EDUCATION
The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education, August 2005 3.9 GPA
Rutgers University: Mason Gross School of the Arts New Brunswick, New Jersey BFA Fine Arts/Visual Arts, May 2002 3.5 GPA
CERTIFICATIONS
CEAS: Elementary Education (NJ), May 2005
CEAS: Teacher of Art (NJ), March 2008
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art Teacher • September 2008—Present Frenchtown Elementary School, Frenchtown, NJ
- Instruct varied art program grades K-8
- Organize art shows and events
- Design and facilitate "Sketchbook Club" for grades 5-8
- Design and instruct summer camps and weekend classes in sculpture, painting, and drawing.
Art Teacher • September 2008—June 2009 Lebanon Borough School, Lebanon, NJ
- Instruct varied art program grades K-6
Art Teacher (Leave Replacement) • April 2008—June 2008 Kingwood Township School, Frenchtown, NJ
- Instruct varied art program grades K-8
Substitute Teacher, 2003—2008 Frenchtown (NJ) and Kingwood (NJ) School Districts, 2005—present Howell (NJ) and Wall Township (NJ) Public Schools, February 2003—June 2004
- Grades K-12 all subjects
Taskstream Mentor, 2005—2006 The College of New Jersey
- Mentor student teachers during their first internship using online Taskstream teacher program
- Evaluate and critique lesson plans to core curriculum standards
- Provide guidance toward student-centered, differentiated instruction
Student Teacher, Spring Semester 2005 C.R. Applegate Elementary School, Freehold (NJ)
- Instructed language arts and mathematics in departmentalized 5th grade class (inclusive classroom)
- Created and directed student literary magazine combining skills in computers, art, literacy, math, and marketing; students responsible for magazine content and peer-survey
Student Teacher, Fall Semester 2004 Robbins Elementary School, Trenton (NJ)
- Instructed bilingual kindergarten students in literacy, math, science, social studies
- Emphasis on student-centered, hands-on, collaborative learning, often integrating art
Mad Science & Ceramics Instructor, Summer 2002 Country Roads Day Camp, Englishtown (NJ)
- Facilitated hands-on science instruction and experiments (Mad Science)
- Instructed ceramics design and techniques, students K-6
WORKSHOPS
Andreeva Portrait Academy Santa Fe, New Mexico Two Week Intensive Portrait Painting with Tony Ryder Summer 2007
University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Director Multimedia and Adobe Photoshop Summer 1997
HONORS AND EXHIBITS
George Washington: Final Headquarters Portrait in permanent collection Rockingham State Historic Site Kingston, New Jersey
Photography 21: Juried Exhibition Perkins Center for the Arts 2003
BFA Thesis Exhibition Mason Gross School of the Arts May 2001
RELATED EXPERIENCE
“A Perfect Place to Live!” (Superfund), 2006 Tricia & Rick Toone, authors
- Co-authored non-fiction book about the Crown Vantage Paper Mill and Superfund site in Milford, New Jersey
- Published online by conservation 501c3 ECOLIFE Foundation & included in San Diego Public Library permanent collection...seeking grant money for print publication
- Structured according to principles outlined in Bloom’s Taxonomy, the book is designed to facilitate discussion, critical thinking, and further research
- Conceived as a classroom resource, a basis for lesson planning, or a full unit on environmental pollution, the book also provides insight into the cycle of consumerism and pollution
