Art Education Portfolio
Sydney Ray
Email: sydneysunray@yahoo.com
Art Portfolio Website and Facebook Art Page
"My art is guided by stories -old or new, here or there, others’ writing or my dreams."
"Often, the visual arts are viewed as the final production, but this is not adequate. Art is a symbol making process which people use to make sense of their world. The arts let us reorganize our knowledge of our surroundings from life’s experiences. " -Teaching Philosophy
Link-In Resume
Work experience
Middle School Art Teacher
2015- Present
Harris Middle School
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
Subsitute Teacher
2014 - 2015
Bedford County, Tennessee
teaching and managing a variety of classrooms
Cleaning Service
2010 - 2013
responsible for cleaning professional offices and work areas
English Teaching Assistance
2011 - 2012
native speaker in Anglo-speaking program in a private French school
Education
Tennessee Technological University
2009- 2015
Cookeville, TN
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fine Art with Art Education
Concentration: Fibers and Painting
GPA: 3.98- Summa Cum Laude
EdTPA: score: 53
Praxis Scores:
Art: Content & Analysis: 180
PLT: Grades 7-12: 171
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
2011 - 2012
Study abroad concentration: Visual Art, French, & French Culture
Lipscomb Academy High School (David Lipscomb High School)
Graduated: 2009
Nashville, Tennessee
GPA: 4.00
Graduated Top 10% of Class
Experience:
Residency I, Art Education
Aug.- Dec. 2014
Learning Way Elementary, Shelbyville, TN
Mentor Teacher: Angie Jackson
observing, learning, and teaching K-5th grade in an art classroom
Residency II, Art Education
Jan. - May 2015
Cascade Middle and High School, Wartrace-Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Mentor Teacher: JoJo Bills
observing, learning, organizing and teaching a 6-12th art classroom & art club
Volunteer:
Oakland Middle School Drama Club
2014 and 2015
Oakland Middle School, Murfreesboro, TN
Transyl-mania: A Totally Teen Comedy
Dorothy in Wonderland
design set and costumes, help with back stage
Monet Mural
2014
Rehabilitation Center at Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Cookeville, TN
incorporated 5th grade classroom work in a 200 square feet Monet inspired mural
reported in Herald-Citizen of Cookeville
Dot Day
2014
STEM Center, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Saturday STEM Safari, volunteer, Art Education
guide at workshop for children (PreK-3rd grade) in dot paintings
Celebration
2014
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Fiber Department – Surface Design
demonstrated screen printing with two colors to public
Window on the World
2013
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
demonstrated spinning with a spinning wheel to public
Honors:
Love Pop- Up Shop
Feb. 10, 2018
Sugaree’s, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
set up a Valentines card making station and sold homemade cards
Murfreesboro Pulse Newspaper
Dec 2017
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
art on the cover, advertisement for the Art Crawl
Art Displayed in the Boro Art Crawl
Dec 9, 2016, Feb 3, 2017, Dec 8, 2017
Liquid Smoke, Lets Make Wine, Funtiques
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The Boro Art Crawl was founded in 2015 by a group of local artists who wanted to help foster the artistic community in their hometown. They hope to unite local artists with local businesses to showcase the best that Murfreesboro has to offer.
Eagle Mascot Murals
July 2016
Harris Middle School
Shelbyville, Tennessee
painted 2 large eagle mascots
Ready 2 Teach Scholar
2015
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee
Teacher candidates scoring at least 50 on the edTPA and who have an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
Summa Cum Laude
2015
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee
3.90- 4.00 grade point average
Fiber Art exhibited
July 2014
The Center for the Arts, Murfreesboro, TN
Watercolor Paintings exhibited
May & December 2013
Bryan Fine Arts Building,
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Alpha Mu Gamma
2010
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Foreign Language Honor Society
Nicolas Freshman Art Scholarship
2009
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Designer of Logo
2008
Mays Sleep Disorder Testing, Brentwood, TN
Cumberland Exposures: Student Nature Photography
2005
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
photos exhibited
Languages
Conversational French
Skills
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Word,
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PowerPoint,
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Skyward
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PowerSchool,
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Pearson Grade Book,
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Photoshop,
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Oil Painting,
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Watercolor,
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Illustration,
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Drawing, Bookbinding,
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Weaving,
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Fiber Surface Design-
dye, screen printing, -
Clay-
hand building, wheel, glaze, and kiln, -
Knitting,
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Crochet,
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Basic Sewing,
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Basic Mating,
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Basic Printmaking,
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Photography,
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Drawing,
Clubs and Organizations:
At Schools:
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Art Club with L.E.A.P.S
Harris Middle- 2016-2017 -
French Club with L.E.A.P.S
Harris Middle - 2015-2017 -
Drama Club -Volunteer
Oakland Middle School - 2014-2015
At Lipscomb Academy,
Nashville, TN:
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French Club
Member 2006-2009 -
Book Club
President 2008-2009 -
Knitting Club
President 2007-2009 -
Yearbook
Staff 2008-2009 -
Art Club
Member 2006-2009 -
National Honor Society
Member 2008-2009
At Tennessee Tech:
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French Club
Certification:
CPR
First Aid
2010 - present
2010 - present