TEACHING EXPERIENCE CV
Art and Graphic Design Teacher, Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin,TX, August 2017 - present
Conduct art and graphic design classes and instruct both Middle School and Upper School students grade 6th - 12th classes in a variety of Art and graphic design media including drawing, painting, ceramics, murals, photography, digital media, animation, printmaking, and sculpture, and more
Advise and mentor group of middle school students
Teach afterschool art club and afterschool yoga club
Student participation and awards in Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards
Community outreach programming and student exhibitions with East Austin Studio Tour, City of Austin: Austin Public Library, Mexican American Cultural Center, Art.Science.Gallery
Attended the Texas Art Education Association Convention
Won a Grant for a Digital Arts and New Media Initiative
Professional development coursework in glitch art, digital collage, robotic art, LED art, and community outreach programming with Dadageek
Visual Arts Curriculum Writing Curriculum collaborating with fine arts department
Completed 3 large community murals with students for school fundraiser
V. Visual Arts Director, Westview Middle School, Pflugerville ISD, 2015-2017
▪ Campus Teacher of the Year, District Level Secondary Teacher of the Year Finalist
▪ Conduct classes and instruct students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Art/Art I classes in a variety of Art media including drawing, painting, ceramics, murals, photography, digital media, animation, printmaking, and sculpture based aligned with TEKS standards
▪ Created a daytime and after school Art Club
▪ Community outreach programming and student exhibitions with East Austin Studio Tour, City of Austin: Austin Public Library, Mexican American Cultural Center, Jerry’s Art-A-Rama, George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, and the Mexi-Carte Museum
▪ Student participation and awards in Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, Junior Visual Art Scholastic Event, and Pflugerville ISD Student Art Exhibits
▪ Visual Arts Curriculum Writing Curriculum for the district
▪ Completed community murals at the Hope Outdoor Gallery and Jerry’s Art A Rama
▪ Won a Grant from the Pflugerville Education Foundation for a Digital Arts Initiative including a student Apple Computer and digital cameras
▪ Attended the Texas Art Education Association Convention
Art Faculty The Contemporary Austin, Laguna Gloria Art School, 2013-present
▪ Conduct classes and instruct students of varying ages in drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics
▪ Mentor to high school art students
▪ Created two new classes for the Art School’s curriculum including a Pop Up Darkroom Experimental Photography class and a Puppetry Arts Class
Art Teacher Del Valle ISD, Ojeda Middle School June 2012-August 2016
▪ Head of Art Department and mentor
▪ Conduct classes and instruct students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Art/Art I classes in a variety of Art media including drawing, painting, ceramics, murals, photography, digital media, animation, printmaking, and sculpture based aligned with TEKS standards
▪ Teach Afterschool Art Club with 21st Century ACE programming and LEAD
▪ Teach Summer School classes in Art and Theatre for 21st Century ACE programming
▪ Community outreach programming and student exhibitions with East Austin Studio Tour, City of Austin: Austin Public Library, Mexican American Cultural Center, Jerry’s Art-A-Rama, George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, and the Mexi-Carte Museum
▪ Student participation and awards in UIL, Scholastic Arts and Writing, Junior Visual Art Scholastic Event, and Del Valle ISD Fine Arts Event competitions
▪ Assist in development of Campus Improvement Plan
▪ Assist in writing of Del Valle ISD Fine Arts curriculum
Teaching Artist August 2011 – Fall 2012, Creative Action, Austin, TX
▪ Afterschool Art Club programmer with at-risk youth at five different schools (Austin ISD: Webb and Mendez Middle Schools, Del Valle ISD: Ojeda Middle School, Round Rock ISD: Robertson ES and Union Hill ES)
▪ Create community murals with students on 3 middle school campuses
▪ Teach a variety of other multicultural Art lessons promoting social change including drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation for 21st Century/ACE Afterschool and assist with Youth Arts Events
Arts Instructor May 2012-November 2013 City of Austin, Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin, TX
▪ Conduct classes and instruct students ages 5 through 12 in numerous forms of Art education including
drawing, printmaking, painting, ceramics, sculpture, costumes, and installation
▪ Teach multicultural visual art lessons that foster a meaningful understanding and appreciation of Mexican
American cultural arts and heritage
Drama Teacher, Just Imagine Productions, Austin, Texas, January 2012 – May 2012
▪ Conducted classes in creative drama and theatre at three different preschools
Arts Instructor and Artist for Hire, City of Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas, May 2011-December 2011
▪ Conducted classes and instructed students for Summer Arts Adventure and Emerging Artist programs ages through 12 in both 2D and 3D media
Student Teacher January 2011 – May 2011, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas
▪ Assisted and eventually conducted all classes in Art classroom in various Art media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and mosaics at both Pecan Springs Elementary School and Lanier High School
▪ Created lesson plans aligned with TEKS standards, marked tests, and recorded grades
▪ Taught Art I, Drawing 2, and Drawing 3/AP at Lanier HS
▪ Taught art lessons to 3rd grade classroom of at De Zavala Elementary School Completed college coursework in Art Education and Art Theory
