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RESUME

All information presented here is from after I graduated high school; any information from high school can either be found on the Notable High School Works page or provided upon request. For a printer friendly version of my resume, click here

Grace Walker Collins

 

Address: 3306 Oakland Drive, Sugar Land, TX, 77479
Cell Phone: (713) 345-0583, Email: gracewcollins@comcast.net

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Education                                   
The Pennsylvania State University-University Park, PA 
Bachelor of Science: Art Education                                             

  • President’s Freshman Award Recipient

  • Dean’s list August 2014 – Present

  • Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society Member

  • Penn State PAEA Chapter Member

May 2019

GPA: 3.74

Skills

  • Teacher’s Certification:

    • Art Education (Pre-K-12)                  

  • Proficient with:

    • Adobe Photoshop 

    • Final Cut Pro

    • TinkerCAD

    • Adobe Premiere 

    • Microsoft Word 

    • Microsoft Power Point

    • Google Suite

    • 2D media

    • 3D media

Spring 2019

Mount Nittany Middle School, State College, PA: 8 weeks                                  Spring 2019

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Position: Student Teacher; 8th Grade Art

  • Created and taught unit about two-dimensional, geometric design to five classes

  • Managed student behaviors and classroom supplies

    • Took inventory​

    • Created seating charts

    • Disciplined students as needed

  • Cooperated with two separate teams of teachers in order to:

    • Provide feedback on student wellness and behavioral concerns

    • Create an interdisciplinary unit of study for all students

  • Worked directly with students with special needs and provided information for IEP meetings

    • Autism​

    • Dyslexia

    • ADD/ADHD

    • Anxiety

    • Depression

    • Other learning abilities

Concord Elementary School, Pittsburgh, PA: 7 weeks                                                                Fall 2018


Position: Student Teacher; K-5th Grade Art

  • Designed and taught a multitude of lessons to different level learners about the following materials:

    • Recycled Sculptures

    • Memory Boxes

    • Typography

    • Paper Clay

    • Book Making

    • Drawing

    • Painting

    • Collage

  •  Created and hung displays for student artwork around the school

    • Student sculptures​

    • Student drawings

    • Paper mural for International Dot Day

  • Managed student behaviors and classroom supplies

    • Created seating charts​

    • Created student portfolios

    • Worked with special needs students

    • Worked with English Language Learners

Penn State Saturday Art School; 8 weeks                                                                    Spring 2018

 

Position:  Instructor, Middle School and High School                                                                      

  • Created and implemented a unit plan consisting of four lesson plans​

    • Used a variety of mediums with the students

      • Drawing, painting, recycled-material sculptures, Photoshop, video​, and Adobe Premiere

    • Created curricular resources to go along with the lessons

    • Documented weekly work and adjusted to student's needs

  • Reorganized the classroom and organized supplies

    • Cleaned and organized that studio space weekly for optimal learning

    • Managed the supplies to keep an organized storage space

    • Communicated effectively with parents when extra time was needed for class

  • Used University resources to create a more enriching experience

    • Conducted a field trip to the Palmer Museum of Art​

    • Worked with the technology department to acquire iPads and filming equipment for the students to work with

    • Brought students to different computer labs for power point discussions and demonstrations

    • Worked closely with Penn State Media Commons to gain access to private  digital editing studios  

  • Curated an exhibition of student work along side the other Saturday School Teachers

    • Gathered works and planned where and how they would be shown ​

    • Created custom hanging equipment and display table for student work

    • Successfully integrated technology into the exhibition in the form of a projector

Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery, Sugar Land, TX  
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Position:  Summer Art Camp Instructor                           

  • Taught numerous, four-day long summer classes for learners aged four to fourteen

  • Created three separate lessons per class including sample projects

  • Managed volunteer assistants

  • Summer 2018: Orchestrated the layout, hanging, and preparation for the end of the summer juried art show. Three of my students won awards including Best of Show

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Summers 2016-2018

The Honor Roll School, Sugar Land, TX                                                                        Summer 2017

 

Position:  Summer Camp Volunteer                                                                                       

  • Assisted the main art teacher

    • Helped students one on one

    • Prepared the classroom and supplies

    • Aided in firing ceramic work

    • Assisted with cleaning and preparing the classroom for the school year

  • Assisted Pre-K teachers and taught an art lesson to those students

    • Helped the Science, Math, and English teachers with their lessons

    • Worked with struggling students one on one

    • Facilitated and participated in imaginary play

    • Monitored students at recess and lunch

Artistic Accomplishments

  • Participated in the Arts And Architecture Before and After Project

  • Created a 360-degree video project and ran its exhibition

  • Showed collaborative work at the Undergraduate Juried Art Show at Penn State

    • Collaborative Group won 1st Place with the ceramic piece Second Impressions​

  • Collaborated with artists on a work shown at the Palmer Museum of Art

  • Curated the Hump Day Gallery's show The Color of Narrative at Penn State

  • 2 works selected to be displayed in the Marilyn Dickey Juried Art Show      

    •  One piece awarded honorable mention for mixed media.

  • Artwork titled Country Home was auctioned off at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Student Art Competition​ in 2014 for $20,000

    • The work has been displayed at both the George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport​

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