Teacher Assistant

Breanna Villane

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Canandaigua, New York 14424 owinv0@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION Nazareth College of Rochester

M.A. in Art Education

Dec 2011 GPA: 3.77

State University of New York Geneseo

B.A. in Art Studio

Dec 2009 GPA 3.5

Dean’s List, Magna Cum Laude

Union County College

A.A. in Early Childhood Education

Dec 2006 GPA: 3.8

CERTIFICATION New York State Initial Certification (effective December 2011)

Art Education (Birth – Gr. 12)

FIELD Saturday Art for Children, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY (2/10-4/10)

EXPERIENCE Lead Teacher & Teacher Assistant

• Taught in a Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classroom with another teacher.

• Lessons were prepared weekly and collaboratively using various materials.

• Lessons focused on formal mediums, as well as mixed and contemporary.

• Created lesson plan topics relevant to the students, as well as lessons to improve skills.

Elementary Art Teacher, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Honeoye Falls, NY (2/11-3/11)

Student Teacher

• Taught art lessons to grades 2-5

• Lessons prepared daily, and some collaboration with classroom teachers.

• Lessons focused on developing communication skills using foundations of art.

• Created lesson plan topics that connected to other cultures, as well as the students’.

• Worked with students of varying levels, 2 high needs classes.

Secondary Art Teacher, Holley, NY, (3/11-5/11)

Student Teacher

• Taught art lessons to grades 8-12. Basic studio classes, ceramics and Portfolio.

• Lessons were prepared daily, each day having a different goal and objective.

• Lessons allowed students freedom to create with various materials at once.

• Worked with a self-contained special needs class every 4 days.

Saturday Art for Children, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY (10/11-11/11)

Lead Teacher & Teacher Assistant

• Taught in a Second and Third grade classroom with another teacher.

• Lessons were prepared weekly and collaboratively using various 2-D and 3-D materials.

• Lessons focused on students connecting their personal experiences with art.

• Created lesson plan topics relevant to the students while integrating ELA standards and other disciplines.

RELATED YMCA, Westfield, NJ (10/01-12/04)

EXPERIENCE Senior Counselor

• Lead various art activities with students grades K-5.

• Created activities that allowed students of various ages able to participate.

• Created a 3D puppet activity plan for the 1st grade.

ART Recognizing Excellence, Artwork in the Office of the Dean of the Arts (2009)

AWARDS Regional Juried Student Art Show, Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallery R, Rochester, NY (2009)

SPECIAL • Painting – lessons in watercolor, oil, gauche and acrylic

SKILLS • Computer – Photoshop, In Design, Word, PowerPoint, Excel

• Ceramics- Slab constructions, Wheel throwing, Slip molds

• Photography- experience in a darkroom and with 35mm camera

• Art Commissions – created various forms of art commissioned by private customers

COMMUNITY Young Audiences, Rochester, NY (9/10-11/10)

SERVICE Help create a new catalog for the education community. This catalog provides information for teachers about local artists who can be asked to come into teach, demonstrate or even talk to students.

All Things Art, Canandaigua, NY (9/09-1/10)

Help with window displays and creating of artwork for a non-profit organization. The organization exhibits local artists and puts on various classes for the community to learn different art forms, such as visual, musical and theatrical.

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