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Nadia Winter
Art Teacher
Road Town,BVI
Summary
Teacher with resourceful and engaging teaching style demonstrated over 16 years of academic experience. Caring and hardworking professional with exceptional work ethic and commitment to cultivating productive learning environments to drive student progress and comprehension.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Department- Art, Math, Music
Government Of The Virgin Islands
Road Town, British Virgin Islands
09.2008 - 08.2022
- Lead teachers within the department
- Check lesson plans, outlines, materials
- Evaluate students performance with in the subject areas.
- Evaluate teachers teaching and performance
- Write reports
- Managed efficient workflows by creating effective schedules and delegating work based on personnel strengths and knowledge.
- Work with the school principals, councilor and other cabinet members to create programs and policies.
- Maintained open and productive communication with teaching staff, administration, students and parents.
- Collaborated with department to coordinate multifaceted solutions to emerging problems.
- Evaluated performance continuously to identify areas in need of improvement and implement strategies to keep team on-track.
- Enforced organizational rules and incorporated policy changes into departments' day-to-day activities.
- Improved department operations by capturing numerous opportunities to streamline processes and reduce waste.
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
Visual Art Teacher
Government Of The Virgin Islands
Road Town, BVI
09.2006 - 08.2022
- Researched best practices for arts integration and visual arts trends and applied new techniques to lesson plan material.
- Instructed students on visual arts techniques and assigned related art projects for students in [Number] grade levels.
- Taught students to identify key elements of style, intent and emotion when experiencing art.
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various art forms and media.
- Worked collaboratively with school administrators to implement intellectually challenging visual arts program that provided creative outlet for students.
- Lectured students on art history and current techniques in disciplines such as [Type].
- Tracked student behaviors and gave parents feedback to provide comprehensive support for student growth and development.
- Kept adequate inventory to allow students to fully experience [Type] art without exceeding budget limits.
- Maintained current and accurate grade book for each student covering assignments, projects and examinations.
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
- Worked with struggling students to offer additional help with classroom and hands-on learning.
- Adapted curricula to meet current standards and promote student skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Guyana
Guyana 09.2001 - 06.2005
Associate of Arts - Painting And Drawing
Burrowers School of Arts
Guyana 09.1997 - 06.2001
Skills
Individual and group instruction
undefinedAccomplishments
- Spearheaded special pilot project focused on Visual Arts
- Coordinate art shows and music performance for students and parents.
- Awarded Innovation in Fashion and Arts by Caribbean Style and Fashion, Washington DC · Jun 2018
- Increased student participation in the arts by engaging everyone in the process.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of 9 in the school development plan.
- Supervised team of 8 staff members.
Additional Information
I am a diverse teacher and a fast learner who works well within a team setting. Eager to learn new concepts and policies that will equip me to better serve within my post.
Interests
Lead School Social Committee
Create activities to pull teachers and staff members together within a social setting
Create bounding activities for new teachers with other season teachers
Create end of year social for staff members
Examination Moderator - Caribbean Examination Council
Mark Schools Based Assignments within the BVI for The Caribbean Examination Council (Jamaica/ Barbados) yearly
Moderate and train teachers to mark exams at the Caribbean Examination Council standards
Timeline
Head of Department- Art, Math, Music
Government Of The Virgin Islands
09.2008 - 08.2022
Visual Art Teacher
Government Of The Virgin Islands
09.2006 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Guyana
09.2001 - 06.2005
Associate of Arts - Painting And Drawing
Burrowers School of Arts
09.1997 - 06.2001
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