Katherine Elizabeth Cahill's Teaching Resume
Katherine Elizabeth Cahill
Education/ Certifications
Bachelor of Fine Art
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Major: Art Education, Concentration: Drawing, GPA: 3.4 Graduated: December 2010.
Dean’s List: Fall 2009, Spring 2008.
Certifications
Federal Criminal History Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, and New York Criminal Check.
Professional/Volunteer Experience
St. Paul’s Christian Childhood Center
Summer 2006-June 2012. Saratoga Springs, NY
· Teacher’s Assistant in 2, 3 and 4/5 year old classrooms, each with up to 12 students.
· Assisted teachers with art and craft lessons, prepared materials, read stories and interacted with children during circle time, recess, nap, lunch,
and snack time.
· Developed and fine tuned instructional techniques.
Student Teaching
Fall 2010
Upper Merion Area Middle School PA, 2010 National School of Character
· Wrote and taught art lessons to students grades 5-8 and special needs.
· Observed veteran U.M.A.M.S art teachers.
· Adapted lessons appropriately for special needs students and students with disabilities.
· Delegated instructions to cooperating teacher for daily preparation.
· Participated in and co-taught intramural art club (Art For Fun) once a week for 6 weeks.
Young Artists Workshop
Spring 2010
Moore College of Art and Design, Teacher and Paraeducator:
Special Populations Classes
· Instructed classes of up to 8 students, ages 8-12 and 12-20 with Autism, Down Syndrome, and Asperger Syndrome.
· Wrote and taught lessons on quilts and newspaper sculptures and supervised assistants.
· Paraeducated for other student teachers during their lessons.
Digital Photography II
· Educated class of up to 8 students grades 9-12.
· Taught lesson on artist Sally Mann and designated tasks for teacher.
· Paraeducated for photography professor.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workshop for Disabled Adults
Fall 2008
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
· Guided participants through Gee’s Bend tour and back to Education Studios.
· Led group activities of piecing together quilts, drawing on fabric, and putting shapes together to assemble a paper quilt collage.
· Helped prepare materials, explain directions, piece and iron together quilts.
Relevant Coursework
Fine Arts
Digital Imaging, Photography, Abstract Drawing, Drawing into Print, Projects in Clay, Sculpture II, Painting II, Pattern Texture and Collage, Working
and Thinking as a Curator, and Pictorial Fundamentals in Illustration
Fashion
Introduction to Fashion Design, Fashion Drawing, History of Costume, and Drawing the Figure in Context
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) Adobe Photoshop, Mac OX S, and Windows
Education/ Certifications
Bachelor of Fine Art
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Major: Art Education, Concentration: Drawing, GPA: 3.4 Graduated: December 2010.
Dean’s List: Fall 2009, Spring 2008.
Certifications
Federal Criminal History Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, and New York Criminal Check.
Professional/Volunteer Experience
St. Paul’s Christian Childhood Center
Summer 2006-June 2012. Saratoga Springs, NY
· Teacher’s Assistant in 2, 3 and 4/5 year old classrooms, each with up to 12 students.
· Assisted teachers with art and craft lessons, prepared materials, read stories and interacted with children during circle time, recess, nap, lunch,
and snack time.
· Developed and fine tuned instructional techniques.
Student Teaching
Fall 2010
Upper Merion Area Middle School PA, 2010 National School of Character
· Wrote and taught art lessons to students grades 5-8 and special needs.
· Observed veteran U.M.A.M.S art teachers.
· Adapted lessons appropriately for special needs students and students with disabilities.
· Delegated instructions to cooperating teacher for daily preparation.
· Participated in and co-taught intramural art club (Art For Fun) once a week for 6 weeks.
Young Artists Workshop
Spring 2010
Moore College of Art and Design, Teacher and Paraeducator:
Special Populations Classes
· Instructed classes of up to 8 students, ages 8-12 and 12-20 with Autism, Down Syndrome, and Asperger Syndrome.
· Wrote and taught lessons on quilts and newspaper sculptures and supervised assistants.
· Paraeducated for other student teachers during their lessons.
Digital Photography II
· Educated class of up to 8 students grades 9-12.
· Taught lesson on artist Sally Mann and designated tasks for teacher.
· Paraeducated for photography professor.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workshop for Disabled Adults
Fall 2008
Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
· Guided participants through Gee’s Bend tour and back to Education Studios.
· Led group activities of piecing together quilts, drawing on fabric, and putting shapes together to assemble a paper quilt collage.
· Helped prepare materials, explain directions, piece and iron together quilts.
Relevant Coursework
Fine Arts
Digital Imaging, Photography, Abstract Drawing, Drawing into Print, Projects in Clay, Sculpture II, Painting II, Pattern Texture and Collage, Working
and Thinking as a Curator, and Pictorial Fundamentals in Illustration
Fashion
Introduction to Fashion Design, Fashion Drawing, History of Costume, and Drawing the Figure in Context
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) Adobe Photoshop, Mac OX S, and Windows