Lizzart Consulting

Hands on Learning Across The Curriculum

Philosophy

Today's classrooms hold many opportunities and challenges. Teachers must work to build successful partnerships which not only benefit their students but also the partnering groups. No longer can teachers close their classroom doors and teach the way they have been for so many years.

Teachers must work in collaboration with other educators, organizations, business partners, funders, parents, and their communities to insure that their students are able to thrive and succeed in the future.

"Teachers must work collaboratively to build partnerships to support student learning"

Teachers who develop outstanding communication skills are more apt to receive funding and support from local, state, and national groups. Planning for success is key to student gains and effective instruction. All students can learn if they are provided with classroom support and appropriate instructional materials and practices.
Students learn by doing. Lizzart consultants believe that teachers also benefit from a hands-on approach, so all professional development sessions include interactive hands-on activities. We also believe that teachers should leave training with the tools they need to implement their training.

Professional Development Focus

• Early childhood visual art instruction, stages of development, materials, safety, content integration
• Curriculum development- Standards alignment K-12
• 21st century goals
• Arts integration with core content
• Art assessment practices and strategies
• Enrichment planning and development
• Media, materials, and strategies for success
• Developing skills for tomorrow's workplace
• Careers in art for students, teachers and parents

Education

Graduate: Bank Street College of education/ parsons school of Design, New York, NY Master of Science Education: Educational Administration with a focus in visual arts Undergraduate: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Art Education Certified to teach ART (Grades K-12), Elementary All Subject(Grades 1-8).

Professional Partnerships

Fort Worth Independent School District: Visual Art, Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and after school departments
Walmart: Teacher consultant program for back-to-school marketing efforts
Crayola llc: Curriculum development. Professional development provider for: Austin ISD, Cypress Fairbanks ISD, Dallas ISD,Irving ISD, Birdville ISD, Houston ISD, Katy ISD, Alief isd, aldine isd, galveston isd, lubbock ISD, Oklahoma City PS, Albuquerque PS, Spring Branch ISD etc. National Art education association, Association of supervision and curriculum development, National council of teachers of mathematics, Imagination celebration, Young artists

Awards

• Texas art education association Outstanding fellow, 2006
• National art education association western region art educator of the year, 2006
• Texas art educator of the year, 2005
• NAEA elementary art educator of the year, 2000
• NAEA elementary art educator of the year, western region, 1999
• Elementary art educator of the year, Texas art education association, 1994