EDUCATION
BS – Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan Art Education areas of study Ceramics- Art History, Education Elementary Education Endorsement
MA – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Art Education area of study Art Education & Curriculum and Instruction
PhD – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Curriculum and Instruction
National Board Certification, November 2000 Early Adolescence through Young Adult Art area of study reflection on teaching and curriculum practices
WORK EXPERIENCE
2008-Current Owner/Artist in Resident Artist’s Roost Studio
2003-2007 Adjunct Faculty ASU- and Teaching Associate – On Line Course
1987-2008 Paradise Valley Independent School District, Phoenix, Arizona Teacher- Elementary Art K-6th Grades
1987-1993 Teacher- Junior High Art and Music Appreciation
1993-2000 Teacher- High School Ceramics
2000-2008 AP Art History 2002-2006
2001 Summer classes, Shemer Art Center, Scottsdale, AZ Teacher- 6-12 year olds, clay and Art Appreciation Classes
2000 Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas Art Education Study Institute, “ Connect with the Artworld on Universal and Personal Levels”, Faculty
1998 Tennessee Arts Academy- Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee “Passports To Ancient Artworlds Connecting Arts:History, Culture, and Studio” Summer Clinician
1997-2000 “Project Success” Paradise Valley Independent School District, Summer Program For At Risk Students Teacher- Art Program Grades 5-9
1996-1997 Parent Academy- Title 1 Program, Greenway Middle School Teacher- Student and Parent Art Classes
1991-1992 Madison District Summer AcademyTeacher- Ceramics and Drawing
1986-1987 Washington School District, Phoenix, Arizona Skills Teacher- Math and Reading 4th-6th Grades
1984-1985 Tuba City Public School District, Tuba City, Arizona Teacher- 6th Grade
1982-1984 Tuba City Boarding School BIA, Navajo Indian Reservation Tuba City, Arizona Teacher- 8th Grade
1980 Window Rock Public School District, Navajo Indian Reservation Ft. Defiance, Arizona Teacher- 1st Grade
1977-1979 Ysleta Independent School District, El Paso, Texas Teacher- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade
1975-1977 Wood School, Bangor, Michigan Teacher- K-8th Grades- one room school
AWARDS
Outstanding Teacher Award, BIA Boarding School, 1983
PVISD PRIDE Teaching Award, Paradise Valley District, 1987-1989
PVISD Learning Leader Award, Paradise Valley District, 1989
Outstanding Art Education Graduate Student, Arizona State Univ., 1992
Egyptology Today Participant, Nat. Endowment for the Humanities, 1994
Golden Bell Award, Arizona School Board Association, 1996-1997
LIFT Grant Recipient Arizona Education Association, 1998
Teacher Venture Grant Recipient- Project Millennium Introducing the past through the arts, 1999-2000
Outstanding Teacher, Greenway Middle School, 1999
ASA/AAAE 1999 Team Award for Arts Education
Arizona Art Educator of the Year, 1999-2000
President’s Award for Emerging Leadership, AAEA, 2000-2001
Arizona Arts Commission Grant- AAEA Conference Artists, 2001-2002
Arizona Arts Commission Grant- AAEA Artists Grant, 2005
Wells Fargo Grant Recipient- Visions 2006-2007
Team Nomination Governor’s Arts Award- Phoenix AZ, 2006
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
1990 Four Corners State Art Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
“Multicultural Art Education”
1992 National Art Education Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
“Graffiti As An Outsider Art”
1992 Fall Research Colloquium, School of Art, Arizona State University
“Survey Techniques in Graffiti Research”
1993 National Art Education Conference, Chicago, Illinois
“Elementary Students: Art Historical Understanding” (Erickson Grant) Co- Presenter
1994 National Art Education Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
“Music of Clay: Making Clay Whistles”
“A Story Of Art in the World: Art Historical Detective Work” (Erickson Grant) Co-Presenter
1994 Arizona State Art Convention, Phoenix, Arizona
“Making Art History Fun” Co-Presenter
“Egyptology Today in Action in Arizona” Co-Presenter
1995 National Art Education Conference, Houston, Texas
“Music of Clay: Making Clay Flutes”
1995 Mountain States Art Education Consortium, Flagstaff, Arizona Faculty Presenter
“Ancient Egyptian Ushapti-Scarab, Technology”
“Pottery Of Ancient Desert Cultures”
1995 Guest Artist – Tempe Elementary District, Tempe, Arizona
“Molded Objects of Ancient Egypt” Hands-On Workshop
1996 Educator Presenter – ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona Crossing The Boundaries between Art Making and Art History: A Focused Forum
1996 National Art Education Conference, San Francisco, California
“Empowering Students, Teachers, and Researchers Through Collaborative Inquiry” Co-Presenter
1996 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood/Art, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, California National Board Assessments- Scoring Assessment Exercises
1996 Arizona State Art Conference- Tucson, Arizona
“A Course Blending Art and Music Appreciation With Studio Art”
“Valuing And Conserving Our Cultural Environment”- Co-Presenter
1997 Tempe Teacher Academy, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
“Guiding Students Within Artworld Museums”
1997 Focused Forum II, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Educator Presenter- “The Museum’s Place Within the Artworld”
Workshop Co-Presenter-” Coordinated Museum Visits With Students”
1997 Arizona State Art Convention, Sedona, Arizona
“Dammed If You Do Dammed If You Don’t: Issues Related to Student Art Shows” Co-Presenter
1998 National Art Education Association, Chicago, Illinois
“On-Line Self Check of Artistic Understanding” Co-Presenter
“Art Assessments That Work In Any Teaching Situation” Co-Presenter
“Techniques and Ideas for Mini Fund Raisers” Co-Presenter
1998 Guest Speaker, ASU Art Museum Docent Program, Tempe, Arizona
“Touring Adolescent Classes in a Museum Situation”
1998 Arizona Art Education Conference, Bisbee, Arizona
“It’s Painted on The Walls: Ancient Artworks of Egypt” Co-Presenter
“Visuals and History to Create the Egyptian Artworld In Your Classroom”
“Hieroglyphs: How to Read the Walls”
1998 Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
“Hieroglyphs: Not A Secret Code” Presentations at two Teacher Days
1999 National Art Education Association, Washington D.C.
“AP Portfolio Assessments For Any Classroom” Co-Presenter
2000 Arizona Art Education Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
“Monoprinting” Co-Presenter
“Clay Whistles” Presenter
2000 Arizona Art Education Conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Az Co-Presenter
“Winning A Place in Your Principal’s Budget: Going Out Of The Box for Funding”
“Classroom Management and Discipline; What Really Works in the Classroom?”
1999-2002 Arizona Art Education Association Conference Registrar
2002 Arizona Art Education Association Conference Co-Chair
2004 Arizona Art Education Conference, Tucson, AZ
“10 Ways to Teach Successful Art History”
2004 AAEA Executive Board Leadership Seminar, SMOCA, Coordinator
2004 Workshop presentation
“How to Conduct a Student Tour an Art Museum”
2004 Empty Bowls Workshop for AZ Art Educators, Nov. 18, Phoenix, AZ
2005 National Art Education Conference, Boston, MA
“ Mud-on line” co-presenter
“10 Ways to Teach Successful Art History” presenter
2005 Art History Manipulative for Fun, Workshop Presentation, Vail School District, Tucson, AZ
2005 Artsworks Round Table Presenter- April 1. ASU, Tempe
“Teacher Reaction to an On-line Unit”
2005 AAEA Summer Institute Chicano Art Chairperson
2005 Nov. 4-6 AAEA State Conference chairman Phoenix, AZ
Workshop Presentation “Why We Need National Board Certification”
2006 Workshop Presenter- NAEA Conference- Chicago
“10 New Ways to Teach Successful Art History” presenter
“Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My, Performance as Research, Co-Presenter
“Art and Writing” Co Presenter
2007 Research Presenter- NAEA Conference- New York
“NAEA/SRAE Grad Research Seminar 2007” Workshop Presenter
“Creating A Community of Learners in a Studio Classroom” Presenter
2007 Arizona Art Education Conference, Sedona, Arizona
Workshop presenter, “Empowering Art Students with Cooperative
Learning Situations” “A Study of Learning and Personal Characteristics
of Artists” presenter, Panel Moderator, “Grant Funding in Art Education”
2008 National Art Education Conference, New Orleans, LA
Workshop presentation “ Using Art History Manipulative to Teach
Science”
2009 Artist Roost Studio, Long Beach, WA Motivational Wind chimes
2009 Ocean Park Schools, Art Week, 15 workshops including an exhibition
May, 21-22,- 28.
2009 Timberland Library- Art workshops, Ilwaco Library July 12, Ocean Park
July 22, 2009