Geri Passaro-Floyd
Collierville,TN
Summary
Energetic Visual Art teacher interested in and respectful of young people. Passionate about Fine Arts and Art history and committed to maintaining up-to-date knowledge in field. Trained in the unique needs of Visual art students learners. Excellent parental communication techniques for middle school environment.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher
Lausanne Collegiate School
08.2003 - Current
- Collaborated with classroom teachers to meet needs of curriculum through Interdisciplinary student projects required by IB curriculum.
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.
- Taught students to identify key elements of style, intent and emotion when experiencing art.
- Displayed student artworks, prepared instruction materials, construction of bulletin boards, grading work and setting up work areas..
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways to be incorporated in art assignments.
- Used Veracross software to upload all student grades and absence data into computer systems.
- Designed and implemented Visual art curriculum/units to align with IB, MYP standards and goals for middle school.
- Developed advanced art curriculum to meet instructional needs of upper school art courses.
- Coordinated and installed yearly middle school art show in Blackmon gallery at Lausanne.
- Organized and submitted artworks into local and national competitions.
- Created and implemented a student sewing club for grades 5 - 8 for school year.
Elementary Visual Arts Teacher
Germanshire Elementary
08.2001 - 05.2003
- Taught up to 30 children per class during small-group learning periods.
- Established positive rapport with all students and parents through home calls, emails and Parent Teacher Club.
- Leveraged diverse learning strategies to prepare students for higher-level education requirements.
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives through National Art standards.
- Provided one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Displaying student artworks, prepared instruction materials including copying, construction of bulletin boards, grading work and setting up work areas.
- Collaborated with classroom teachers to meet needs of Gifted and Talented students requiring extra support for state and national competitions .
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.
- Taught students to identify key elements of style, intent and emotion when experiencing art.
Elementary Visual Arts Teacher
Ross Road Elementary
08.2000 - 05.2001
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.
- Guided students to identify key elements of style, intent and emotion when experiencing art.
- Established classes on painting, collage, and color theory while focusing on Elements and Principles of Art and Design thru National Standards.
- Guided students to develop and practice creative processes and problem-solving skills.
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher
Northbrook Middle School
08.1993 - 05.1999
- Assessed submitted class assignments, determined grades and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Leveraged diverse learning strategies to prepare students for higher-level education requirements.
- Provided one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Created and implemented art showcases throughout the school year.
- Documented student work in order to exhibit and celebrate learning process of each child.
- Coordinated with classroom teachers to correlate art activities with classroom curriculum.
- Prompted student motivation and peer participation through implementation of positive reinforcement and rewards.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art, Minor in Art History
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TN08.1993
Skills
- Teaching Art - Grades 5, 6, 7, and Advanced Art, Grade 8
- Created, developed and piloted IB Art units for grade 5-8
- Implement differentiation within lesson planning
- Created Learning assessments for IB projects
- Implement differentiation within lesson planning
- Coordinate and organize Middle School Art showcase each year
- Coordinated with student artwork to be entered into local and national competitions for scholarship money
- Design and create student artwork displays which are rotated monthly throughout campus
- Developed positive relationships and a supportive environment with students for student retention at Lausanne
- Advisor for eighth grade class and implemented exercises of social, emotional coping skills/exercises for students
Timeline
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher
Lausanne Collegiate School
08.2003 - Current
Elementary Visual Arts Teacher
Germanshire Elementary
08.2001 - 05.2003
Elementary Visual Arts Teacher
Ross Road Elementary
08.2000 - 05.2001
Middle School Visual Arts Teacher
Northbrook Middle School
08.1993 - 05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art, Minor in Art History
Sam Houston State University
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