Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Certification
Timeline
Generic
Cadi Watchman

Cadi Watchman

Junortoun Victoria

Summary

Dedicated and passionate Primary School visual art teacher with a background in fostering academic, social and emotional development with the Department of Education. Expert in visual arts, with a talent for creating supportive environments that enhance creative learning.

Successful visual arts educator for the past 24 years. With a solid background leading successful classes and visual art experiences for all students. Collaborative planning using Google documents and highly skilled in Compass for communication and reporting.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Primary School Visual Art Teacher

White Hills Primary -Department Of Education
01.2001 - Current
  • Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
  • Assessed and improved lesson plans through implementation and experimentation.
  • Fostered positive and pleasant classroom culture while maintaining learning development goals.
  • Developed positive rapport with students of various and diverse backgrounds.
  • Researched best practices for arts integration and visual arts trends and applied new techniques to lesson plan material.
  • Instructed students on visual arts techniques and assigned related art projects for students Foundation to Grade six.
  • Provided visual arts equipment and tools to facilitate creation of drawings, paintings, sculptures, printmaking, collages, crafts.
  • Managed art room budget ,supplies, equipment and resources to maintain consistent supply for projects.
  • Assessed student work and provided constructive feedback.
  • Maintained individual Art folios for student projects.
  • Involved students, parents and the wider community through a Visual Art Show.
  • Developed an art club for students to attend during lunch breaks.
  • Supported Mindfulness club.
  • Supported the School Production / Christmas concert.
  • Consultative committee representative for Specialist team.


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art Education

La Trobe University
Bendigo, VIC
11-1999

Skills

  • Project-based learning
  • Visual arts instruction
  • Creative lesson planning
  • Colour theory
  • Multicultural education
  • Hands-on learning
  • Interactive classroom instruction
  • Art history knowledge

Certification

  • Zart Art Professional learning and readings.
  • Book Week activities.
  • Local Art teachers networking.
  • Friends of the Bendigo Art Gallery.
  • Visited Monet's Garden and The Lourve- Paris
  • Visited Edvard Munch Museum Oslo Noway
  • Berry Street Education Model 2022 - Trauma informed learning
  • Student Restraint Training -2021
  • Darren Schreck CPR First Aid Training - 2024
  • Protecting Children Mandatory Reporting- 2024
  • Slips, Trips , and Falls - 2024
  • Hazards and Incident Reporting -2024
  • Ergonomics- 2024
  • Anaphylaxis Allergy training -2024



Timeline

Primary School Visual Art Teacher

White Hills Primary -Department Of Education
01.2001 - Current
  • Zart Art Professional learning and readings.
  • Book Week activities.
  • Local Art teachers networking.
  • Friends of the Bendigo Art Gallery.
  • Visited Monet's Garden and The Lourve- Paris
  • Visited Edvard Munch Museum Oslo Noway
  • Berry Street Education Model 2022 - Trauma informed learning
  • Student Restraint Training -2021
  • Darren Schreck CPR First Aid Training - 2024
  • Protecting Children Mandatory Reporting- 2024
  • Slips, Trips , and Falls - 2024
  • Hazards and Incident Reporting -2024
  • Ergonomics- 2024
  • Anaphylaxis Allergy training -2024



Bachelor of Arts - Visual Art Education

La Trobe University
Cadi Watchman