Samantha Munyon

• Worked with children grades K-6 from Dunham Camp to create prints of their own
• Skills acquired: setting a press, working with kids, coordinating, and communicating a lesson plan, preparing materials, encouraging, and supporting student artists.

Taught second grade art students about the leaves located in Cincinnati. I created a series of 4 lessons where the students created their own leaf piles using chalk pastel rubbings of tree leaves that are native to the Cincinnati area. Since it was fall, the students focused on warm leaf colors.

• Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group discussions.
• Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.

Taught 3 High School classes, grades 9-12, ceramic slab projects.

• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
• Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
• Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.

• Created an 8-Lesson 8th-grade unit plan on tunnel book designs with two co-teachers
• Once a week planned and implemented hands-on experiences that investigated the elements of Art, such as foreground, middle ground, and background
• As well as vocab such as setting, focal point, and depth
• Utilized technology such as PowerPoint presentation, doc camera, and smart board
• Prepared students to prepare and hang students’ final work
• Skills acquired: Collaborative lesson planning, positive classroom management, supplies organization, and developing rapport with students.

• Created a 5- Lesson kindergarten unit plan on stained glass window designs with a co-teacher
• Once a week planned and implemented hands-on experiences that investigated the elements of Art, such as line, shape, texture, and color
• Utilized technology that included a PowerPoint presentation and demonstration with a doc camera
• Prepared and hung students’ final work
• Skills acquired: Collaborative lesson planning, positive classroom management, supplies organization, and developing rapport with students

• Bussing tables, pour waters for guests, assisting servers with whatever they may need, Taking/ Running IRD orders
• Skills Acquired: multi-tasking, attention to detail, guest empathy

• Cash people out, took pictures of families, provided advice and prices on Christmas trees, and designed and created Christmas wreaths
• Skills acquired: customer service, patience and empathy, multitasking.

• Seating guests, filling drink orders and handling carryout orders
• Skills acquired: customer service, working fast and efficiently.

• Worked at the steam table preparing food for customers
• Skills acquired: customer service, working fast and efficiently.