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CAROLINE STURGES APPEL River Hill High School • 12101 Rt. 108 • Clarksville, MD 21029 • 410-313-7120 • [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Over 15 years experience working in education, youth development, and outreach non-profit organizations • Dedicated to the ideals of global awareness, cross-cultural understanding, and social justice • Passionate about education that is directly relevant to studentsʼ lives, especially through the vehicles of arts
integration and interdisciplinary education• Contributor to the field of contemporary art education through invited and peer reviewed presentations,
workshops, committees, mentoring, and study groups• Awards include “First Flight” and “Howard County New High School Art Teacher of the Year” • Recognized as a “Teacher of Promise” by the Maryland State Department of Education • Experience teaching and working with students grades PreK-12 and college level with a range of
backgrounds, abilities, and interests in urban, suburban, and rural school settings
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education, summa cum laude" " " " " " 2010Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Teaching Certification in Visual Arts, PreK-12 " " " " " " " " " 2010Maryland State Board of Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking, cum laude " " " " " " 2005Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, Richmond, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visual Arts Faculty, River Hill High School, Clarksville, MD " " " " " " 2010 - Present• Faculty for Art 1, Art 2, Art 2 Gifted & Talented, Art 3 Honors, and Photography 1 courses• Designed and facilitated curriculum to cultivate student artistic behaviors• Co-sponsor of National Art Honor Society• Sponsor of the Cultural Awareness Club, which earned the Howard County Human Rights Council
Award in 2014, and promotes cultural awareness through school-wide programs and assemblies• Support school and county community through involvement in 9th Grade Team, Cultural Proficiency
Cohort, VIsual Arts Leadership Cadre, Curriculum Writing, and the Superintendentʼs Cultural Proficiency and Equity Advisory Committee
Adjunct Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)" " " " " Fall 2014, Fall 2015• Faculty for Internship II course• Supervised and mentored 4 graduate student pre-service teachers, guiding them through the process
of designing and implementing interdisciplinary art units at the high school level
Instructor, Young Peopleʼs Studio (YPS), Maryland Institute College of Art" " " 2010 - 2012• Designed and facilitated instruction for the following courses: Encounters With Painting,
Innovative Drawing Techniques, Art Inspired by My Neighborhood, Special Vessels in Clay, Sensational Sculptures, Kinetic Art: Kites, Mobiles, and More; Exploring Dry Media Techniques; Painting Workshop for Middle School
Student Teacher, Roland Park Middle School, Baltimore, MD " " " " " " 2010• Seven week placement (March-May) with grades 6-8
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• Designed and taught a broad range of units including “The Missing Monuments” (research and 3-D construction), “A Story With a Lesson” (stop-motion animation) and “Outside/Inside/Outside” (ego and alter-ego digital photography self-portraits)
Student Teacher, Thunder Hill Elementary School, Columbia, MD " " " " " " 2010• Seven week placement (January-March) with grades K-5• Designed and taught a broad range of units including “Designing for an Environment” (interdisciplinary
3-D construction) and “Quilting as a Community” (quilting and social justice)
Arts Integration Intern, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD" " " " " 2009• Six week placement with a 10th grade honors physics class• Designed and taught “Newtonʼs Laws: Physics and Metaphors,” interdisciplinary kinetic sculpture unit
Arts Integration Intern, Midtown Academy, Baltimore, MD" " " " " " " 2009• Five week placement with a 3rd grade social studies class• Designed and taught “Helping Out!” interdisciplinary video production unit
Teaching Intern, Charles Carroll Elementary School, Westminster, MD" " " " " 2009• Six week placement with a 4th grade art class• Designed and taught “The Self-Portrait Monoprint” unit
Portfolio Development Class Instructor, MICA and Mt. Royal Middle School, Baltimore, MD" " 2009
Graduate Teaching Intern for Elements of Visual Thinking, MICA, Baltimore, MD" " " 2008• Assisted Foundations Department Chair with course instruction• Designed and instructed “The Things They Carried” project, which asked students to draw inspiration
from the Tim OʼBrien book of the same title in order to analyze their own lives and experiences
Movement Class Instructor, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD" " 2008
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sheldon Calvary Camp, Conneaut, OH" " " " " " " " " 1999 - 2009Program Director (2008 - 2009)
• Supervised staff of 50+ members, designed and facilitated Staff Training• Designed and oversaw curriculum for campers aged 8-16• Designed and implemented Ready, Set, Camp!, a new camping experience developmentally
geared towards campers aged 7 - 12Staff-In-Training Supervisor (2005 - 2007)
• Supervised and trained 14 first-year staff members (SITs)• Integrated SITs into the social structure of the staff
Fine Arts Supervisor (2004 - 2005) • Supervised staff of 5 Fine Arts staff members• Created and taught new artistic classes such as recycling/assemblage art• Maintained inventory, structured supply prices to adhere to budget
Head Counselor, Fine Arts staff member, etc. (1999 - 2005)
Competitive Employment Opportunities, Pittsburgh, PA" " " " " " 2005 - 2008Employment Specialist
• Provided job-related services to persons with disabilities• Advocated for a caseload generally consisting of 15 clients• Successfully achieved new jobs for 12 clients
PRESENTATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED & INVITED)
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2015
“Identity, Privilege, and Power: Experiential Explorations of High School Culture”National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Design Delighting in Limits: Building Boxes to Think Outside Of”NAEA Conference, New Orleans, LA
2014
" “Curriculum Slam!”" Invited presenter, Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA) Conference, Clarksville, Maryland
“Identity, Privilege, and Power: Experiential Explorations of High School Culture”MAEA Conference, Clarksville, Maryland
“Materials Have Meaning”Invited presenter to Art Education Cohort at Notre Dame of Maryland University
“The Art of Exploration”Howard County Fine Arts Professional Development
2013
“Exploring Student-Led Artmaking: Making Use of Contemporary Art Ideas in the Classroom”MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland
“The Rules of the Game: A Cross-Cultural Experience Using Art to Examine Privilege and Power”MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland
“A Balancing Act: Teaching Technique and Concept in the Contemporary Art Room”MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, MarylandPresented with Jacob Cecil and Jen Smith
“Contemporary Art: Theory, Practice, Curriculum”Invited presenter to MAAE cohort, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
“Exploring a Student-Directed Curriculum With Beginning Level High School Artists”NAEA Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas
“Conceptual Ideas + Technical Proficiency = A Studio Balancing Act”NAEA Conference, Ft. Worth, TexasPresented with Gino Molfino
“Next Generation Arts Education for the Middle School Art Educator”Presentation / WorkshopHoward County Fine Arts Middle School Professional DevelopmentPresented with Vanessa López
2012
“Art in the Face of the Apocalypse: Supporting the Student Through Self-Directed Exploration”Invited presenter to Singapore Educators Delegation, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
“Art in the Face of the Apocalypse: Supporting the Student Through Self-Directed Exploration”NAEA Conference, New York, New York
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2011
"Ce N'est Pas Une Presentation: Using Ideas From Surrealism to Teach (Dis)order and Creativity"NAEA Conference, Seattle, Washington
2010
"Getting Past the Gate: Urban Middle School Students and the Arts Magnet High School Experience"NAEA Conference, Baltimore, MarylandPresented with Mary Hafeli and others
"Social Networks as Sites for Developing Critical Conversations in Art Education"NAEA Conference, Baltimore, MarylandPresented with Beth Thomas and others
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“Teacher as Artist”" " " " " " " " " " " " " 2014Howard County Board of Education Gallery, Columbia, Maryland
“Demo Studio: Teaching as a Design Process” "" " " " " " " " 2014D:Center, Baltimore, Maryland
“MAT Thesis Exhibition”" " " " " " " " " " " " 2010MICA, Baltimore, Maryland
“Super-Mega-Ultra-Mondo-TINY Exhibition” " " " " " " " " " 2009MICA, Baltimore, Maryland
“Hexchange”" " " " " " " " " " " " " " 2009The Hexagon Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
“Senior Show”"" " " " " " " " " " " " " 2005F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
“Interaction 26”" " " " " " " " " " " " " 2005The Fishbowl Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
“Robert Ebendorf Juried Show”" " " " " " " " " " " 2005Gallery 209, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
“Annual Fine Arts Exhibition” " " " " " " " " " " " 2004Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
SERVICE (FACULTY, INSTITUTIONAL, & REGIONAL)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Curriculum Writing " " " " " " " 2015
Superintendentʼs Cultural Proficiency and Equity Advisory Committee, Howard County" " 2014 - Present
MAEA 2014 Conference Committee" " " " " " " " " 2014 - Present
Cultural Awareness Club Sponsor, River Hill High School" " " " " " 2014 - Present
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Art Education Study Group, facilitated by Dr. Shyla Rao, MICA" " " " " 2013 - Present
Cooperating Teacher with MICA Teaching Interns" " " " " " " 2013 - Present
Invited Juror, BFA/MAT Exhibition, MICA"" " " " " " " " 2013
Curriculum Writing, Howard County Fine Arts" " " " " " " " 2012, 2014-15
Cooperating Teacher with University of Maryland Teaching Interns" " " " " 2012 - 2013
Visual Arts Leadership Team, Howard County Fine Arts" " " " " " 2011 - Present
Cultural Proficiency Cohort, Levels 1-3" " " " " " " " " 2010 - 2015
9th Grade Team, River Hill High School" " " " " " " " " 2010 - Present
National Art Honor Society Co-Sponsor, River Hill High School" " " " " 2010 - Present
Debate Team Co-Sponsor, River Hill High School" " " " " " " 2010 - 2013
ARTS ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
National Art Education Association"" " " " " " " " " 2010 - Present
Maryland Art Education Association" " " " " " " " " 2010 - Present
Society for Photographic Education" " " " " " " " " 2013 - 2014
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2013" " " “New High School Art Teacher of the Year”, Howard County, Maryland
2011" " " “First Flight Award”, River Hill High School
2010" " " MICA Graduate Leadership Award Honoree, Maryland Institute College of Art
2010" " " Teacher of Promise Recipient, Maryland State Department of Education
2008 - 2010" " MAT Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2000 - 2004" " Scholarships including Dean's Scholarship (VCU), Blacksburg Rotary Club Scholarship, " " " " and Reifschneider Memorial Scholarship, Blacksburg, VA
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