About me, Mr. Smith, Visual Arts Teacher
Education
1997 to present Art Teacher
Teach Art to grades K – 3
Lone Oak Elementary School
Lone Oak Elementary Intermediate School (Grades 4 & 5) 2013/14
Lone Oak Elementary School (K - 5) 1997 to 2013
2003 to present Art Education Adjunct Teacher
Teach Fall course “ART 343: Art Materials & Techniques for the Classroom Teacher” to Elementary Education
Majors in the “2+2 Education Program”.
Murray State University Paducah Regional Campus
Experiences
Lone Oak Intermediate School: 2013/14 school year.
Professional Recognition
Professional Organizations
- Masters in School Administration: Professional Certificate for Instructional Leadership Supervisor of Instruction, Level 2
- Masters in School Administration: Professional Certificate for Instructional Leadership Supervisor of Instruction, Level 1
- Masters in Secondary Education: Area of Emphasis in Art Education, Drawing & Painting
- Provisional Certificate for Teaching Secondary Grades 9 – 12, Departmentalized Grades 7 – 8 in field, and Endorsement for Elementary School Art (Area of Specialization in Art)
- Bachelor of Science in Studio Art: Area of Emphasis in Graphic Design
1997 to present Art Teacher
Teach Art to grades K – 3
Lone Oak Elementary School
Lone Oak Elementary Intermediate School (Grades 4 & 5) 2013/14
Lone Oak Elementary School (K - 5) 1997 to 2013
2003 to present Art Education Adjunct Teacher
Teach Fall course “ART 343: Art Materials & Techniques for the Classroom Teacher” to Elementary Education
Majors in the “2+2 Education Program”.
Murray State University Paducah Regional Campus
Experiences
- Illustrator - Illustrate a children's book, It's Christmas Again by Gaylon Hayden, 2015.
- Representative - Purchase & Pennyrile Regional Representative for Kentucky Art Education Association, Fall 2009 to 2015.
- Co-Presenter - Co-present a KEA professional development for McCracken County Teachers on implementing Kentucky Arts Standards, 2016.
- Presenter - Presented at McCracken County's Guidance Councilors' annual conference (methods of illustrating images for a book), 2016.
- Presenter – Present each fall at Kentucky Art Education Association Fall Conferences, 2007 to current.
- Teacher – Summer program: Camp Invention (from 2012 to present)
- Co-Hosted – Co-hosted a KyAEA summer Professional Development, KyAEA Board Member, 2012 and Co-hosted KyAEA Summer Professional Development, 2011.
- Presenter – Presented Visual Art Curriculum and KDE’s Arts & Humanities Program Review Professional Development at Central Elementary School, Draffenvile, KY for Art Teachers in Marshall County Schools (Fall 2009) and at Seldia Elementary School, in Seldia, KY to Elementary Art and Music Teachers in Graves County Schools (Summer 2011).
- Coordinator – Professional Development Coordinator, Lone Oak Elementary School, 8/2006 to current.
- Special Area Representative – School Base Decision Making Council,
Lone Oak Intermediate School: 2013/14 school year.
- Representative – Special Area Representative on Lone Oak Elementary School’s PTO Board, 2007 to 2013 and 2014 to 2016. Collaborated with PTO on school-wide fundraiser, Love Of The Arts: Dinner, Talent Show and Art Auction (this year Artome).
- Chairman – Learning Environment Committee, Lone Oak Elementary School, 8/2006 to 8/2011.
- Principal Selection Committee – Served on Lone Oak Elementary School’s School Based Decision Making Principal Selection Committee, 2016 and 2006 and served on Lone Oak Intermediate School’s School Based Decision Making Principal Selection Committee, 2013/14 school year.
- Supervising Teacher (Student Teacher Program) – Teacher Education Services, College of Education, Murray State University. Supervised Student Teachers: Fall 2002, Spring 2004; Fall 2004;Spring 2005; Fall 2006; Spring 2007; Fall 2009; Spring 2010; Fall 2010; Fall 2011; and Spring 2018.
- Resource Teacher – Kentucky Teacher Internship Program, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, and 2015/16.
Professional Recognition
- Kentucky Art Education Association's Art Teacher of the Year, 2019.
- Kentucky Art Education Association’s Elementary Art Educator of the Year, 2009.
- Exhibited artwork in the “Graves County High School Alumni Art Show”, Spring 2007.
- Created “Geometric Quilt Design” lesson plan for KET Visual Arts Toolkit, published 2005.
Professional Organizations
- National Art Education Association member
- Kentucky Education Association member
- McCracken County Education Association member