International School of Azerbaijan (TISA)
Work (99412) 497 3028 
Email: reynolds_kate@tisa.az

 

OBJECTIVE:  Employment as IB/DP MYP Visual Arts teacher

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 24 years teaching experience:  9 years IBO/DP; 4 years MYP.
• Wrote and directed 15 student trips to Rome, Paris, Vienna, Florence, and Southern Bohemia.
• Presented several papers on the Mythological  language of Visual Arts at Museum Humanum, Fratres, Austria   www.museumhumanum.com
• Twice collaborated with certification process
• Familiar with moderation, mentoring MYP personal Projects, and able to equip IB diploma students to reach their highest potential.

 

EMPLOYMENT

2006-2009 Visual Arts teacher: International School of Azerbaijan

• Wrote cross cultural and interdisciplinary curriculum between Visual Arts, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, History, and Humanities over first three years.
• Attended IBO workshops in Basel, Shanghai, and Dubai. 
• Designed and directed field trips to Prague, Paris, Fratres Austria, and Florence.
• Designed community projects with Homeroom classes and contributed to local refugee work and orphanages.

 

2005-2006 Visual Arts teacher: Beijing International School

• Supply teacher for an IB/DP and MYP program between mid October and February.
• Designed units to be used for MYP Moderation
• Supplied support and instruction for IB2 classes  at a crucial time

 

1994-2004 Visual Arts Teacher:  International School of Prague

• Developed a visual arts program in a fast growing international school that emphasized a cross-cultural approach to the arts.
• Collaborated with other departments on many community projects including Arts Festivals, Performing Arts projects, fund raisers, interdisciplinary units, and school trips.
• Collaborated twice with certification process.

• Designed a unit on the history of architecture within my diploma program classes based on Prague and Rome. Led trips to Rome every other year.
• Developed units based on Central European history and mythology, collaborated with Czech artists on class projects.
• Attended professional development conferences and workshops in Bahrain, Istanbul, Nice, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, and Warsaw.

 

EDUCATION

1965-1972 University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho:  Bachelor of Science in Education: Art/History

1973-1983 University of Idaho:  Completed 38 semester hours interdisciplinary studies and studio art classes.