A. A. Schorsch: Résumé

Active Teaching Licenses

Art K-12

Dept. of Defense (Provisional) • Florida (Professional) • Wyoming (Standard) • Colorado (Initial)

Colorado State University • Teacher Licensure • Art Education • Printmaking
Institutional Recommendation: Endorsement: Art (K-12); Educator Licensure; NCATE Accredited

Southern Illinois University • Bachelor of Arts • Cinéma & Photography
Member of the Southern Illinois Dance Repertory

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Teaching Experience

NCLB Highly Qualified Standards-Based Visual Arts Teacher with a true passion for teaching. Dedicated to preparing students through arts education to be respectful leaders with the creative problem-solving skills needed for careers in the ever-changing, increasingly technologically-advanced, 21st c. Expertise teaching diverse student populations. Excellent classroom management skills fine-tuned through teaching “at-risk” students, many with severe behavioral needs. Held all students to high expectations/standards while accommodating for their “multiple intelligences”. Developed engaging, challenging, student-centered, age-appropriate K-12 2D/3D Art Curriculums incorporating cross-curricular, inquiry-based, fine arts projects; Lesson Plans/Teaching Strategies/Art Curriculum supported CSI goals, including those in Language Arts & Math, working collaboratively to improve overall student performance. Promoted students’ discovery, exploration, development, & expression of their unique visual voice. Facilitated the acquisition of basic to advanced art concepts & skills. Promoted mastery of higher-order-divergent thinking skills, quality craftsmanship, self-discipline/direction. Possess an unrelenting drive to continually increase ability as an effective teacher & artist achieved through regular self-reflection & analysis of teaching experiences. Active artist with 20+ years of art-making experience (drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, portraiture/fine-art photography) whose personal artwork is continually inspired through interactions & open dialogue with students.

Created a Cross-Curricular Standards-Based Visual Arts Curriculum:

Aligned with State/Federal Art, Literacy, and Math Standards, & Core Knowledge Curriculum.
Supported CSI Goals to improve overall student performance including those in Language Art, Math, and Creative Problem-Solving/Higher-Order Critical Thinking;
Infused with History, Science, and the Social Sciences.

Accommodated/differentiated for students with Multiple Learning Styles and exceptionalities (learning, emotional, & physical), as well as, for Gifted Students and At-Risk Youth.

Incorporated the use of a variety of teaching methodologies including Cooperative Learning to foster positive interdependence, offer leadership opportunities, and, develop interpersonal and social skills.

Promoted the development and use of Higher Order Thinking Skills including Interpretation, Translation, Application, Evaluation, Analysis, and Synthesis.

Encouraged Divergent Thinking Skills including Originality, Elaboration, Risk-Taking, Complexity, Curiosity, and Imagination.

Employed traditional and alternative forms of assessment.

• Grades K-5
• Diverse Student Populations:
        ~ At Risk Youth (92% Free/Reduced Lunch);
        ~ Children of Active Military (Including Officer's Children)
• Standards-Based Art Instruction aligned with Federal Art, Language Arts, & Math Standards;
• Implemented Cross-Curricular Art Projects incorporating Language Arts, Math, History, Science;
• Lesson Plans/Teaching Strategies/Art Curriculum supported CSI goals: increase all students'
   reading comprehension; increase all students' mathematical reasoning and higher-order/critical
   thinking skills;
• Areas Taught:
       2D DESIGN • DRAWING • PAINTING • SCULPTURE
• Awards/Fund-Raising:
       ~ Jimmy Carter Birthday Postcard (1st Place 3rd Grade)
       ~ Georgia WWII Veterans Celebration (Media Story)
       ~ Square One Art Fundraiser
       ~ Walk Safe Poster Contest 2010 (4th Gr. 1st Place, Polk County, FL)
       ~ License Plate Tag Art Fundraiser

• Grades 6-8
• CORE KNOWLEDGE CURRICULUM, Charter School
• Courses Taught:
       ART FOUNDATIONS: 6th Gr., 6 Weeks, Rotating
       INTERMEDIATE ART: 7-8th, Semester
       ADVANCED ART: 8th, Year
• Areas Taught:
       2D DESIGN • DRAWING • PAINTING • SCULPTURE
• Extracurricular: ART CLUB

• Grades 9-12
• Courses Taught:
       ART 1: 2D DESIGN, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING
       ART 2: PAINTING
       ART 3: SCULPTURE
       INTRO ART: 2D DESIGN • PRINTMAKING • SCULPTURE
       GRAPHIC DESIGN: PRINTMAKING
     INT. & ADV. CERAMICS & POTTERY/SCULPTURE
• Community Projects:
       ~ "Diversity" Goodwill Mural View Mural
       ~ " Color Blind" World Arena Banners View Banners

• Grades 7-12
• Facilitated positive decision making & personal responsibility while rigorously educating at-risk youth to become successful students ultimately transitioning back to the general school setting.
• Courses Taught:
       7th Grade Art
       8th Grade Art
       H.S. Art (Grades 9-10th)
• Media Taught: 2D DESIGN, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE

Professional Experience

FINE Art & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER • A. A. Schorsch Photography •

WEB DESIGNER •

FINE ART SALES
• Gallery specializing in Fine Art (Painting, Sculpture, Prints), Rock & Roll Artists, Evyind Earle

FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
• Assisted Photographer in all aspects of commercial, product & portrait photographic production
including equipment maintenance & set-up; Client-photographer liaison.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BOOKING AGENT • TRAVEL AGENCY LIAISON
• Major US Airline

ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER
• Photographer, Evening & Weekend Manager; assisted in training new employees.
• Responsible for coordinating, supervising & photographing children (newborn-teenagers)
individually, in groups, & with parents.
• Established & maintained a positive rapport with children and parents.
• Advised/counseled clients in product selection.

Artists I've Worked For/Studied With

• James Biggers • Susan Clinard • Jane DeDecker • James Dormer • Steve Elliott •
• Nanci Erskine • Patrick Fahey • Lincoln Fox • Don Gale • David Gilmore •
• Cathy Goodale • Nancy Guzik • Jim Hajicek • Ken Hendry • Bob Horn • David Klass •
• Kirsten Kokkin • Marion Kryczka • Tuck Langland • David A. Leffel •
• Bruno Lucchesi • Henry McAlevy • Donald McFadyen • Dan Ostermiller •
• Marilyn Propp • Judy Raphael • Nancy Rosen • Peter Rubino •
• Eleanor Spiess-Ferris • Gail Struve • Milton Sullivan • Charles Swedlund •
• Teresa Vito • Gary Voss • Ellie Weakley • Fritz White •

• Richard Schmid •

"There are times when I have started a work with an end in mind, but then,
for one reason or another, as my picture unfolded, it emphatically suggested another direction...
I always accept the risk and go for it.
I'm convinced that at such times my painting is wiser than I am."

http://www.painterskeys.com/auth_search.asp?name=Richard%20Schmid

• EvAngelos W. Frudakis •

"I can teach technique," said EvAngelos Frudakis, but I can't make you an artist."
Sculpture students who entered the Frudakis Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia remembered these words. Hard work, discipline, and dedicated practice lay ahead. Those seeking to become sculptors must first master the fundamentals of the craft, including correct anatomy, balance, rhythm, and proportion. Frudakis taught that excellence does not come easily, but with the passion he felt for sculpture, he convinced his students that excellence is worth the effort. . . .

EvAngelos Frudakis: A Sculptor's Life of Learning by Jodie Shull

Art Skills

Landscape • Figure • Portrait • Abstract

• Drawing: Charcoal, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Oil Pastel, Mixed-Media
• Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Tempura
• Printmaking: Relief, Intaglio, Lithography
• Sculpture & Pottery: Clay, Stone, Plaster, Found Object, Mixed-Media
• Mosaic: Glass, Tile, Found Object
• Photography: B & W, Color, Pinhole Camera, Alternative, Digital
• Bookmaking
• Design Media: Web, Brochure, & Newsletter Design; PowerPoint Presentations

Travel/On the Road

Traveled in 47 of the 50 States, Mexico, Canada,
Europe (Czech Rep., Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Luxemburg, Germany, Iceland)
Explored over 90 National Parks & Historic Sites

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References

Principal: Mr. Jim Reid New Horizons HS & School of Opportunity 2883 South Circle Drive Colorado Springs 80906 719-579-2601 Fax: 719-579-2599 Letter of Reference	Assistant Principal: Mrs. Wendy Matuszewski New Horizons HS & School of Opportunity 2883 South Circle Drive Colorado Springs 80906 719-579-2606 Fax: 719-579-2599	Music Teacher: Ms. Sandra May E. A. White ES 300 1st Division Rd. Ft. Benning, GA 31905 706-221-5547	1st Grade Teacher: Mrs. Ann Lucas E. A. White ES 300 1st Division Rd. Ft. Benning, GA 31905 706-568-0154 Letter of Reference
Electives Supervisor: Mr. Andy Dodge New Horizons HS & School of Opportunity 2883 South Circle Dr. Colorado Springs 80906 719-579-2601 Fax: 719-579-2599	Administrative Intern Mural Liaison/Teacher: Mr. Larry Troesh New Horizons HS & School of Opportunity 2883 South Circle Dr. Colo. Springs 80906 719-579-2601 Fax: 719-579-2599	Information Specialist: Ms. Janice McIntosh E. A. White ES 300 1st Division Rd. Ft. Benning, GA 31905 770-457-6617 Letter of Reference	Educational Technologist: Mrs. Krys Tuten E. A. White ES 300 1st Division Rd. Ft. Benning, GA 31905 706-545-7873 706-327-8893 Letter of Reference
Teacher/Colleague: Capt. W. A. King, USN (Ret.) School of Opportunity 2883 South Circle Dr. Colorado Springs 80906 719-579-2601 719-488-6895 Fax: 719-579-2599	Teacher/Colleague: LTC Timothy Bilderback USA (Ret.) School of Opportunity 719-271-9847	Vice President: Ms. Lorrie Molli Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs 2320 W. Colorado Ave. P.O. Box 6300 Colorado Springs, CO 80904 719-635-4483 ext. 1222 Fax: 719-635-8920 Goodwill Mural	Elementary Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Jean Geller Lab School for Creative Learning 223 S Shields Ft Collins CO 80521 970-581-5655
Assistant Principal: Ms. Adrienne Polis Laramie High School 1275 N 11th Laramie WY 82070 307-721-4420 Fax: 307-721-4419 Letter of Reference	Supervising Art Teacher: Ms. Shelley Miller Laramie High School 1275 N 11th Laramie WY 82070 307-745-8707 Fax: 307-721-4419 Letter of Reference	Principal: Mr. Chris Terrill Oasis Charter MS 3507 Oasis Blvd. Cape Coral, FL 33914 239-945-1999 Fax: 239-540-7677 Letter of Reference	Administrator: Mr. Steven Hook Cape Coral Charter Schools 3415 Oasis Blvd. Cape Coral, FL 33914 239-542-1577 Fax: 239-549-7662 Letter of Reference
Art Ed. Supervisor: Dr. Patrick Fahey Colorado State Univ. Art Dept. Chair G100 Visual Art Building Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-5895 970-491-6774 Fax: 970-491-0505	Professor/Advisor: James T. Dormer Colorado State Univ. Department of Art G100 Visual Art Building Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-5183 Fax: 970-491-0505 Number of Years Known: 12 Letter of Reference	Art Ed. Supervisor: Ms. Judy Sawyer-Voss Colorado State Univ. Department of Art G100 Visual Art Building Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-225-1328 Fax: 970-491-0505 Letter of Reference	Oasis Charter Middle School Mentor Teacher: Ms. Laura Hein 2217 SW 43 Terrace Cape Coral, Florida 33914 Challenger MS: 239-242-4341 239-542-8803 Letter of Reference
Elementary Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Diane Kuhl Cache La Poudre ES 3511 W County Rd 54G Laporte, CO 80535 970-488-5453 Fax: 970-488-7676	H.S. Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Lorri Fowler Poudre H.S. 201 Impala Dr. Ft. Collins, CO 80521 970-416-6179 Fax: 970-416-6060 Website Letter of Reference	Owner/Director: Ms. Laura Everleigh Walnut Street Gallery 253 Linden St Ft Collins CO 80524 970-221-2383 Website	Owner/Photographer: Mr. Mark Naradowski Naradowski Photography Chicago, IL 864-886-0969
Manager/Supervisor: Ms. Tammy Roach Sears Portrait Studio 812-235-3108 Number of Years Known: 21	Southern Illinois University Department of Cinema & Photography College of Mass Communication & Media Arts Communications Room 1101, Mailcode 6610 1100 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone: 618-453-2365 Fax: 618-453-2264 Website	Colorado State University School of Education 209 Education Building Ft Collins, CO 80523-1588 Phone: 970-491-6317 FAX: 970-491-1317 Website	Colorado State University Department of Art G100 Visual Art Building Fort Collins, CO 80523-1770 970-491-6774 Fax: 970-491-0505 Website