Who I Am…

I graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Non-Governmental Organizations (emphasis in creative education and the arts) before pursuing a multiple subject teaching credential through CSUSM. After a year of student teaching, I was offered a position as the Art Teacher at that school and fell in love with teaching all different grade levels and creating my very own year-long Art Curriculum from scratch. The following year I was offered a position at three Title I schools in Escondido where I helped the district launch their brand new Enrichment Wheel Art Program and taught over 1,600 kids.

That same year I completed my second credential in K-12 Art. So far I’ve taught over 2,500 students in grades TK through 6th grade and had the opportunity to help build two different art programs and curriculum which will hopefully continue to provide opportunities for students to engage with and create hundreds of pieces of art.

While I absolutely love teaching, my favorite part is the creation of Art Curriculum. Having the chance to bring together Art History knowledge and design and adapt projects for students who are visually impaired, in need of Social and Emotional Learning through art, and collaborate with other content area teachers like STEM, Drama, and Dance to create interdisciplinary lessons has been a wonderful experience.