Resume/CV

Kandice Stewart

EDUCATION :

NYS Teacher Certification, Visual Arts K-12 (Professional)

NYS Teacher Certification, Grades 1-6 (Professional)

NJ Teacher Certification, Standard Visual Arts K-12

Columbia University Teacher's College, 2020 - NY

Ed.D Concentration in Art and Art Education Curriculum and Teaching

Milligan College, 2011 TN

BFA Concentration in Studio Arts/ Art History

Honors Society & Betty Goah Scholar 3.4 GPA

Fordham University, 2016 NY

Masters in Education

Summa Cum Laude 3.96 GPA

High School of Fashion Industries, 2007 NY

Regents Diploma Major in Studio/ Visual Arts

Salutatorian, Fine Arts Award & Mathematics Award 3.9 GPA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Educator Programs

The Academy for Teachers, NY - Presenter

Social Emotional Learning (Teacher + Student) - University of Colorado

National Art Education Association, School of Education at California State University

Modern Art & Ideas: Thematic Units - Museum of Modern Art

Healing with the Arts - University of Florida

EXPERIENCE:

Metropolitan Museum of Art Met Professional Learning Community Educator Fellow

New York, NY                       07/19 - Current

DREAM Charter School Department Chair + Visual Arts/Inventions Educator, Grades 2-8

New York, NY                       08/17 - Current

iTutor Instructional Consultant + Visual Arts & Art History Educator, Grades K-12

Remote                                 01/19 - Current

ArteVino Studio Cranford Art Instructor, Ages 4 - Adult

Cranford, NJ                        12/18 - Current

Muse Paint Studio White Plains Art Instructor, Ages 4 - Adult

New York, NY                       02/17 - 05/18

PS 536 - Department of Education ELA Teacher, Grade 4 (Solo IEP classified classroom)

New York, NY                       08/16 - 07/17

Teach for America/ Democracy Prep Charter Elementary Teacher, Grades K & 4 (ICT Classroom) 


New York, NY                       08/14 - 06/16

ROLES + SKILLS

Overview:

Coaching & Development as Department Chair of MAPS (Specialists) 

Cross-curricular Art Integration & STEM/ STEAM Development and Implementation

Consistent Highly-effective teaching practices for ICT, General Education, Gifted & Talented as well as 1-on-1, small group, and lecture hall instruction

Portfolio Development

Marketing and Exhibitions

Female Empowerment Groups

Pedagogical Approaches: Balance Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Approach (20:80)

Open-ended Instruction                     Integrated Learning TAB

Inquiry Learning                             Differentiated Instruction

Experiential Learning                      Cooperative Learning

Assessment/ Evaluation                    Peer Teaching

Locus of Control                              Kinesthetic Learning

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Work with grade teams to analyze data, revise practices, norm on initiatives, and discuss students with a solutions-oriented mindset

Actively engage and offer weekly feedback with colleagues, Academic Deans, and/or Principal

Excellent family engagement relations

Management Skills

Coordinate and manage small to large-scale school-based events

Create systems for exceptional effort and growth, both emotionally and academically

Set and maintain high expectations by building meaningful relationships with students

Ownership over the classroom management and systems with an “always improving” and “assume the best” mindset

Teaching Abilities

Implementation of Common Core-aligned curriculum along with the National Core Arts 

Create assessments that will successfully measure academic progress

Analyze assessment data and fluidly adjust where needs arise

Design

Comfortable learning environments

Systematic work environment for the art studio

Exhibitions and Gallery Shows

Unique opportunities to celebrate student work throughout the school

Technical Studio Skills List

Untitled, 35mm Black & White Photography Untitled, Colored Pencil Drawing

  Replica of Edward Hopper,

Acrylic Paint 

Fine Arts: Applied Arts:

Printmaking Illustration

Photography Graphic Design

Ceramics Commercial Art

Painting Interior Design

Drawing

Mixed Media

Architecture (Drafting + Miniature Construction)

Installations

Sculpture

Fabric Art

Fashion Design (Drafting + Miniature Construction)

PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES:

What’s Working “Art Edition” “Everything Written in Pencil,” The Academy for Teachers, 2020

Virtual Exhibition, “The MetPLC Presents: Past, Present, Future”, DREAM Charter School + Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020

“Site-specific Art with Edmund de Waal” “Survival Art,” The Academy for Teachers, 2019

Exhibition, Culture Fair + Social Justice Art, DREAM Charter School, 2019

Exhibition, Art Aestheticism, DREAM Charter School, 2019

Exhibition, Culture Fair: 4 Corners of the World, DREAM Charter School, 2018

Presentation/Lesson, Survival: Diverse Mentality during the Age of Advertisement, DREAM Charter School, 2017.

Capstone, “Connecting Theory, Practice and Reflection,” Fordham University, 2016.

Research Presentation, “What is needed in Urban Education?” Fordham University, 2016.

Presentation, “Ethnic Autobiography,” Fordham University, 2015.

Research Presentation, “Literacy Journey,” Fordham University, 2014.

Presentation, “Arts Faith Culture,” Milligan College, 2011.

Exhibition, “Big Black City Girl in Small White Town,” Milligan College, 2011.

Extended Professional Developments

Master Class: Betty Yu "Activist Art: Theory and Practice", The Academy for Teachers

The Teacher’s Social and Emotional Learning, University of Colorado

SEL for Students: A Path to Social Emotional Well-Being, University of Colorado

Expanding SEL, University of Colorado

Teacher SEL: Programs, Possibilities, and Contexts, University of Colorado

SEL Capstone, University of Colorado

National Art Education Association:

Working with Students Dealing with Trauma and Crisis: Stories from Art Teacher Survivors

Differentiated Art Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

Visual Journals: Authentic Meaning Making In and Out of the Classroom

Going Deeper With Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB)

Maximizing the Museum Experience: Tips for Successful Field Trips

Solutions for Using Art to Teach Writing Skills: Integrate Literacy and Art Like a Pro!

Constructing Curriculum with the Smithsonian

Cultural [Mis]Appropriation: Permissions for Honoring Cultural Ownership in Art Education

Lesson Plan: I, Robot [Presented by Blick Art Materials]

Philosophy & Art, The Academy for Teachers

“17 Minutes” Theatre + Debrief, The Academy for Teachers

Public Monuments Tour, The Academy for Teachers

The Salmagundi Club + Atelier Art

Citywide Visual Arts PD

Mindfulness and Yoga in the Classroom, The Academy for Teachers

Site-specific Art with Edmund de Waal, The Academy for Teachers

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Breaking the Rules Educator’s Workshops

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Beyond the Visual Educator’s Workshops

AP Art History & AP Studio Art

Therapeutic Art - Healing through the Arts 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Arts and Music Integration Workshop PD

Harlem Village Academies PD: Project-Based Learning Series

HONOR AND AWARDS:

Americans for the Arts 2020 Convention                                                     Summer 2020

Emerging Leaders Scholarship Winner of 2020 Convention Public Art in Civic Design

Teach for America                                                                                           Corp 2014

Mission: “To enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence.”

AmeriCorp Grant                                                                                            2014-2016

Federal funding while seeking teacher certification

Betty Goah Scholar Diversity Award                                                            2007-2011

Affirmative Action to Highly-Qualified Undergraduates