Danielle J Schmitt

helixis7185@gmail.com

Objective	A motivated, hardworking, and multi-talented Art Educator seeking a position in teaching at the elementary or secondary level.
Education	Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT Degree: BSED in Art Education Specialization: Media Arts Certification: Initial Educator's Certificate GPA: 3.64 Kappa Delta Pi National Scholar's Honor Society Kansai Gaidai Univerisity, Osaka, Japan Study Abroad: Spring Semester 2005
Related Courses	Art Education Theory & Practice 1, Practicum 1, Art Education and Technology, Aesthetic & Critical Dialogue about Art, Educational Psychology, Intro to Learners with Exceptionalities, Digital & Film Photography, Alternative Photography, Western Art 1&2, Art in the Kansai Area, Printmaking, Painting, Japanese Brush Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawing, 2 & 3-D Design
Work Experience	CREC: East Hartford/Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School Position: Long Term Art Substitute (Sept-Dec 2008) Developed and taught lessons to grades K-5 Collaborated with Science and Japanese teacher Taught additional enrichment in comics to 4th and 5th graders New Haven Public Schools Position: Paraprofessional (Summer 2007, 2008) Worked with children entering 4th grade in mandatory reading program Camp Candlewood New Fairfield, CT Seasonal Position: Unit Leader (Summer 2005) Superivised and supplemented activites for girls ages 6-13 Worked as an overnight supervisor Trans-lite Milford, CT Position: Japanese Font Consultant (June-September 2005) Designed Hiragana & Katakana on 16X16 pixel map Was taught basic AUTO-CAD in order to design characters Wrote hexidecimal code for each character (about 160) Collaborated & communicated with other employees on the project
Related Experience	The Morgan School, Clinton CT (Spring 2008) Developed lessons and taught Drawing & Painting I, II, Graphics, Basics, and Sculpture classes Prepared displays for student artwork Attended field trip for students interested in art related careers West Woods Elementary School, Hamden CT (Spring 2008) Developed lessons and taught grades K-6 Prepared displays for student artwork Attended district meeting, Hamden town wide art show Saturday Morning Art School (CCSU ART DEPT) (Fall 2006) and (Spring 2008) Mentored art education students teaching ages 5&6 Provided written and oral feedback regarding mentee performance Taught lessons to 9-11 year olds every morning Worked with teammates to create curriculum Used gallery space efficiently for student art show Location Studies: Course Abroad: Italy (Winter 2008) Traveled and experienced culture between the cities of Rome, Florence, and Siena Produced an independent study of photographs with architectural theme Cromwell Middle School, Cromwell CT (Fall 2007) Taught lessons on non-objective sculpture and 2 point perspective Set up display cases Observed and assisted teacher in classrom activities Waterbury Arts Magnet School, Waterbury CT (Spring 2007) Created and taught aesthetic game about non-objective sculpture for 8th grade John Lyman School Middlefield, CT (Spring 2007) Observed and assisted teacher in elementary art classroom Created and taught a critical inquiry lesson with grades 3+4
Skills	Elementary Level Japanese Basic HTML Intermediate knowledge of Photoshop Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Internet Event & Fine Art Digital Photographer
Activies & Interests	University Activities Kappa Delta Pi (Mar 2007-) WFCS 107.7 Disc Jockey (February 2007-) Study Abroad Club (Mar 2005-Sept 2006) Japanese Pop Culture Club Founder & President (Mar 2004-Sept 2005) Interests Music (listening, creating, mixing) Photography in all mediums Reading comic books in Japanese Cartooning Tennis
References	Available upon request

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