Nicole Anderson
1734 365 1521 msandersonarted@gmail msandersonarted.weebly Plymouth, MI 48170
To obtain a position to work as a K—12 Visual Arts Educator, using art as an
Objective intersection for all subjects while developing each student’s individual growth.
CREDENTIALS AND EDUCATION TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Michigan K-12 Art Education Certified
LQ Endorsement May 2017 Elementary Art Teacher
Michigan Department of Education Farrand and Dodson Elementary, Plymouth-Canton, MI
October 2018- PRESENT
Teacher Certification Program
Michigan State University • Developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for 30 classes
6 Credits towards Master’s Degree in including Young 5’s, ASD, and K-5 grades
Education • Administered pre- and post- assessments to determine student growth
2016 - 2017 across grade levels
• Chose and mounted 90 pieces of art to help set-up for district Art Show
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education • Incorporated cross context curriculum into lessons
with a Concentration in Ceramics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
2012 - 2016
Elementary Art Teacher
Study Abroad – Music, Art, and P.D. Graham and Roosevelt-McGrath Elementary, Westland, MI
Language in Bregenz, Austria August 2017 - October 2018
Five-week trip attending various Developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for 28 classes
museums and operas while learning
• Administered pre- and post- assessments to determine student growth
conversational German
• Coordinated and supervised field trips to the Detroit Institute of Arts
7 Credits towards Undergraduate
Summer 2014 • Designed staff’s reading month t-shirts
• Collaborated with the music teacher to have an art and music night
twice a year
AWARDS & CERTIFICATES • Positively impacted lessons by using projector, YouTube, music, and
demonstrations
Dean’s List • Incorporated cross context curriculum into lessons
Michigan State University, 2016
• Helped facilitate the student talent show
Art Education Fine Arts Exhibition • Decorated and mentored Spring Fling Dance
Kresge Art Center, Fall 2015
TECHNICAL SKILLS TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
MS Office Middle School Art Education Intern
Thompson K-8 International Academy, Southfield, MI
January 2017 – PRESENT
Adobe Photoshop
• Established connections between MSU master courses and practical
classroom teaching
• Learned how International Baccalaureate at the MYP and PYP affect
Canvas
curriculum, student work, and performance
• Created original lessons to connect to global
• Google classroom and grading, attendance
IMovie
• Led an after school Art Club on
Elementary Art Education Intern
Google Drive & Classroom Riverside and Schoolcraft Elementary, Waterford, MI
August - December 2016
Weebly Web Software • Generated and taught cross-curricular lesson plans for grades K-5
• Created an environment that allows students of all abilities to achieve
success
• Participated in mentoring after school programs such as Lego Club and
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Cardboard Challenge
Fine Arts Ed Camp
• Created differentiated lessons for students while co-teaching two
Oakland County, January 2017 Cognitively Impaired classes
•
Michigan Art Education Conference
Traverse City, October 2016 Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Professional Development Days
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Waterford School District, 2016
• Volunteered to work with families and museum staff to create a
NAEA Member
cohesive learning environment
Fall 2015 - PRESENT
• Expanded personal understanding of contemporary art while lessons
Student Housing Cooperative were based on current exhibits at the museum
Board Representative • Participated in set-up and clean-up as well as contributed to the
East Lansing, Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
facilitation of art lessons
SOCIAL MEDIA HOBBIES & INTERESTS
msu.joinhandshake.com/users/1856960
Twitter.com/msandersonarted
Instagram.com/msandersonarted Tennis Cooking Photography
Pinterest.com/msandersonarted
Travel Music
REFERENCES
Carolyn Washington
Penny Kazmierski
Jessica Scott
Farrand Principal
Elementary Music Teacher rd
3 Grade Teacher
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
1734 582 69009 1734 474 0815
1734 478 5868
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