PHILOSOPHY
As a teacher, I’m interested in pedagogy in terms of its ability to facilitate a multidimensional learning space. I believe in interdisciplinary teaching approaches which depend on collaborative investigations between students and teacher. I set expectations in students delivered through meaningful instruction by an inquisitive and devoted educator results in exceptional learning experiences.
As a community builder, I find that developing and expanding the capacity in which a project or organization operates under as an important model to investigate and reflect upon. I’ve become increasingly interested in exploring opportunities and networks for arts learning organizations to build stronger relationships with a local, national and even global community of arts learning partners.
As a community builder, I find that developing and expanding the capacity in which a project or organization operates under as an important model to investigate and reflect upon. I’ve become increasingly interested in exploring opportunities and networks for arts learning organizations to build stronger relationships with a local, national and even global community of arts learning partners.
EXPERIENCE
BAYarts, Bay Village, OH
Teach an ongoing 10 week course for high school students interested in studying fine art in college. Students develop an artistic practice outside of school and create work toward their portfolio.
CityArts!, Providence, RI
Co-wrote and implemented an innovative take on an ongoing undergraduate studio elective for students interested in learning about ways in which teaching artists develop practices based on their strengths as an artist.
Project Open Door, RISD, Providence, RI
Established a well rounded teaching philosophy as an afterschool arts co-teacher at Walsh High School, in Pawtucket, RI.
Bambini Education Center, Seoul, South Korea
Developed and implemented a valuable thematic curriculum based within contemporary arts practice for student in at a private ESL kindergarten.
Teach an ongoing 10 week course for high school students interested in studying fine art in college. Students develop an artistic practice outside of school and create work toward their portfolio.
CityArts!, Providence, RI
Co-wrote and implemented an innovative take on an ongoing undergraduate studio elective for students interested in learning about ways in which teaching artists develop practices based on their strengths as an artist.
Project Open Door, RISD, Providence, RI
Established a well rounded teaching philosophy as an afterschool arts co-teacher at Walsh High School, in Pawtucket, RI.
Bambini Education Center, Seoul, South Korea
Developed and implemented a valuable thematic curriculum based within contemporary arts practice for student in at a private ESL kindergarten.
SYLLABI AND CURRICULUM
Community Art Project is a studio elective offered at the Rhode Island School of Design. Students enrolled in the course are given a unique opportunity to advance their skills
as a teaching artist in an after-school youth arts program at CityArts! in South Providence. This co-written syllabus was developed for the Spring Semester of 2011 by myself and a colleague, as instructors of the course.
as a teaching artist in an after-school youth arts program at CityArts! in South Providence. This co-written syllabus was developed for the Spring Semester of 2011 by myself and a colleague, as instructors of the course.