TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Summer 2013 – Present
Adjunct Art Instructor
Broadview Entertainment Arts University
Employed through Broadview Entertainment Arts University for the aesthetic education of Post Secondary students, ranging in ages from 18 to 24. Use and creation of DBAE and VCAE curriculum, including aesthetic terminology regarding the Elements and Principles of Design. Classes Taught: Creature Design; Human Form and Action; Form and Shadow; and Costume, Head & Hands.
Winter 2012 – Present
Art Instructor, Nebo Public Schools
Mt. Nebo Jr. High School
Employed through the Nebo School District for the aesthetic education of Seventh through Ninth grade students, ranging in ages from 11 to 15, including Special Needs children. Use and creation of DBAE and VCAE curriculum, including aesthetic terminology regarding the Elements and Principles of Design. Classes Taught: Foundations, Advanced Foundations, 3D Design, Photography, and Study Hall.
Fall 2012 - Present
Adult Education Art Instructor, Nebo Community Education
Barnett Elementary School
Employed through the Nebo Continuing Education for the aesthetic education of Adult Learners. Use and creation of DBAE and VCAE curriculum, including aesthetic terminology regarding the Elements and Principles of Design. Classes Taught: Figure Drawing and Watercolor Painting.
Summer 2012 & 2013
Summer Program Art Instructor, Nebo Public Schools
Barnett Elementary School
Employed through the Nebo School District for the aesthetic education of Fourth through Seventh grade students, ranging in ages from 10 to 13, including Special Needs children. Use and creation of DBAE and VCAE curriculum, including aesthetic terminology regarding the Elements and Principles of Design. Classes Taught: Drawing.
Fall 2000 – Winter 2012
Art Instructor, Plymouth Canton Community Schools
(Fall 2003 – Winter 2012; Canton High School)
(Fall 2000 – Spring 2003 & Fall 2010 – Winter 2012; Salem High School)
Employed through the Plymouth Canton Community School District for the aesthetic education of Ninth through Twelfth grade students, ranging in ages from 14 to 19, including Special Needs children. Use and creation of DBAE and VCAE curriculum, including aesthetic terminology regarding the Elements and Principles of Design. Classes Taught: Introduction to Art Foundations, Painting, Ceramics, Photography, and Drawing & Sketching as well as Summer School Courses.
Fall 2004 – Winter 2005
Improvisation Instructor, Canton Leisure Services
Taught weeknight program of Improvisational techniques to Adults ranging in age from 20-50+. Game-based acting theories and performance art. Curriculum based on V. Spolin’s Improvisation for the Theater and Acting Games in the Classroom.
Fall 1998 – Spring 1999
Art Instructor, St. Thomas Aquinas Parochial School
Began Aesthetic Curriculum for First through Eighth grade Parochial School. Taught Friday sessions, meeting with three grades (about 25 students each) weekly to teach an art lesson based off of DBAE curriculum.
Fall 1997 – spring 1999 Art Instructor, Saturday Art Program at Michigan State University
Taught Saturday Extra-curricular sessions for Kindergarten through High School-aged children, meeting with one class (about 20 students) weekly to teach an art lesson based off of DBAE curriculum and practices of Viktor Lowenfeld.