Ryan Williams

Experience

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  Phoenix Elementary School District

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2012

  • Instructor for K-8th grade gifted and talented students• Design cross-curricular instructional techniques to meet needs of diverse learning communityArizona Association for Environmental Education-Webinar Presenter- Web Based- February 2012• Designed and scripted webinar presentation for “Day in the Sun for Environmental Education” about the cross-curricular development of a community garden on school campusesPhoenix Art Museum- Professional Development Instructor - Phoenix, AZ– February 2012• Co-Instructed professional development titled: Discovering Process: Art and the Scientific Method• Developed integrative model to utilize scientific method when viewing of artworksPhoenix Art Museum- Cohort Member-Phoenix, AZ- April 2010-May 2012• Collaborate with educators and museum staff to enhance museum educational experience and outreach• Critique museums current systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness with community engagementNina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center- Guest Presenter- Phoenix, AZ- November 2011• Delivered presentation about redefining the classroom and the power of authentic learning experiences for gaining personal meaning in content Show less

  • Gifted Instructor

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Art Instructor

    Jul 2007 - Jul 2010
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  Deer Valley Unified School District

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Instructor

  • Instructor of 6th Grade STEM and Social Studies • Emphasize inquiry, higher order thinking, and rigorELA Training Team-Co-facilitator-Professional Development-September 2013-present• Instructed professional development for instructional colleagues for implementation of “Core Six” reading and writing strategies in classroom practices.Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented Parent Institute-Facilitator- Phoenix, AZ- October 2013• Developed strategies to promote deductive reasoning skills by applying scientific reasoning to viewing and creating art• Promoted development of observation skills through the viewing of artworks as simple data sets Highland Lakes School- Co-facilitator- Professional Development- October 2012• Presented professional development as 5th /6th team about Hess Matrix and Higher Order Thinking to increase rigor within school curriculumHighland Lakes School-Community Garden Volunteer-Phoenix, AZ- November 2012-Present• Develop curriculum to utilize garden in student learning experience Show less

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  Agua Fria Unified High School District

  Jun 2014 - now

  Desert Edge High School is a premiere West Valley High School in the Phoenix Valley that features the rigor, relevance, and relationships to support the individual student's social and academic success. Desert Edge High School features a Conservatory for the Fine Arts. As the Director, I am responsible for the development of fine arts integration, curriculum development, advocacy, and the development of community partnerships. Instruct high school visual arts to develop vocabulary in visual aesthetics, increase visual arts comprehension, and provided mulitiple opportunities for students to apply their developing artistic talent with different visual arts mediums.

  • Director for the Conservatory of Arts and Design at Desert Edge High School

    May 2015 - now

  • Visual Arts Instructor

    Jun 2014 - now
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  Michaels Stores, Inc.

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

  Visual Arts Instructor

  Instruct in-store visual arts classes for the beginner or intermediate artist in drawing and or painting. Classes are available for children's ages 8-13 and 14-adult. The classroom environment is student-centered for each student customers' individual artisitc needs. During a scheduled class student customers experience different techniques with art media in drawing and painting.

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  Paint Nite

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Painting Instructor Assistant

  Assist painting instructor with the set up and management of a Paint Nite event. Paint Nite is a concept of blending two timeless pastimes, artistic painting and drinking cocktails, as a way to draw patrons into local pubs on a slow night with a unique opportunity to socialize and be creative. The 2-hour Paint Nite painting parties are held daily with 25 people in attendance who follow the step-by-step instructions of one master local artist from blank canvas to masterpiece