Rebecca Calderon
Leander,TX
Summary
Engaging and highly organized veteran visual arts educator with a 29-year career seeking part-time opportunities to support community-driven initiatives and creative outreach. I possess a versatile suite of transferable skills that allow me to manage projects, connect with diverse audiences, and turn creative visions into actionable community programs.
Overview
3
3
years of post-secondary education
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary Art Teacher
Leander ISD
Leander, Texas
08.2005 - 12.2025
- Instructed elementary students in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media techniques while differentiating for skills and abilities, personality and learning needs
- Designed visual arts lessons aligned with TEA and Leander ISD curriculum standards.
- Assessed student performance based on objectives and gave timely feedback to help students achieve.
- Managed classroom routines and maintained safe, organized art spaces.
- Monitored supply usage and tracked inventory levels to maintain essential materials for art instruction.
- Executed creative problem solving strategies in response to changing environments, situations, and funding challenges.
- Organized fundraising activities and service projects, including grant writing, to enhance program resources and community engagement.
- Event Cooperation by creating visually effective exhibitions of students' work and engagement displays, art shows and installations.
- Applied cross disciplinary thinking and collaboration with a variety of departments and areas of expertise.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education/ Art Education
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 01.1994 - 05.1997
Flour Bluff High School
Flour Bluff , TexasSkills
- Curriculum design and alignment to standards
- Lesson planning
- Art instruction with differentiation
- Student assessment and documentation
- Behavior management
- Technology integration and Software troubleshooting
- Inventory and Budget Management
- Event Coordination and Exhibitions
- Project management
- Workshop Facilitation
- STEAM integration
- Cross-curricular integration
- Multimedia art techniques
- Digital art tools
- Supply management
- Resource Acquisition
- Record keeping
- Community outreach
- Marketing
- Effective communication
- Relationship building
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Student engagement
- Field trip planning
- Fine motor skills development
- Portfolio assessment
- Organization and planning
- Time management
- Flexibility and multi-tasking
- Problem Solving/ Creative Thinking
- Turning abstract ideas into tangible outcomes
- Program Advocacy
- Resilience, persistence and patience
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal communication
- Field trip planning
- Multimedia instruction
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal communication
Affiliations
- Organized and facilitated campus Art Service project that helped to raise awareness and funding for our local food bank.
- Organized and facilitated Family Cardboard Challenge to build creative habits within families.
Timeline
Elementary Art Teacher
Leander ISD
08.2005 - 12.2025
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education/ Art Education
Texas State University
01.1994 - 05.1997
Flour Bluff High School