museum Educator
CurrentDesign and teach six to eight interactive gallery sessions per week for K–12 students in permanent collection and special exhibitionsServed on a cross-departmental team charged with exhibition planning and interpretation (section texts, didactic labels, and audio guide script) for Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis (2013)Created teaching posters and teacher guides for exhibitions such as Léger: Modern Art and the Metropolis (2013), Zoe Strauss: Ten Years (2012), and Cézanne and Beyond (2009) Presented multiple teacher workshops each year including Visual Arts as Sources for Teaching (annual weeklong summer institute), Art and World Languages, Picturing America and othersPUBLICATION, PANELS CHAIRED, and CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSCo-author (with Ann Fortescue, Marla Shoemaker and Jean Woodley), “Putting It All Together: A Case Study,” in An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School Partnerships (Washington, DC: AAM Press, 2010)Panel chair, “Success Stories! How to Use Stories to Advocate Effectively for Your Museum,” American Alliance of Museums (AAM) annual meeting 2012Panel chair, “The Challenge: Evaluating Single-Visit Programs at Art Museums,” National Art Education Association (NAEA) annual meeting 2012Panel chair, “Educators as Advocates: Speaking Up for Museums,” AAM annual meeting 2011Panel chair, “Using Educational Resources to Bring the Museum to Underserved Communities,” NAEA annual meeting 2010 “Image and Text in Art: Cross-Curricular Connections,” New Jersey Education Association annual meeting 2010 “The More, the Merrier? Pros and Cons of Museum Multiple-Visit Programs,” Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums annual meeting 2010 “Art Speaks: Multiple Museums Partner for Change in Public Schools,” AAM annual meeting 2009 “Art Speaks: Multiple Museums Partner to Connect Visual Arts and Language Arts,” NAEA annual meeting 2009 “Developing the Art Speaks Program and Materials” National Council of Teachers of English annual meeting 2009
