Visual Arts Education, community outreach via arts, visual arts prod

Barbara Perez

AMS Flower Visual Art Visual Literacy Educator www.linkedin.com/pub/barbara-nueske-perez/41/467/6b6/

Visual Art/ Visual Literacy

Enthusiastic, experienced educator with utilizing differentiated instructional design for successful 21st century lifelong learners through the visual arts, collaborative integrated learning experiences. Develops extensive educational area network with Museums and Universities enhancing classroom experiences, student and community relations and leadership in the Arts at the local, state, national and global levels. Published curriculum lessons in Scholastic Art Magazine and online Michael's Crafts teacher lessons. Successful multiple gallery exhibitions for K-12 grades in IL/AZ, designs major collaborative exhibits and experiential learning with Community Museums and Educational Institutions.

Education: BA ARTS, Loyola University of Chicago MA ARTS, Concordia,

Core Competencies

Customer Service. Collaborative approach. Team player. Recognized excellence in curriculum and program development. Interactive Classroom. Master Teacher. Mentor. Presenter/Speaker. Sustainability focus. Technology integration, 1/1 iPad online classes. Thematic units. Innovative marketing. Department Chair.

Teaching Experience

Visual Arts and Literacy Educator at Academy of Math and Science Charter School, Flower Campus July 2017 – Present

Visual Art and Visual Literacy educator engaging in developing a new approach for charter school in Maryville area in Phoenix, integrating art education into STEM curriculum. Establishing networks with community members and Museums to enhance learning through the fine arts. Initiated partnership with the IFC to promote fiber arts with student artwork exhibitions on national tours. Donors choose recipient for several support grants for the art classroom. Hired in 2017 to fill new kindergarten position for expanding program for 1 year before creating new art approach. Specializing in EL Language classroom for Title I charter school with certification of 45 hours. NES highly qualified in Reading/Language. Utilizing the visual arts to support STEM and common core in the self-contained kindergarten classroom. Creating community outreach for developing science and social studies curriculum for kindergarten. Expanding math and common core visuals for playground design utilizing painted blacktop play areas.

ICAN Afterschool Program 7/2016 – 6/2017

ICAN positive program for at risk youth. Program specialist developing community outreach and curriculum for evidenced based programming, the arts, and nonprofit collaboration. Developed afterschool programing partnership with MIM to encourage music education for members. Community outreach for nonprofit collaboration with Phoenix Youth Circus, Harmony Project of Phoenix and other community organizations in the arts. Enhanced student experiences in integrated learning, project-based explorations in STEAM and specialization in SEL. Focus priority of developing visual acuity, small/gross motor skills and communications skills of at-risk youth. Worked with HR to acquire new talent to programming, training and volunteer interactions. Avnet collaboration for STEM project. Established informal IEP protocols as needed. Peer Mentor and volunteer mentor for youth leaders.

Visual Art Education Torah Day School 8/2015-6/2016

Visual Art/Literacy teacher for private, Independent School in North Phoenix. Developed programing for Early Childhood and specialized in Theology/Art for students attending a traditional school. Enhanced curriculum with integrated lessons with STEM. Created opportunities for students to explore the visual arts through creating murals for the school.

Tesseract School, Paradise Valley Arizona EC, K-12 8/2005-7/2015 EC, k-12 School closed US and consolidated MS to LS position, closed all June 2015. Utilizing prior experience and skills as listed to be recognized as a three-time Nominee for Art Education Individual: Governor's Art Awards 2010 and 2012, 2013. Restructured programs from art enrichment to nationally recognized art education program. Changed grade grouped elective classes to be required classes for K-8 meeting biweekly. Included small motor skills and thematic units in EC. Founding teacher for 4-year sequential program for the Upper School. Selected/hired Educator for k-4 when program growth required a second instructor. Developed state recognized Visual Arts Program for grades 5-12. Discipline based art education studio classes focusing on individual creative growth and expression. Development of all curricula aligned with National Standards. Successful integration and thematic units of grade level core class content with visual arts. Emphasis on student centered learning, project-based learning, SEL approach, risk taking and high standard of achievement. Creative critical problem-solving skills utilized in personal expression as key to 21Century lifelong learning. Utilization of community, professional artists in the classroom experience. Professional presentation of student work in established galleries.

St. Athanasius School, Evanston Illinois 8/1991-8/2005

K-8 elementary school, and visual art tutorials

•Focus on Brain theory-based learning and learning through the arts

•Interactive use of Betty Edwards Drawing with the Right brain

•Successful mainstreaming of special needs into the classroom

•Development of technology as an art tool in the classroom

•Innovative use of contests and outside activities to promote the visual arts

•Student recognition through publication in textbooks and online galleries, representing the USA in global traveling

gallery exhibits

Administrative/Leadership Experience

•Technology integration, applications with 1:1 iPad programming in the art studio.

•Mastered use of Smart board, mimeo, iPads, apple T.V., use of interactive software apps for student interaction, creative process, research, development of projects with STEM, STEAM and Common Core components

•Online, interactive iPad training for teachers and art teachers -co educator

•Successfully developing visual art budget, responsible for formulating rational for budget, implementing budget, monitoring expenditures at or below budget- IL & AZ. Responsible for growth of program (80% growth improvement or program) and funding ($300 initial in both original programs – 3K to 5K in both IL/AZ at peak of programing).

•Curriculum development & implementation for EC, K-12 to National Standards in Visual Art IL/AZ

•Co-President of NAEA sub issue group ISAE 2011-2014

•Arizona Association of Independent Schools Visual Arts facilitator 2007-2015

•Co-Director AAIS New Teacher Mentoring Workshop: budget, program, 2009-2005

•Curator National Gallery of Art off site educational materials1993-present (IL/AZ)

•Grant director and contact for USGOV visual art grant applications for IL/AZ

•Five-time grant director/ recipient for visual art programming –IL, AZ

•Master Teacher program participant and mentor program - IL

•Strategic planning committee member – IL,AZ

•Sustainability committee member; director sustainability workshop-AZ

•Building Committee teacher representative-AZ

•Curriculum mapping -AZ ; assessment group leader- IL

•Professional Development committee member– AZ

•Collection curator of Anthropology Museum- IL

Related Experiences

•Published author: Scholastic Art Magazine elementary lesson plans,2011-present. Featured teacher Issue March 2012 vol.42 No. 5; Scholastic Media- Michael's Crafts Web site teacher lesson plans2011-2012; Michigan Art Journal, ARTeacher – 3 articles

•Contributor, reviewer, studio consultant Glencoe McGraw-Hill art textbooks

•Director Visual Arts Chicago Park District Fine Arts Academy 1993-95

•Director Glenview Park District Summer Arts Program 1996-99

•Presenter and Panelist Art Institute of Chicago, Special needs in the art room 2004

•Guest Teacher Chicago Park District Senior Class Offerings 1995

•Two- time Judge Dick Blick Block Print contest through Artsonia.com, 2003-4

•Private tutor/ individual and group 1991-2000

•Artist: watercolors, pastels, acrylics, crafts

Awards/Honors

•2013 Governor's Art Education Award Nominee finalist

•2012 Governor's Art Education Award Nominee finalist

•2011 -AAIS Conference, Network facilitator, Presenter art and learning

•2010- present Co-president ISAE subcommittee for NAEA

•2010- Scholastic Art Teacher Consultant, author, studio teacher

•2010 Governor’s Art Education Award Nominee finalist

•2010 Presenter AAIS Schools: Art Educator’s/ raising the bar in art education

•2009 – present Guest Lecturer ASU Museum Class Art Education

•2008 Presenter AAIS and Tesseract faculty – Cooperative learning

•2007,2006 Artsonia leadership award

•2006 National Kind Teacher Award

•2004-present, listed in WHO’s WHO: American Woman, Teacher, Education, Global

•2000 US Gov Dept of Energy Special award for Power art Contest

•1998 Illinois Alliance for Arts Education: Outstanding Achievements in Art Education in IL

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