KRISTEN MUSCARO
618 Benninghaus Road, Baltimore, MD 21212 | 814-688-6676 kmuscaro@gmail.com
www.kristenmuscaro.com | https://naea.digication.com/kristen_muscaro
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Professional Summary
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Motivated artist and art educator with a passion for community building and cross-curricular education. Several years of experience teaching art in a variety of settings and making personal artwork in community studios. Studio practice focuses mostly on ceramic biomorphic sculptures, inspired by forms and processes in nature. Currently leading a school wide approach to arts-integrated curriculum in all classes with the goal of increasing student motivation and teacher satisfaction.
Qualifications
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Education
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Masters of Arts: Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion candidate
Anticipated graduation, Spring 2019
Towson University, Towson, MD
Current GPA 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fine Arts-Studio Art, 2012
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Concentration: Ceramics, Minor: Art History, GPA: 3.9/4.0
Study Abroad, 2010
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy. 6-week summer session
Certifications
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Maryland Teacher Certification in Art K-12
Pennsylvania Teacher Certification in Art K-12
North Carolina Teacher Certification in Art K-12
- West Virginia Teacher Certification in Art K-12
Experience
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Visual Art Teacher, k-5 02/16-Present
Edgewood Elementary School, Harford County Public School District
Develop cross-curricular art units for k-5th grade art classes
Communicate with parents
Attend professional development trainings
Edgewood is a Title I school with 434 students. The average class size is 24 students.
Senior Visual Arts Instructor, 10/15-02/16
Access Art after school program, Lyndhurst Elementary School
Write and implement art curriculum for k-5 students
Supervise other instructors
Manage supply budget
Facilitate weekly meetings
Ceramics Instructor, 09/15-03/16
Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
Teach weekly clay classes to children aged 6-12 in a community studio
Students are from public, private, and home schools. Class size average is 8 students.
Substitute Teacher, 09/15-02/16
City Neighbors Charter School, Baltimore, MD
Teach a variety of subjects in grades k-8
Reggio Emilia structure, inquiry-based/arts integrated curriculum
Baltimore City Public Charter School
Studio Assistant, 07/13-07/15
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC
Work exchange program to fund studio practice
Assist renting artists
Manage bi-monthly gallery installations
Interim Art Teacher, 02/15-06/15
C.T. Koontz Intermediate School, Asheville, NC
Responsible for 5th and 6th grade, totaling 700 students.
6th graders meet every day for nine-weeks and 5th graders meet once a week all year.
Title 1 school located in Buncombe County, NC
Ceramics Instructor, 08/14-08/15
Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville, NC
Teach clay classes to children aged 4-16 after school in a community studio.
Students are from public, private, and home schools. Class size average is 8 students.
Substitute Teacher, 08/14-02/15
Buncombe County Schools, Asheville, NC
Teach a variety of subjects in a variety of schools in grades k-12.
AmeriCorps VISTA Student Success Coordinator, 08/13-08/14
United Way of Asheville-Buncombe County, Asheville, NC
Develop, sustain, and evaluate after school opportunities for Enka Middle students
Recruit and coordinate volunteers
Manage student data for writing and reporting grants
Ceramics Instructor, 01/11-06/13
Erie Art Museum Clay Space, Erie, PA
Teach handbuilding and wheel throwing to youth ages 4-13
load and fire student work
write curriculum
communicate with parents
Summer Resident Artist and Teaching Assistant, 05/12-08/12
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC
Assist teaching summer clay camp program
Mature as a studio artist
Load, fire, and manage work from roughly 200 students