Jason Howard
Mahwah
Summary
Outgoing professional engages with students to promote love of learning. Fosters creative environment, designing lesson plans and assessing student progress. Valuable educator passionate about art and art history.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Aide
West Brook Middle School
08.2023 - Current
- Assisted teachers with supervision and care of children, classroom management, and coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Utilizing team-developed strategies, significantly helped one student reduce challenging behaviors and make progress.
Art Specialist/Counselor
YWCA
06.2021 - Current
- Seasonal Art counselor at this ACA accredited co-ed day camp. Planning, teaching, and supervising fun daily lessons to children of all abilities, 6-15.
- Creating engaging activities on the fly, ordering all supplies, and maintaining a clean and organized workplace.
Instructional Aide
ILearn Schools
09.2020 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Taught virtual Language Arts classes to SPED students (K through 4).
Art Instructor
One River School of Art and Design
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Instructed and assisted students in inclusive and highly interactive art classes.
- Research, plan, and gather inspirational material and visuals for classes.
Substitute Teacher
Frontline Education
05.2018 - 03.2021
- Instruct and manage classrooms, both short and long term, closely following teacher lesson plans.
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe classroom, while enhancing student learning with a range of instructional approaches.
Art Enrichment Instructor
Wellcore
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Created engaging art activities to appeal to students of wide-ranging abilities, capabilities, and cultures.
- Used positive reinforcement, empathic critiques, and demonstrations to help both ESL, and anglophones alike.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH03.2023
Diploma - undefined
Institute of Culinary Education
New York, NY04.2014
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree - Illustration
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY06.1987
Skills
- Strong English reading proficiency
- Effective communication skills
- Classroom management expertise
- Skilled in special education assistance
- Skilled in engaging children of various ages
- Empathetic and supportive
- Graphic art expertise
Timeline
Instructional Aide
West Brook Middle School
08.2023 - Current
Art Specialist/Counselor
YWCA
06.2021 - Current
Instructional Aide
ILearn Schools
09.2020 - Current
Art Instructor
One River School of Art and Design
07.2020 - 01.2022
Art Enrichment Instructor
Wellcore
08.2019 - 03.2020
Substitute Teacher
Frontline Education
05.2018 - 03.2021
Diploma - undefined
Institute of Culinary Education
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree - Illustration
Syracuse University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Southern New Hampshire University
Certifications
NJ Certificate of Eligibility (CE) - Art (In Progress)
- Art Content and Knowledge Praxis score-171