Melissa Sand
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Growing and developing professionally 
(enhancement of content knowledge and pedagogical skill, receptivity to feedback from colleagues, service to profession)

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--Click here to see: Professional Organizations- Membership and Presentations

--STEAM -Educator Certification (with Georgette Yakman)
(STEAM.edu website)

--No Nonsense Nurturing Educator Training Certificate 
(Transformative Teacher Website)
NNN Plan for PHS

--2012 EdCamp Cincy Participant (click here to see certificate)

--Summer 2012 Participant in Common Core ELA and Math training

--STEAM Committee member 2011-2013

--2013 PHS Teacher of the Year nominee  Page 1     Page 2

--Letters of Recommendation from...

Mr. Mike Fadeley
Georgetown Jr./Sr. HS
Social Studies teacher
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Ms. Lizzy Del Campo Hartman
Assistant Principal
Nagel Middle School
Forest Hills Schools
Ms. Kelly Rasnick
Princeton High School
Spanish Teacher
Prom Chairperson


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 For the University of Cincinnati Teacher Leader Endorsement Program

Kristin Coey-Grote
 Princeton High School Principal

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Lizzy del Campo Hartman
Princeton High School Instructional Coach


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Professional Development and Additional Training
(from Resume)

Professional Development

·                   Ohio Art Education Association Convention participant 2007, 2008, 2010-2013                                                                         presenter 2012, 2013

·                   STEAM teacher certification  with Georgette Yakman                                                                                                                 2013

·                   Funke Fired Arts STEAM Curriculum Team                                                                                                                                2013-present

·                   STEMtech Conference presenter  Kansas City                                                                                                                           2012

·                   High Aims Problem Based Learning (PBL) training                                                                                                                   2011

·                   Baldridge and Quality tools, Working on the Work, Short cycle assessments, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop Elements,
                            Digital Photography, Creating Glass Beads, Introduction to Graphic Design                                                                  2002-present

 

Additional Training

·                   OAEA Nuts ‘N’ Bolts, presenter                                                                                                                                                   2014

·                   EdCamp Cincy, participant and workshop leader                                                                                                                         2012

·                   Crayola Creativity Workshop, Columbus, Ohio                                                                                                                            Summer 2012

·                   Funke Fired Arts teacher ceramic workshops , Cincinnati, Ohio                                                                                               Summer 2012

·                   “Art Therapy and Anxiety, Healing Through Imagery” Workshop–Pamela M. Hayes                                                                2008

·                   “21st Century Skills” Training, Brown County Educational Service Center                                                                                2007

·                   Leadership Institute Findlay, Ohio “Building Leadership Skills                                                                                                  Summer 2007

·                   Leadership Institute Wisconsin "Develop Group Communications"                                                                                          Summer 2007

·                   CET Arts Integration Workshop/ CET Grant                                                                                                                              June 2006

                     Art Institute of Chicago AP Studio Art 2D Design Workshop                                                                                                   July 2006
'Every child is an artist. The problem is remaining an artist once he grows up.' ~Pablo Picasso