Résumé

Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education May 2021

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Arts May 2021

VDOE Teaching Licensure Pending Expected 2021

PRAXIS 1: Exemption through SAT/ACT scores:
- SAT Scores: 670 Reading / 610 Math / 690 Writing
ACT Score: 29 Composite
PRAXIS 5134: Art Content Knowledge 187
VCLA Scores: 300 Reading / 272 Writing / 572 Total

Glen Allen High School Henrico, VA

Student Teaching Spring 2021, 270 Hours

Observed and assisted in teaching of and directly taught 98 9th-12th grade students across 8 Digital Media, Arts, & Design classes over an 8-week period—83 direct teaching hours
Learned and implemented parallel hybrid teaching strategies throughout the placement while following COVID-19 protocols, PSAT proctoring

Salem Church Elementary School Chesterfield, VA

Student Teaching Spring 2021, 246 Hours

Observed and assisted in teaching of and directly taught 500+ Pre-K-5th grade students over an 8-week period—67 direct teaching hours
Learned and implemented synchronous and asynchronous online teaching strategies alongside teaching in-person while following COVID-19 protocols

Holman Middle School Henrico, VA

Teacher Shadowing Spring 2020, 13 Hours

Observed, facilitated one-on-one discussions, small-group discussions, and mini-critiques, demonstrated artmaking techniques for an Art I class and a sixth-grade class

Woolridge Elementary School Midlothian, VA

Student Teaching and Shadowing Fall 2019, 8 Classes

Taught two fifth grade classes (~25 students each) printmaking techniques for four days each after observing cooperating teacher for 3 days—6 direct teaching hours

VCU ACE-IT in College Richmond, VA

Education Coach Fall 2017-Fall 2019

Provided individualized academic support for collegiate-level classes in and out of the classroom for 1-2 students with intellectual disabilities per semester

Parallel Hybrid teaching through Microsoft Teams: March 2021 - May 2021
Fully online teaching through Google Meets: January 2021 - March 2021
6+ years of experience with the Adobe Creative Suite and directly taught various digital artmaking skills in photoshop, including: rotoscope animation in Adobe Photoshop, photography and photo editing through Adobe Photoshop, audio and video editing through Adobe Premiere
Expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite, including: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign
8+ years of experience with the Microsoft Suite, including expertise in: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Teams
4+ years of experience with the Google Suite, including expertise in: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, Gmail, and Google Meets

Art Education Journal January 2020

Leading Author: Lentz, A. R., Buffington, M. L. (2020). Art + Politics = Activism: The Work of Ai Weiwei. Art Education, 73(1), 52-58.

Virginia Art Education Association 2018 Conference Richmond, VA

Presenter October 2018

Presented UROP Research on Ai Weiwei, UDL, intellectual disability teaching strategies and their implications for the art room; presented the unit plan from this research

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fellowship at VCU Richmond, VA

Fellow Summer 2018

Conducted academic research on: Ai Weiwei, intellectual disability & appropriate teaching strategies for ID, UDL, and their respective praxis implementations

Art Education Student Advisory Board Richmond, VA

Member April 2017 – May 2021

Determined how the Art Education program at VCU could be improved and how student fees should be appropriated

National Art Education Association Member 2018- Present

Virginia Art Education Association Member 2018- Present