Ariel Fleurimond

arielfleurimond[at]mail.adelphi.edu

Certification and Education

New York State Teacher Certification

Initial Certificate in Visual Arts (K-12)

M.A. in Educational Technology (Projected Graduation: December 2013)

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

M.A. in Art Education (2011)

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

B.A. in Psychology (2009)

New York University, New York, NY: Concentration in Psychology with minors in General Education and Computer Applications

Dean’s List, New York University, September 2007 – May 2008

•Honor designated to students who maintain a minimum of a 3.65 GPA for a 9-month period while enrolled as a full time student at New York University. Awarded in May 2008, by Dean Matthew Santirocco.

 

Teaching Experience

Art Teacher (Uniondale Summer Arts Program 2012) - July 9, 2012 – August 9, 2012

Uniondale School District Grades 3-10 (Uniondale, NY). •Developed innovative lesson plans for art courses using the iPad. Within individual classes, student grades ranged from 3rd to 10th grade. Tailored lessons to be age appropriate. Taught lessons on perspective, Native American crafts, lanyard crafts, Optical art and illusions and pointillism. Organized a district art show for parents, faculty and community members. Taught children how to create murals for a Kenyan charity and set design for the final Uniondale school production.

Elementary Science Teacher 1-5 (Full Time Substitute Replacement) - March 30, 2012 – June 11, 2012

Uniondale School District – Walnut Street Elementary School (Uniondale, NY). •Taught science lesson plans for classes at the Elementary levels. Participated in Worked alongside faculty. Taught lessons on Plant and Animal Life cycles, Volcanic formation, Rock Cycles, Plant parts and photosynthesis, Earth layers, and the water cycle.

Art Teacher K-5 (Full Time Leave Replacement) - February – March 22, 2012 

Uniondale School District – Walnut Street Elementary School (Uniondale, NY). •Developed lesson plans for art classes at the Elementary levels. Participated in Faculty meetings, and maintained the responsibilities of a full-time teacher within the Uniondale School district. Taught lessons on Symmetry and Pointillism and guided students toward production of exceptional work during those units.

Substitute Teacher K-5 (Per Diem) - September 2011-Present 

Uniondale School District (Uniondale, NY), Evergreen Charter School (Hempstead, NY).  • Taught as a substitute teacher in all elementary school subjects in all grade levels. Provided push in support for teachers during lessons and maintained the responsibilities of full time teachers within the schools.

Student Teacher - January 2011- May 2011 

Uniondale High School (Uniondale, NY), Lindenhurst School District (Lindenhurst, NY), Evergreen Charter School (Hempstead, NY). •Developed innovative lesson plans for art courses using the iPad. Supervised by Dalva Yaron. Taught and created lessons and activities for Calligraphy, Studio Art, Advanced Placement Studio and Portfolio Prep classes. Focused on utilizing new technology to deliver instruction efficiently and clearly to students in grades 9-12 (Uniondale High School). Assisted classroom teacher with small group instruction for grades K-5 (Lindenhurst) and K-2 (Evergreen Charter School).

Peer Writing Tutor - January 2010 –March 2011

Adelphi University • Assisted Undergraduate and Graduate students at Adelphi University as they progressed through the writing process, including brainstorming, drafting and editing final drafts.

Writing Assistant - September 2010- December 2010 

Adelphi University • Reviewed and revised papers of the Undergraduate students in the AdelphiUniversity Global Scholars (LGS) program, in turn helping them progress as writers in their respective fields. Crafted lessons and conducted writing workshops. Assisted supervisor with crafting writing assignments related to the LGS program. Supervised by Dr. Devin Thornburg.

Peer Mentor - August 2009 – December 2010

Job Path, Inc. • Worked as a peer mentor for individuals on the Autism Spectrum by providing support in the academic and social aspects of college life.

Peer Tutor - January 2009 – May 2009

New York University •Assisted NYU students enrolled in the course Computers in Principle & Practice I with assignments and clarification of lecture material.

 

Technical Skills

•iPad Applications: Factory state applications, Keynote, Multi-touch Whiteboard, Sketchbook Pro, QuickOffice.

•Microsoft Office Package: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. 

•Operating Systems: Mac Operating Systems, Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/XP/ Vista. 

•FTP Clients: CuteFTP, WS_FTP, WINSCP, Internet-based FTP Clients included. 

•Adobe Creative Suite Series: Illustrator CS-CS5, Photoshop 7-CS5, ImageReady CS and CS2, Flash CS3-CS5, Acrobat 8 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3 

•Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 and higher 

•Advanced Web design and graphic design techniques: CSS, HTML, XML, basic Actionscript 3.0 and Actionscript 2.0.

Additional Skills

•Basic Conversational French (Speaking, Reading, Writing)

•Musical Proficiency (Violin - 16 years; Cello - 2-3 years) 

•Art (Craft: Crochet, Knitting, Collage, Assemblage; Traditional: Graphite, Charcoal, Pencil; Digital: Vector Illustration, Raster art, digital collage and blending)

Awards, Honors and Nominations

NAEA Selection - Selected October 27, 2010 for March 2011 National Convention

Adelphi University • Selected as a featured presenter for the National Art Educators Association’s (NAEA) 2011 National Convention in Seattle, WA, for my research topic: The Digital Age for Art: Considering Technology’s Effects on the U-curve of Artistic Development.

Memberships & Affiliations

•Member, National Art Educators Association (NAEA) 

•Member, New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)