Michelle Bishop
Drysdale
Summary
Visual Arts is my passion, my life and I see it as my role as a Visual Arts Teacher to bring out the best in each student and to provide engaging art lessons so that students look forward to creating. As an experienced Visual Arts Teacher, one of my key areas of interest has been building relationships with students through creating and making art and stretching their imagination and creativity further with problem solving, risk taking and along the way building skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Visual Arts Teacher
Wallington Primary School
01.2019 - Current
- Plan, prepare and conduct a Visual Arts program from Prep to Year 6, providing engaging, challenging, and differentiated art activities to cater for all learning needs.
- Coordinated with parents to create Mother’s Day/Father’s Day decorated bags for their stall
- Collaborated with Year 5/6 students on creating life size ‘School Value Trees’ for the corridor.
- Started a competition for student's to design a cover for the Wallington School 2021 student diary
- Ongoing student displays exhibited around the school campus and in the school newsletter
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility with coordinating an art room
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance with whole school community events such as Strawberry Fair
Visual Arts Teacher
Mont Albert Primary School
04.2010 - 01.2018
- Co-ordinated 'Beyond the Doorway Expo', celebrating an integration of Literacy and Visual Arts together. A whole school community event over one evening, turning classrooms into the world of a story book
- Co-ordinated Arts Festivals, ‘One World, Many Stories’ and ‘Colour Me Green’ (exhibition of 762 student’s art works, over two nights and showcasing all specialist areas across the campus)
- In 2017, Artist in Residence project, whole community involvement creating a mosaic Centenary Art Sculpture
- Whole School Project; covered the entrance of 4 art room walls with students, teachers and parent’s mosaics on portraiture (one year project)
- L.E.A.R.N Art Installation: Every student created pompoms in their LEARN groups and we joined these together to spell L.E.A.R.N (each letter is over 1.5m tall) and attached along an interior wall
- Gift to the School projects at the end of each year, Year 6 students create an art installation as a farewell gift to the school (completed ceramic totem poles, ceramic stones and leaves, painted murals, self-portrait plaques, LEARN clay sculpture and street art angel wings)
- Production backdrops, sets and make-up for Jungle Book, Vegiemania’, Disney’s ‘The Artisocats Kids’ and Alice in Wonderland
- Over a term I shared co-ordination of ‘From Little Things’ group (small group of students) who focused on positive strengths from the VIA Character Strengths survey
- Created and designed the artwork for our schools L.E.A.R.N booklet and an interactive version to be used on the Interactive White Boards
- Leader of Specialist team during Term 4, 2015 Student Welfare and Wellbeing Committee team member Professional Development team member In 2015 and 2012, the school parent community nominated me for the NEiTA Award (ASG Inspirational Teaching Awards) Presented a Professional Development workshop for the Boroondara and Whitehorse Art Network on ‘Printing on Clay’
- Ongoing Professional Development to improve student outcomes and implement new ideas for activities to inspire students.
Visual Arts Teacher
Canterbury Primary School
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Local artist, Jack Douglas, incursion for Year 4 students
- Organised excursions for Year 1 students to Heide Museum of Modern Art and Year 3 students visited the National Gallery of Victoria
- Co-ordinated sets and props with Years 5 & 6 School Production, ‘Little Stars’
- Co-ordinated art activities for students during Canterbury’s annual Art Show
- Organised a Year 6 woodwork incursion with the company, Learning by Doing
- Provided an Open Art and Art Club during lunch times as an extension for students.
Classroom Teacher
Great Ryrie Primary School
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Teaching Level 2 students, implementing restorative practices and engaging integrated units to VELS expectations
- Team teaching with classroom teachers during literacy and numeracy activities
- Developed a high frequency word program for students who required extra support in literacy
- Co-ordinated a weekly drawing club for students at lunch time, focusing on cartoon images.
Visual Arts and Physical Education Teacher
Wandong Primary School
01.2006 - 12.2007
Education
Graduate Bachelor of Education (Primary) -
James Cook University
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) - Painting & Drawing
Monash University
Year 12 VCE -
Kingswood College
Certificate IV Interior Decoration -
Mercer Interior School of Design
Skills
- Thinking creatively when planning an art program of a high standard
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Organisation and Time Management
Professional Referees
- Mr Cameron Edwards, Principal, Wallington Primary School, PH: 5250 1841
- Mr Glen Lauder, (previous Principal at Wallington Primary School), PH: 5251 2272
- Mr Jason Walker, Principal, Mont Albert Primary School, PH: 9890 1331
Registration
Victorian Institute of Teaching: Full Registration # 323200
Timeline
Visual Arts Teacher
Wallington Primary School
01.2019 - Current
Visual Arts Teacher
Mont Albert Primary School
04.2010 - 01.2018
Visual Arts Teacher
Canterbury Primary School
07.2008 - 07.2009
Classroom Teacher
Great Ryrie Primary School
01.2008 - 07.2008
Visual Arts and Physical Education Teacher
Wandong Primary School
01.2006 - 12.2007
Graduate Bachelor of Education (Primary) -
James Cook University
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) - Painting & Drawing
Monash University
Year 12 VCE -
Kingswood College
Certificate IV Interior Decoration -
Mercer Interior School of Design
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