“Art is a place kids travel to where they feel good about themselves. Keep their passports current.”
~Fred Babb
Accomplishments
Visual Arts Teacher, grades 9 – 12
Summit Preparatory School, Kalispell, MT
September 2002- May 2003
- Established visual arts program
- Aligned art curriculum to Montana state curriculum standards
- Supervised student body in several large scale public art installations:
- Mascot themed mosaic mural
- Life size action figures as student stand-ins for school promotional TV broadcast
- Holiday window painting, and festive socking, wreath making
Visual Arts, Freshman English, Drama, Consumer Science Teacher, grades 8 – 12
Montana Academy, Marion, MT
October 2000 – April 2002
- Established visual arts program based in Montana state curriculum standards
- Encouraged and assisted with student portfolio building
- Exposed students to diverse art mediums
- Utilized art history as a point of reference to discuss and teach visual literacy
- Initiated interdisciplinary units
- Offered guidance to students wanting to develop their art knowledge and skills, made supplies available and suggested readings
- Curator of public display of student artwork
- Taught freshman English; based in classic and modern literature; writing responses on character development and themes using the Six Traits writing system, and CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies) learning practices
- Played an integral role in drama production: Jean- Paul Sartre, No Exit
- Choreographed the production of a dramatic interpretation of a timeline of dance; 1930-1990, Tango to Break Dancing, performed for the school community and visiting parents
- Coordinated a consumer science class to build practical life skills through resume writing, mock interviews, budget and check book keeping