Experience

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  Rhode island school of design

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

  Undergraduate teaching assistant

  Assisted drawing and 3D professors with documenting, displaying and critiquing student work, as well as advised students during in-class brainstorming and observational drawing.

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  North stonington health center

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2011

  Muralist

  Collaborated with fellow RISD students to design and paint New England imagery on health center walls. Consulted with professor and client on murals over course of this project (6 weeks in length).

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  Hasbro children’s hospital

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Art instructor's aide, muralist

  Assisted teacher with art-on-a-cart in patients’ rooms and helped children create art projects while they were in the waiting room. Designed and painted themed imagery on walls of children’s ward.

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  Museum of fine arts, boston

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Visitor information volunteer

  Shared art-historical knowledge with visitors, offered directions to exhibits, and used Museum database to search for information on Collection works.

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  Mit list visual arts center

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2013

  Curatorial intern

  Researched contemporary artists, created and edited didactic materials for exhibitions, and prepared files and images for maintaining correspondence with lenders and artists.

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  Highlander charter school

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Student teacher

  In two sixth grade math classes, planned and co-taught with peer MAT candidate a sculpture project about art integrated with math concepts including shape, ratio and proportion. Held final exhibition of student work open to participating and other classes.

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  Dr. martin luther king kr. elementary school

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  Student teacher

  Taught a full schedule of art classes grades k-5 in collaboration and consultation with the cooperating teacher, with the exception of observing one class taught by the cooperating teacher. Completed a period of class observation in the fall and winter prior to spring teaching. Created and implemented three lessons: one on the visual theme of "inside-outside", one on drawing, and one on design.

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  Hope high school

  Apr 2014 - May 2014

  Student teacher

  Taught a full schedule of art classes grades 9-12 in collaboration and consultation with the cooperating teacher, with the exception of observing one class taught by the cooperating teacher. Completed a period of class observation in the fall and winter prior to spring teaching. Created and implemented three lessons: one on the visual theme of "inside-outside", one on drawing, and one on design.

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  Huntington learning centers

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Teacher

  Tutored small groups and individual students in English and math.

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  Peddie school

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2022

  Visual arts teacher

  Teaching experience includes the courses Visual Art Foundations, Drawing, Painting, Photography I (digital), and Honors Studio, Peddie's culminating senior-level art course. Extracurricular experience includes yearbook and dorm supervision, school art gallery management, field trip coordination, and educational activities in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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  Penn engineering online

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Instructional design assistant

  Collaborated with team members to meet project needs and goals; organized tasks and built course assets using Airtable, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and Instructure Canvas; edited videos using Camtasia and Adobe Premiere Pro; audited course accessibility.

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  University of pennsylvania graduate school of education

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Master of science in education (m.s.ed.) student

  Completed a Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) degree in Learning Sciences & Technologies. Concurrently worked as a resident advisor (R.A.) for first-year college students, instructional design assistant at Penn Engineering Online, and guest services attendant at Penn Hospitality Services. For course credit, completed an internship with Dr. Matthew Duvall and the TLDR (Teacher Lens for Digital Relevance) research team in the Graduate School of Education's Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, Division of Learning Sciences and Technologies. Show less

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  The peddie school

  Jul 2023 - now

  Visual arts teacher

  Teaching experience includes the courses Visual Art Foundations, Drawing, Painting, Photography I (digital), and Honors Studio, Peddie's culminating senior-level art course. Extracurricular experience includes yearbook and dorm supervision and educational activities focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion.