EDUCATION
The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey
MAT, Elementary Education, August 2005
Rutgers University: Mason Gross School of the Arts New Brunswick, New Jersey
BFA Fine Arts/Visual Arts, May 2002
CERTIFICATIONS
CEAS: Elementary Education (NJ), May 2005
CE: 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
Gifted and Talented/Enrichment/Library Teacher • September 2010—present, Frenchtown Elementary School, Frenchtown, NJ
- Facilitate Gifted and Talented for grades 5-8, with focus on student-driven, independent projects
- Instruct Enrichment for grades 6-8, connecting classroom curriculum with art and hands-on projects
- Instruct library skills grades K-5
Art Teacher • July 2009—Present Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ
- 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
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
