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Linda W. Kieling                                   Rosemont Ridge Middle School
Art Educator                                         20001 Salamo Road                            
2560 Remington Drive                          West Linn, Or 97068
West Linn, Oregon, 97068-4416          (503) 673-7591                                                            
(503) 723-8711                                    
lwkieling@juno.com                               See my Personal Art Work

Education:

M.Ed : Curriculum and Instruction: Technology, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona,
            Spring 2009, Kappa Delta Phi
Graduate work in Art Therapy from Marylhurst University, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Graduate work in Guidance and Counseling at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina
BS in Art Education from Auburn University, 1982
Completed training in "Tribes" Middle School program for developing community in the classroom
Hold/have held K-12 art teaching certificates in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Oregon
Countless and varied classes for personal growth and continuing education

NAEA activities:

ELECTED: Middle Level Division Director Elect, 2009-2011
ELECTED: Middle Level Division Director, 2011-213
FACILITATOR: Pacific Region Leadership Meeting, 2005
COMMITTEE: Pacific Region Task Force for State Conference Planning Handbook; research support, 2005
SELECTED: Pacific Region Middle Level Representative Elect, 2005-2007
SELECTED: Pacific Region Middle Level Representative, 2007-2009

COMMITTEE: Vice President Nomination Committee, 2005
COMMITTEE: NAEA Advocacy Advisory Committee, 2007-present, one of four regional representatives chosen

PRESENTER at National Art Education Conferences:

Minneapolis, MN 2009
   Presenter: "Middle School Artists: Thinking About, In and Through Art"
   Co-Presenter:  "East Coast/West Coast: Middle School Students Solve Artistic Problems"
New Orleans, Louisiana  2008
   Presenter: "Tribute Tins"
   Presenter: "Poetic Engagement in the Gallery"
   Presenter: Youth Art Museum
   Co-Presenter:  "East Coast/West Coast: Middle School Students Solve Artistic Problems"
   C0-Presenter: "Generating Enthusiasm for your Youth Art Month"
New York, New York 2007
   Presenter: "Tribute Tins"
   Presenter: "You Want Us to What?...or Using technology to talk about art!"
   Co-Presenter:  "East Coast/West Coast: Middle School Students Solve Artistic Problems"
Chicago, Illinois 2006
    Presenter: "Tribute Tins"
    Presenter:  "Middle Level Showcase"
    Presenter:  "Youth Art Month Grand Award Showcase"
    Co-Presenter:  “Middle School Art Students Construct Problems, Make and Communicate Meanings”
Boston, Massachusetts 2005
    Co-Presenter:  “Middle School Art Students Construct Problems, Make and Communicate Meanings”
    Co-Presenter: Elementary Showcase on Advocacy
Denver, Colorado 2004
    Co-presenter: "Kaleidoscope"
Miami, Florida 2002
     Presenter: "Arts in Action"
New York City, New York 2001
     Presenter: "Grab a Seat: Creative Advocacy and Funding"
     Co-presenter: "Innovative Ways to Create Excitement for Your Youth Art Month Celebration"

ATTENDEE: conferences1998-present

State and local association activities:

BOARD MEMBER: Oregon Art Education Association, 2000-present
CHAIRPERSON: OAEA Board -Youth Art Month, 2001-2007
CHAIRPERSON: OAEA Board -Middle Level Representative, 2006-present
MEMBER: OAEA state conference planning and facilitating committees, 2000-present
PRESENTER OAEA state conference, Portland, 2007
   "Poetic Engagement n the Gallery", hands on workshop
PRESENTER OAEA state conference, Portland, 2006
   "Fun and Games: Critique in the Art room", hands on workshop
   "Artist Trading Cards", hnad on workshop
PRESENTER: OAEA state conference, Portland, 2003
    "Altered Books", hands on workshop
PRESENTER: OAEA state conference, Dallas, 2002
      "Art Creates Smiles: Games in Art", hands on workshop

BOARD MEMBER: Tennessee Art Education Association, 1999
CHAIRPERSON: TAEA Youth Art Month, 1999
CO-PRESENTER: Tennessee Association of Middle Schools, 1998
       "O'Keeffe in the Classroom", hands on workshop
ATTENDEE: state conferences in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Oregon

Leadership roles and accomplishments:

AWARDED: NAEA National Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, 2007
AWARDED: NAEA Pacific Region Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, 2005
AWARDED: Oregon Middle Level Art Educator of the Year, 2004
AWARDED: Visual ArtSpark Award, 2004; recognition from Young Audiences in conjunction with Scholastic Awards
CHAIRPERSON: Liaison Committee for Youth Art Month to facilitate work between CFAE and NAEA, 2004-present
ADVOCACY: campaigned for and facilitated Youth Art Museum in NOLA, 2007
PRODUCER: 50 state PowerPoint of student art images for Youth Art Month shown at national convention, 2006, 2007, 2008
CHAIRPERSON: OAEA Youth Art Month, 2001-present
AWARDED as such:
· Award of Excellence, 2006, national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc
· Claire Flanagan Memorial Grand Award, 2005, highest national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc.
· Award of Merit, 2004, national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc
· Excellence in Presentation, 2004, special recognition award from Council for Art Education, Inc
· Excellence in Presentation, 2003, special recognition award from Council for Art Education, Inc
· Certificate of Commendation, 2003, Council for Art Education, Inc
· Award of Merit, 2002, national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc
· Award of Excellence, 2001, national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc
· OAEA Advocacy Award, 2001

CO-PRESENTER: WLWV School District Day of Collaborative Inquiry
        2008- "Critique and Reflection"
        2007- "Integrating Students with Special Needs into Related Arts Classes"
        2006 - "Sketchbooks in the Classroom to Enhance Learning"
        2001 - "Establishing an Arts Celebration at Your School"
       

PRESENTER: invited to be quest speaker in Classroom Management Class for pre-service teachers at Portland State University, 06/04

PRODUCER: Produced program consisting of 180 images of student art work from across Oregon that airs on public cable access channels, 2003- -program was expanded to 232 which aired on cable and also distributed to state legislators, 2004. Program expanded to 245 images, 2005.  Producing same format program exclusively for the West Linn-Wilsonville
     School District
CURATOR: Organized student art exhibit for Regal Fox Tower Theater; Portland; May, 2004; 120,000 viewers

ADVOCACY: Developed Public Service Announcement for OAEA airing in Lloyd Regal Theater (before every showing of every movie); exposure for arts education to 65,714 individuals; September-October 2004
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: Developed and facilitate ongoing "Art Attack" classes for district staff that includes art process, production, K- 12
   curriculum connections and resource packets
COORDINATOR: Established and organized annual "Arts in Action", an annual participation event for staff, students, parents, and community
     members involving all related arts classes at Rosemont Ridge Middle School, 1999-present
MEMBER: West Linn-Wilsonville School District "Arts at the Heart of Learning"
MEMBER: Committee to establish and continue an annual WLWV District Art Show, exhibit includes K-12 student work as well as staff work,
    2000-present

CHAIRPERSON: TAEA Youth Art Month
AWARDED:
· TAEA Advocacy Award, 2000
· Award of Merit, 1999, national award from the Council for Art Education, Inc.
· Special Recognition Award, 1999, from the Council for Art Education

CURRICULUM: committee for visual art goals and objective setting for Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN; chaired, wrote and compiled middle school visual arts curriculum for Knox County Schools
ATTENDEE: accepted for the Tennessee Arts Academy, 1999
CO-CHAIRPERSON:  Cultural Arts Program, Farragut Intermediate School, Knoxville, TN, 1994-1996
CURRICULUM: Developed three year, artist/art history based, revolving Cultural Arts curriculum for volunteers, Farragut Intermediate School,
                Knoxville, TN, 1994

AWARDED: Volunteer of the Year, 1994/95 and 1995/96, Farragut Intermediate PTA, Knoxville, TN
CHAIRPERSON: Cultural Arts Program, Crown Point Elementary (Creative and Expressive Arts Magnet), Jacksonville, Florida, 1993-1994
CURRICULUM: Developed teacher resource packet for Cultural Arts Day, Crown Point Elementary, 1994
CHAIRPERSON: Art Appreciation Program, Crown Point Elementary, Jacksonville, Florida, 1993-1994
CHAIRPERSON: Arts and Crafts Exhibition for the Stumptown Festival in Matthews, NC, (100+ exhibitors/ 20,000+ attendees), 1985-1991
CURRICULUM: Developed pre-school art based activities program for volunteers, 1990, Raleigh, NC
CERTIFIED: Observer for South Carolina's Program for Effective Teaching, 1985
CURRICULUM: Developed visual art curriculum for students with emotional and physical special needs in Rock Hill, SC School District, 1984

Past and Present Professional Organizations:

National Art Education Association
Oregon Art Education Association: Board Member, Youth Art Month Chairperson, Middle Level Representative
Providence Youth Services: Advisory Council, Marketing Committee
Tennessee Art Education Association: Board Member, Youth Art Month Chairperson
Tennessee Association of Middle Schools
Arts Council; Knoxville, TN: Membership Committee
Knoxville Museum of Art
Portland Art Museum
Music and Art Partners
Auburn Alumni Association
Beta Sigma Phi International Women's Sorority

Publications and Exhibits:

GROUP EXHIBIT: juried show, "Beyond the Demos", Clackamas Community College Gallery, Oregon City,  OR,  Sept-Oct, 2009
GROUP EXHIBIT: juried show, "Beyond the Demos", Carnegie Gallery, Oregon City, OR,  November 2007
GROUP EXHIBIT: invitational show, "Art Educators as Artists", Hammond Regional Arts Center, Hammond, Louisiana, August 2007
GROUP EXHIBIT: juried show, "Beyond the Demos", Carnegie Gallery, Oregon City, OR,  November 2006
PUBLISHED: article, "Amazing Altered Books", School Arts Magazine, 2006
GROUP SHOW: Annual West Linn-Wilsonville District Staff Art Show, 2008
GROUP SHOW: Annual West Linn-Wilsonville District Staff Art Show, 2007
GROUP SHOW: Annual West Linn-Wilsonville District Staff Art Show, 2006
GROUP SHOW: Annual West Linn-Wilsonville District Staff Art Show, 2005
GROUP SHOW: West Linn City Hall, West Linn, OR- May 2005
SOLO EXHIBIT: Brick Wall Gallery; Tualatin, OR, September 2004- January, 2005
GROUP SHOW: 1st Annual West Linn-Wilsonville District Staff Art Show; 2003, 2005
GROUP SHOW: 1st Annual Art Exhibit Knox County Art Instructors , 1998
COMMISSION: residential mural, Jacksonville, FL, 1993
SOLO EXHIBIT:  National Bank; Charlotte, NC, 1984
ARTICLE: series of articles for Mayco Colors ArtLine on grant writing for visual arts educators, Fall 2009
PUBLISHED: Altered Book Lesson Plan published by Young Audiences as result of Visual ArtSpark Award, 2004
PUBLISHED: Altered Book lesson plan chosen for publication on Getty ArtsEdNet
RESEARCH: project in cooperation with Dr. Margaret Johnson (professor/director at State University of New York at New Paltz) and Mrs.  Susan Cooper (art  educator, Rawlinson Road Middle School, Rock Hill, SC), “Middle School Art Students Construct Problems, Make and Communicate Meanings” 2004-2009
ARTICLE: Oregon’s Youth Art Month article published by Camlin in ArtPoints, July, 2004
VIDEO: chosen to participate in promotional video for Clackamas County “Supply Our Schools” Program, September, 2004
VIDEO: produced video of student art work showing on cable stations across Oregon, 2003-present
VIDEO: created video featuring students and student work for art education for Multnomah Community Television’s year round programming, 2005
VIDEO: created video featuring students and student work highlighting Youth Art Month for Multnomah Community Television’s Holiday Open
       Studio programming, 2004
FEATURED: Skutt ad highlighting national award winning art educators featured in School Arts Magazine, Arts and Activities Magazine and 
       in NAEA conference catalog, 2005/2006
FEATURED: workshop attendees in AAMACO advertisement, 2003

COLLABORATIVE: Statewide collaborative project for TAEA YAM observance, 10' x 15' (150-12" pieces), displayed
        in State Legislative Building, 1999
COLLABORATIVE: Sculpture projects installed at Rosemont Ridge Middle School, annual 8th grade legacy to the school
       · "Stick Together", 2001, wood
       · "Flowing Symbols", 2002, metal
       · "Individual Icons", 2003, mixed-media
       · "Character Counts", 2004, ceramic tiles
       · "Pieces of Us", 2005, metal quilt

COLLABORATIVE: sculpture installation "Many Faces at Monitor", 2003; “Symbols”, 2004
COMMUNITY: Kows for Kids creation displayed in downtown Portland merchant windows, citywide fundraising campaign
ARTICLES: numerous features in a variety of newspaper articles

Teaching and Related Experiences:

Rosemont Ridge Middle School, West Linn, OR, 1999-present, Art Educator
TEAM LEADER: team leader for Related Arts, 2004-present
COMMITTEE Tech Committee, 2007-present
COMMITTEE: "Mindset" school representative at school and district level based in Berger's book "Ethics of Excellence"
ARTIST RESIDENCY: Monitor Elementary, Monitor, OR; resulted in three school wide installations, May 2004
ARTIST RESIDENCY: Monitor Elementary, Monitor, OR; resulted in school wide mixed media portrait installation, February 2003
ARTIST RESIDENCY: Willamette Primary School, Willamette, OR; resulted in 6 collaborative watercolors
WEB MANAGER: Development and maintenance of multiple page web site for the Rosemont art program
WEB MANAGER: Development and maintenance of centralized national Youth Art Month site with links to state sites on MSNGroups.com
SPONSOR:  Organization and facilitation of after-school Art Club, 1999-present
MEMBER:  Charter staff member, opened new school in 1999
MEMBER: Site Council, 2001-2002
CURRICULUM: Collaborate with staff to integrate art within their specific curriculum
AWARDED: Achieved "Leadership in Teaching" status, 2002
ADVOCACY: Facilitate "Chair'ity" Auction fundraising effort during "Arts in Action" night (students create chair based works of art that are functional, idiom motivated in papier mache and artist inspired pieces in clay)

STUDENT EXHIBITS and AWARDS:
· 25 Regional Scholastic Art Award winners, 2002-2008

· student work in Department of Education regional shows

· Student work shown in Regal Fox Tower Theater Exhibit; May, 2004; 120,000 attendees

· student work in Portland International Airport "Where We Are" exhibit, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

· Youth Art Month flag design winner, 2005, 2007

· 3rd place student winner Rose City Dog Show poster contest; January, 2004

· student winner national Royal Brush painting contest (awards for both student and school), displayed at NAEA Conference; 2004, 2005

· student winner of Humane Society Poster Contest, 2003

· student top placement in Sakura's "Wonderful, Colorful World" contest, 2002

· student work chosen for Aaron Meyer concert advertising poster, 2002

· Art Club creation of "Clara and Her Amazing Multi-cultural Dreamcoat", a 24" high cow for Kows for Kids by Kids, these and larger creations were auctioned and raised $2 million for local charities

· student work selected for use in NAEA New York City Astrovision Art Exhibit shown in Times Square and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000

· numerous student awards in Lions Club Peace Poster Contest, West Linn Public Library bookmark and scarecrow contests; 2000-present

· ongoing displays of student work throughout the community including West Linn City Hall and local restaurants

Karns Middle School, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1996-1999, Art Educator
INSTRUCTOR: 6th-8th grade
CURRICULUM: Development of middle school arts curriculum for Knox County Schools
CHAIRPERSON: Co-chair and facilitator for annual "ArtFest", arts based day for entire school
DUTIES: special area scheduling for 1100 students
SPONSOR: established and sponsored Renaissance Club (after-school art/service club)

Farragut Middle School, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1995-1996, Art Educator
INSTRUCTOR: interim 6th-8th grade
SPONSOR: Renaissance Club (after-school art/service club)
SPONSOR: Dance Team
CURRICULUM: Co-developer of Cultural Arts Program for Farragut Intermediate School
INSTRUCTOR: volunteer instructor of Cultural Arts Program for Farragut Intermediate School

Camelot Care Center, Kingston, TN, 1995, Art Educator
INSTRUCTOR: Part-time for emotionally and behaviorally challenged residential and day-treatment students

Horton Middle/Moncure Elementary, Pittsboro, NC, 1990, Art Educator
INSTRUCTOR: interim 4th-8th grade
SPONSOR: participation in state recycling sculpture project

Piedmont Middle School, Monroe, NC, Art Educator, 1988-1989
INSTRUCTOR: 6th-8th grade
INSTRUCTOR: 8th grade homeroom
INSTRUCTOR: summer school Language Arts

Bellview Elementary/Finley Road Elementary/Edgewood Center, Rock Hill, SC;  Art Educator, 1983-1986
INSTRUCTOR: 1st-6th grades
INSTRUCTOR:  Educable, Trainable and Profoundly challenged students
CURRICULUM: developed visual arts curriculum for the challenged student population

OTHER

SUPERVISING/MENTOR TEACHER: student teacher from Lewis and Clark College, 2007-2008
SUPERVISING/MENTOR TEACHER: student teacher from Lewis and Clark College, 2006-2007
SUPERVISING/MENTOR TEACHER: student teacher from Lewis and Clark College, 2005-2006
MENTOR TEACHER: two first year teachers, Rosemont Ridge Middle School, 2004-2005
SUPERVISING TEACHER: student teacher from George Fox University, 2004
ARTIST RESIDENCY: Willamette Primary School, Willamette, OR, 2004
ARTIST RESIDENCY: Monitor Elementary School, Monitor, OR; February, 2003; May 2004
SUPERVISING TEACHER: student teacher from George Fox University, 2002
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR: Cultural Arts Program, Farragut Primary and Intermediate Schools, Knoxville, TN, 1994-1996
INSTRUCTOR: Knoxville Art Museum Summer Program
VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR: art appreciation in Slow Learning Disability Self Contained Class, Crown Point Elementary School, Jax.,

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