Jessica Carpenter
Current Position Title
Art Teacher
Current Professional Institution
Westview Primary School, Goose Creek, SC
Phone: 843-276-2979
Email: Carpenterj@bcsdschools.net
http://carpenter11.wixsite.com/teachingportfolio
Degrees
University of Florida
MA Art Education Expected 2019
Academy of Art University
BFA Art Education with a Minor in Sculpture 2016
Key Professional Appointments
Westview Primary School, Goose Creek, SC
K-4 through second grade Art Teacher 2016-Present
Providing instruction in art history, theory and artmaking to 800 students weekly. Responsible for school-wide Fine Arts week. Involved in showcasing students work in local art shows.
Westview Primary School, Goose Creek, SC
Reading Interventionist 2016
Reading Interventionist for first and second-grade students. Led small group instruction. Developed lesson plans and conducted assessments.
Westview Primary School, Goose Creek, SC
Assistant Teacher Kindergarten 2014
Provided support to lead Teacher. Led small group instruction. Led whole group instruction in lead Teacher’s absence.
Westview Primary School, Goose Creek, SC
Substitute Teacher 2013
Led classroom instruction in Teacher’s absence. Worked in schools throughout Berkeley County School District.
Representation
Aster Hall Gallery, Charleston, SC.
Main Street Gallery, Summerville, SC. 2010
Exhibition
Featured Artist in Group Show “Art Educator,”
Fabulon, West Ashley, SC. 2017
Featured artist in a group show “Unfolding,”
Eye Level Art Gallery, Charleston, SC. 2009
Featured artist in a group show “Fibers,”
Vista Art Gallery, Rockville, MD. 2009
Festivals
Trunk Show at Eye Level Art Gallery, Charleston, SC.
North Charleston Arts and Crafts Festival, North Charleston, SC. 2009
Ramstein Arts and Crafts Festival, Ramstein, Germany. 2008
Leadership, Grants, and Recognitions
Rookie Teacher of the Year, Westview Primary School 2017-2018
Research Interests
Disabled Artist
Community Arts
Art Therapy
Narrative Biography
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis said, “The art classes are not meant to make artists out of all the children. Their task is to free and broaden such sources of energy as creativity and independence, to awaken the imagination, to strengthen the children’s powers of observation and appreciation of reality.” The value of art education to me lies within this statement. Too often art education is simply viewed as art making, and although art making is a component of art education, its function and its purpose reach far beyond. Art in education is a valuable resource for connecting students to the world in which they live. The capabilities of art transcend to every area of academic study and place value in individual expression and exploration.
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