Jennifer Mireles Pottish
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
ART TEACHER
Manhattan Beach Middle School
August 2015 - Present
ART TEACHER
Mira Costa High School
September 2013 - June 2015
ART TEACHER
Palos Verdes Intermediate School
September 2009 – August
TEACHING ARTIST
Dramatic Results
June 2009 – August 2009
STUDENT TEACHER
Millikan High School, LBUSD
December 2008 – June 2009
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Garden Grove and Los Alamitos Unified School District
March 2007 – June 2009
The Arcata Community Pool
December 2004 – December 2006
Exhibited Art Work:
CLUB INVOLVEMENT:
Art Education Student Association
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS:
Bachelor of Art, Art Education
Humboldt State University, 2006
Overall GPA: 3.86
Summa Cum Laude
Teacher Credential Program
California State University, Long Beach, 2009
ART TEACHER
Manhattan Beach Middle School
August 2015 - Present
- Teaches the following courses: Art 6, Art 7, Intermediate Art, Advanced Art
- Yearbook Advisor 2015 - 2018
- Exploratory Department Chair 2018 - 2020
- Flag Football Coach Fall 2017
- Responsible for creating curriculum, developing all lesson plans, and implementing student evaluations.
- Responsible for ordering supplies, budgeting, inventory, firing and maintenance of ceramic kilns.
- Encourages and organizes student participation in community art events and exhibitions.
- Adheres to any and all Individual Education Plans and meets with parents, Special Education teachers, and specialists to discuss student progress and necessary modifications.
- Incorporates 21st Century learning into the classroom, implements new Common Core Standards for the Fine Arts, introduces students to contemporary artists and new technologies.
ART TEACHER
Mira Costa High School
September 2013 - June 2015
- Teaches the following courses: Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, and Ceramics 1
- Assistant Coach for the Varsity Swim Team
- Co.Chair of the School Safety and Culture committee.
- Fine Art representative in the Cross-Curricular Faculty Committee.
- Responsible for creating curriculum, developing all lesson plans, and implementing student evaluations.
- Responsible for ordering supplies, budgeting, inventory, firing and maintenance of ceramic kilns.
- Encourages and organizes student participation in community art events and exhibitions.
- Adheres to any and all Individual Education Plans and meets with parents, Special Education teachers, and specialists to discuss student progress and necessary modifications.
- Incorporates 21st Century learning into the classroom, implements new Common Core Standards for the Fine Arts, introduces students to contemporary artists and new technologies.
ART TEACHER
Palos Verdes Intermediate School
September 2009 – August
- Teaches the following courses: Drawing and Painting, Clay and Crafts, Creative Design, 6th Grade Art Exploration, After School Glass Fusing, 6th and 7th Grade Physical Education.
- Directs Associated Student Body on campus
- Teaching Leader for the “Friend's of Rachel” on campus club to promote anti-bullying and kindness.
- Responsible for creating curriculum, developing all lesson plans, and implementing student evaluations.
- As the only art teacher in the Fine Arts Department, I am also responsible for ordering all supplies, budgeting, inventory, and maintenance of both ceramic and glass kilns.
- Encourages and organizes student participation in community art events and exhibitions.
- Adheres to any and all Individual Education Plans and meets with parents and Special Education teachers to discuss student progress and necessary modifications.
- Incorporates 21st century learning into the classroom and introduces students to contemporary artists and new technologies.
- Awarded the “Sea Kings Grant” two years in a row from the PTSA.
TEACHING ARTIST
Dramatic Results
June 2009 – August 2009
- Non-profit, after school art program in Long Beach inner-city elementary schools.
- Focuses on teaching basic mathematics skills to students through the fine arts.
- Cooperative/team teaching in small, interactive groups.
- Developed curriculum and lesson plans.
- Organized and inventoried materials and supplies.
STUDENT TEACHER
Millikan High School, LBUSD
December 2008 – June 2009
- Taught the following courses: Drawing and Painting 1-2 and Drawing and Painting 3-4.
- Master Teachers: Sandy Lucas and Andrea Itson.
- Responsible for creating curriculum, developing all lesson plans, and implementing student evaluations.
- Created visual teaching tools and used new technologies to introduce the curriculum.
- Was awarded a scholarship for excellence in student teaching by the Art Education Foundation of Los Angeles.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Garden Grove and Los Alamitos Unified School District
March 2007 – June 2009
- Taught all subjects and all ages K-12
- Taught diverse student populations.
- Long Term position: Summer School Teacher for Autistic Kindergarten.
- Developed daily hands-on/kinetic learning activities, art and exploratory projects.
- Participated in team/collaborative teaching.
The Arcata Community Pool
December 2004 – December 2006
- Create and choreograph exercise routines specific to the needs of the individuals in my class.
- Lead large classes of students in exercise routines while demonstrating alternative/remedial movements for individuals with physical limitations.
- Create and maintain a fun and energetic atmosphere for my students.
- Teach appropriate technique of movements.
- Maintain a safe learning environment at all times, modifying movements and lessons when necessary.
- Manage diverse and sometimes large groups of students while paying attention to each individual’s exercise and safety needs.
- Certified Aerobics Instructor, CPR and First Aid Certified
Exhibited Art Work:
- Mira Costa High School Art Gallery: Curator of the first Intergenerational Art Exhibition "Faces", May 2014
- Southbay Contemporary: "Fresh", Juried by L.A. Art Critic: Mat Gleason, November 2014 - December 2014
- Zask Gallery: "Open Visions", Juried Exhibition, April 2013
- Represented by: Gallery 104, San Clemente CA, November 2012 – March 2013
- Hotel Avia: “ALLOW” art exhibition, December 2010
- California State University: Art 407 and EDSS 450A “Inside and Outside a Paint Can” gallery show, 2008
- California State University: Art 407 and EDSS 450A “Inside and Outside a Paint Can” gallery show, 2008
- California State University: Art Education Student Association’s Juried show: “Inspirations”, 2008
- California State University: Art Education Student Association’s Juried Show: “Windows”, 2008
- Senior Show at the Humboldt State University Art Gallery, May 2006
- “Inside and Outside a Paint Can”, C.S.U.L.B., Fall 2008. Volunteered to help take disassemble the art show and redistribute art work to artists.
- Art Education Student Association Juried Show “Inspirations”, C.S.U.L.B., Spring 2008. Helped create and distribute the flyer calling for entries. Volunteered as a gallery sitter.
- Art Education Student Association Juried Show “Windows”, C.S.U.L.B., Spring 2006. Volunteered as a gallery sitter.
- Humboldt State University's Annual Juried Show, Spring 2005. Curatorial duties included: designing the show’s post card (addressed, stamped, etc.). Obtained donations from local businesses. Assisted in the hanging and taking down of the show and repairing the gallery.
CLUB INVOLVEMENT:
Art Education Student Association
- Member Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
- College of the Arts Representative. Attended bi-weekly meetings as well as all emergency meetings.
- Attendance ensured that Art Education Student Association remained eligible to receive funding.
- Took notes at the COTA meetings and give reports at AESA meetings.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Awarded scholarship for excellence in student teaching by the Art Education Foundation of Los Angeles.
- Dean’s Honor List, CSULB, Fall 2007 – Spring 2009
- Dean’s Honor List, Fall 2002 – Winter 2006
Bachelor of Art, Art Education
Humboldt State University, 2006
Overall GPA: 3.86
Summa Cum Laude
Teacher Credential Program
California State University, Long Beach, 2009
