Hello!
Working with children is a skill, joy, and life purpose of mine. My approach to life is with integrity and honor for all people and the environment. I enjoy gardening, cooking, sustainable design, social advocacy, plant identification, hiking, music, theater, and art.
Contact: HaleyEvansArtEd@gmail.com
Art Education Philosophy
My role as an art educator is to assist and challenge students to build healthy relationships with themselves, other people, and the world around them.
Outside of school, students are experiencing their own joys and sorrows of life. The art classroom gives them the space and tools necessary for self-expression. Students of all ages have a desire to communicate their thoughts, emotions, and ideas - they've just been waiting for someone to ask. Artistic expression has personally been a wonderful way to cherish, cope, heal, and develop throughout my life, and I love to help students find their own paths to do the same.
Art education helps grow curiosity and a lifelong love for learning. The unique kinesthetic, tangible opportunities of art-making help students develop motor skills, spatial-awareness, and mindfulness. Intellectual skills are refined through visually exploring multidisciplinary topics. Maturity and self-responsibility are gained through communication and critique. In the art room, student voices are heard.
Education
Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI
2018-2020
K-12 Studio Art Teaching Certification
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2012-2016
BA in Art & Design; Minor in Sustainable Food Systems
Classroom Experience
High School Art Student Teacher
Winter 2020
Utica High School, Utica, MI
• Presented multiple assignments that inspired creative solutions and quality final work
• Lead full-class critiques of student work that supported self-reflection and higher level thinking
• Organized and photographed over 70 submissions for an art competition at the Anton Art Center
• Built thoughtful relationships with students through inquiry, humor, and compassion
Middle School Art Classroom Field Observation
Fall 2019
West Middle School, Rochester Hills, MI
• Presented a multimedia drawing lesson plan for a class of 20 students to depict a narrative scene
• Supported special needs students with their Para-Professionals by helping adapt course material
• Lead thoughtful full-class discussions informed by Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)
Collaborating Preservice Teacher at Thumbprint Studios
Winter 2019
Auburn Elementary School, Auburn Hills, MI
• Created and presented a glazing lesson plan for a class of 25 kindergarten students
• Collaborated with preservice teachers to set up a student art show at Oakland University
K-8 Art Classroom Field Observation
Winter 2018
Walton Charter School, Pontiac, MI
• Developed a more informed approach to teaching students living in underserved communities
• Spent additional time in a kindergarten classroom working with students on reading skills
Young Rembrandts Elementary Art Teacher
2017-2018
Various elementary schools in Metro-Detroit, MI
• Instructed after-school drawing lessons for multiple classes of 10-15 upper-elementary students
• Used organized and engaging instruction methods to present drawing processes
• Worked with students individually to develop their ideas and encourage their best final work
Additional Experience
Nanny for Infant and Toddler
Summer / Fall 2019
Rochester Hills, MI
• Cared for an infant and 2.5-year-old during weekday business hours
• Engaged thoughtfully in sensory, educational, and outdoor activities
• Documented a daily log of routines and created a photo scrapbook for the family
GT Independence Caregiver
Spring / Summer 2019
Rochester Hills, MI
• Practiced healthy lifestyle routines with a young woman with Downs Syndrome
• Exercised and went out to eat together 2-3 times per week
Milestones Child Development Center Infant Teacher
Spring / Summer 2017
Grand Rapids, MI
• Cared for four infants at a time during weekday business hours
• Planned daily age-appropriate educational activities and engaged with love
• Regularly posted daily activities and photos in a private Facebook group with their parents
Leadership for the UM Permaculture Design Team
2013-2016
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Hosted weekly meetings and events for a student organization dedicated to sustainable agriculture
• Gave educational presentations to adults and children about agriculture design methods and ethics
• Planted and maintained a two-acre Food Forest at the UM Campus Farm
• Trained and assisted volunteers helping with the Food Forest
• Designed, printed, and hung fliers around the city; marketed events on social media
• Worked with a local elementary class to design, build, and maintain their school garden
Leadership through the Inter-Cooperative Council
2015-2016
ICC Housing, Ann Arbor, MI
• Assumed two leadership positions: “Sustainability Steward” and “Kitchen Manager”
• Organized educational activities for a house of 50 university students to participate in
• Hosted weekly walks to the Farmer's Market, and meditation walks through the Nichols Arboretum
• Trained, scheduled, and managed peers in kitchen requirements
Spice Jungle LLC, Rockford, MI
Spice Purchasing, Quality, and Marketing
2016-2017
• Tracked and ordered the supply of over 500 food products sourced from 70 suppliers
• Maintained spec sheets and COAs (certificate of analysis) for each product
• Managed social media, edited and published recipe blogs, and did spice photography
Amrita Farms Research Internship
Spring / Summer 2015
Amrita Farms, Ann Arbor, MI
• Pruned, scored, fertilized, weeded, and watered of a five-acre organic apple orchard
• Experimented with vegetable-growing methods and landscape design
• Earned my Permaculture Design Certification
Study Abroad in Tanzania
Summer 2014
Lesoit District of the Maasai Tribe, Tanzania
• Worked as part of a university class to design a healthier and more energy-efficient stove model
• Stayed with a Maasai community as they generously hosted us for two weeks
• Planned an “American Meal” social gathering to thoughtfully present four different stove designs
Research on Insect Pollinators in Urban Gardens
Summer / Fall 2014
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lab, University of Michigan
• Trapped and collected insects from urban, suburban, and rural gardens in and around Detroit
• Used a microscope to identify, label, and sort insects by species
Field Botany, Woody Plants, Ethnobotany, and Entomology Student
2015-2016
University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI
School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Michigan
• Studied plants and insects in the field and lab, learned common and Latin name identification
• Explored traditional uses of plants through research and foraging
• Practiced insect collection, labeling, and pinning
Raising Rochester Volunteer
Summer 2012
Rochester Hills, MI
• Contributed to a new organization in my hometown dedicated to growing local organic food
• Built and maintained grow beds around the city through regular weeding and watering
• Sold produce at Rochester Farmer’s Market