LENA ISENBERG

935 Main Street, Malden MA, 02148

203-767-2851 lena.isenberg@gmail.com
http://lenaisenberg.weebly.com

TEACHING LICENSES
Visual Arts, PreK-12 Connecticut: Initial, as of May 2013
Visual Arts, PreK-12 Massachusetts: Initial, as of October 2012
CERTIFICATIONS
International Baccalaureate: Visual Arts, Category 1, United World
College, July 2014
Teaching for Understanding 1: Focus on Student Understanding,
Harvard University, Fall 2014
EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), Art Education. Tufts University with

the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Boston, MA, May 2012
Training: Understanding by Design (UbD)
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Wheaton College, Norton, MA, May 2009
Major: Studio Art Honors: Cum Laude
Computer Skills: Lightroom, Word, Powerpoint
Basic competency in Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Excel
Language Skills: beginning Spanish
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Wilmington Middle School, Wilmington, MA, Long-term Art Substitute,

August 2016-June 2017
Design and teach curriculum to grades 6-8
Co-lead Art Club
Rancho Solano Preparatory School, Scottsdale, AZ, Full Time Art Teacher,
August 2013-July 2016
Resume, Lena Isenberg

Taught IB Visual Art to students in grades 11-12, 2014-present

Taught art classes to students in grades 6-12, 2014-present
Taught art classes to students in grades PreK-8, 2013-2014
Sponsored the schools National Art Honor Society chapter
Led a school-wide clay workshop for professional development,
focusing on community building

L.W. Beecher Interdistrict Museum Magnet School, Strong Elementary

School, New Haven, CT, Part Time Art Teacher, September 2012-June 2013
Taught art classes to students in grades PreK-4
Winter Hill Community School, Somerville, MA, Long Term Art Substitute,
March-June 2012
Taught art classes to students in grades K-8
Winter Hill Community School, Somerville, MA, Student Teaching
Internship-Pre-Practicum Fall 2011, Full Practicum January-March 2012
Assisted art teacher Mrs. Julie McCarthy with teaching lessons to
students in grades K-8, , and displaying student work throughout the
school
Designed and implemented curriculum in various art media including
pastels, paint, crayon, cut paper, clay
Participated in IEP meetings, parent teacher conferences, and Art
Department professional development meetings
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA, Pre-Practicum Internship, Fall
2011
Assisted in teaching community art classes for students ages 8-10
AmeriCorps Extended Day Teaching Artists Program with Providence
CityArts! for Youth, Teachers Assistant, Providence, RI, 300 hours of
service, October 2010-April 2011

Assisted in CityArts! after-school art classes for elementary and

middle school students, focusing on screen printing, poetry
illustrations, and mask making

Assisted in managing the CityArts! gallery

Assisted art teacher Ms. Jayne with teaching students in grades K4 at Highlander Charter School

Worked with preschoolers at The Childrens Museums Explorers

Studio program, focusing on art activities that developed fine motor
skills, introduced varied textures and materials, and taught cause and
effect relationships
ART CONFERENCES

Arizona Art Education Association, Prescott, AZ, November 2015

Resume, Lena Isenberg

Attended workshops and best practice lectures

Lectures focused on the benefits of keeping daily visual arts journals,
and how to implement choice-based visual art curriculum

National Art Education Association, New Orleans, LA, March 2015

Presented with the Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education
Shared best teaching practices with conference attendees, explaining
how classroom collaborative art-making can uncover the tension
between existential perspectives and community consciousness
Attended workshops and best practice lectures on topics such as art
advocacy, assessment, differentiated curriculum, and community
development through art
National Art Education Association, San Diego, CA, March 2014
Attended workshops and best practice lectures on topics such as art
advocacy, assessment, differentiated curriculum, and community
development through art

Resume, Lena Isenberg