Curriculum Vitae

 

TIFFANY A. CARR

 
WWW.TIFFANYCARR.COM
 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2009-pres.                 University of Iowa                       Iowa City, IA
PhD. Candidate, art education
 
2004-2006                 Viterbo University                       LaCrosse, WI
MA, education
  • Thesis: The Effects of Art on Social Consciousness
1997-2001                 University of Northern Iowa        Cedar Falls, IA
B.A., art education (K-12)
  • Emphasis: Painting

RESEARCH INTERESTS
{WITHIN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS}

Third Space Pedagogy Symbolic Interaction Theory Street, Guerilla, and Annonymous Art Visual Awareness
Psychogeography Student Social Consciousness Cultural Anthropology A/R/Tography

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Appointment
Instructor of Record, University of Iowa, 2010-pres.
  • Taught student teacher seminar to art education undergraduates
  • Developed curriculum and syllabus
  • Led class discussions, provided relevant class speaker engagements, assessed student work and submitted mid-term and final grades
Public School Teacher
Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa 2007-pres.
Elementary Art: Arthur and Garfield Elemntary, and Grant Early Childhood Center
  • Taught in conjunction with sign language interpreters
  • Provided appropriate accomodations for Level II students
  • Attended and held monthly art education meetings
  • Exhbited student work annually in a museum setting
  • Planned and organized annual field trips to Coe College galleries and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
  • Participated in Action Research Teams and a Professional Learning Community (PLC).
Ankeny Community School District, Iowa 2003-2007
Elementary Art: Northwest, East, and Terrace Elementary
  • Designed lessons to engage multiple learning styles.
  • Implemented curriculum to meet district benchmarks and frameworks
  • Planned and organized annual field trips to Des Moines Art Center
  • Aided in the organization and planning of K-12 art shows
  • Implemented and maintained student’s electronic portfolios.
  • Participated in the Professional Development Research Team
Burlington Community School District, Iowa 2001-2003            
2002-2003 Middle School Art: Horace Mann Middle School
  • Utilized a variety of mediums in each grade level
  • Created an art club that painted a mural, participated in contests, produced art for a community installation, and worked with other clubs
2001-2002 Elementary School Art: Corse, Central Avenue, North Hill, Sunnyside, Black Hawk, Prospect Hill, and Perkins Elementary
  • Prepared equitable learning opportunities under various teaching situations            
  • Founded and organized art shows
  • Assisted teachers in the application of new art curriculum
  • Established meetings with district art teachers in order to commit to vertical alignment within the department
Pleasant Valley Community Schools, Iowa Spring 2001                                                 Substitute teaching          
  • Followed lessons and objectives of absent teachers in a variety of classroom settings and all grade levels       
Consultant Teacher
VSA post-secondary teacher, summer 2006-2007
  • Developed curriculum for graduate level coursework
  • Taught summer courses through Iowa Area Education Agencies in cooperation with VSA Arts
  • Presented strategies for special needs students and connections between the arts and other disciplines
  • Assessed final student work and communicated grades for collegiate institutions credit