About
TERA STOCKDALE
CAREER PROFILE
Highly motivated, professional art educator. Teaching philosophy grounded in critical and creative thinking skills for 21st Century learners. Focus on collaboration, community, and social justice education with an emphasis on Visual Culture through studio skill building, Art History, and Art Criticism. Understanding of how cultural, socioeconomic, and individual experiences influence the opportunities to learn and perform at full potential. Integrates interdisciplinary connections and life skills into the Arts. Highly flexible, cooperative team player seeking atmosphere to foster creativity and positive teaching and learning environment. Hard working contributor committed to excellence and student success for all learners. Experience in team teaching and transdisciplinary curriculum development.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Transdisciplinary Curriculum, Visual Culture Studies, Multicultural Education, Social Justice and Community Based Art.
STUDIO FOCUSES: Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking, Mixed Media Collage.
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EDUCATION
2006 Master of Arts, Art Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate research in visual representation of race
Interdisciplinary research in Women’s Studies, Asian Studies, American Indian Studies, and Art Education
30+ graduate hours in art and education
2001-2000 Student Teaching Assignments
Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington City Schools
Africentric Elementary, Columbus City Schools
1999 Bachelor of Art Education, Summa Cum Laude
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
University Honors Program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Present-2007 PK-12 Visual Art Educator
Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio
2018 Workshop Educator
The Columbus Academy Summer Experience, Gahanna, OH
2015-12, 2009 Adjunct Visual Art Instructor
ITT Technical College, Hilliard, Ohio
2008 Virtual HS Visual Art Educator, curriculum developer
TRECA Digital Academy, Marion, Ohio
2007-06 English as a Second Language Teacher
Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio
1999 Park program coordinator
Columbus Recreation and Parks, Columbus, OH
CERTIFICATIONS
State of Ohio Department of Education
2020-15 Five-Year Professional License K-12 Visual Art
2015-10 Five-Year Professional License K-12 Visual Art
2010-05 Five-Year Professional License K-12 Visual Art
2005-01 Four-Year Provisional Certificate K-12 Visual Art
GRANTS & AWARDS
2018 Teachers Dream Grant, the Art of Japanese Ceramics with Hiro Tashima
2018 Teacher Enrichment Grant, Ohio Art Education Foundation
2018 Teacher Incentive Grant, Ohio Art Education Foundation
2018 Big Yellow School Bus Grant, Ohio Arts Council
2017 Teachers Dream Grant, "Sanctuary Space", Ceramic Mosaic Mural
2016 Teachers Dream Grant, "International Fashion", Brand Designs with Kelli Martin
2016 Ohio's Youth Art Governor's Award, Region 1, Printmaking
2016 Congressional HS Art Show, People's Choice Award
2015 Teachers Dream Grant, "Messages Outside the Bottle", Street Art Mural with Stephanie Rond
2009 Windsor STEM Educator of the month
1999 Summa Cum Laude, The Ohio State University
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
National Art Education Association Convention
2019 Boston, MA Using Decals in Ceramic Surface Design
2018 Seattle, WA Creative Ceramic Surface Techniques
2018 Seattle, WA Collaborative HS Street Art Mural
2014 San Diego, CA Preventing Youth Violence Through Visual Arts
2012 New York City, NY Peace Studies in the Visual Arts
2010 Baltimore, MD American Indian Imagery in Popular Culture
Ohio Art Education Conference
2018 Sandusky, OH Using Decals in Ceramic Surface Design
2017 Toledo, OH Creative Ceramic Surface Techniques
Columbus City Schools, Unified Arts Professional Development
2018 Using Decals in Ceramic Surface Design
2017 Creative Ceramic Surface Techniques
2016 Design Thinking: Screenprinting Your School Brand
2015 Grant Writing & the Visual Art Classroom
2011 "All the Pretty Trees", Pecha Kucha, 400 W. Rich
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Present-2015 Buckeye Ceramics Teacher Time Out, Hilliard, OH
Present-2015 Buckeye Ceramics Summer Series, Hilliard, OH
2018 Otterbein College Ceramic Summer Institute with Natalia Arbelaez, Westerville, OH
2018 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Wheel Bootcamp, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Otterbein College Ceramic Summer Institute, Keira Norton
2017 Making Creativity Visible Educator, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
2016 Teaching for Creativity Institute, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
EXHIBITIONS
2018 “Art Educator as Artist”, Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery, group exhibition
2018 “CCS Art Educators”, Stone Village, Columbus OH, group exhibition
2018 "maiden.mother.crone.", S. Dot Gallery, duo exhibition
2018 “Every Piece Is Important.”, collaborative mural. John Glenn Columbus International Airport, Greater Columbus Arts Council invited artist, group exhibition
2017 "Sign Your Art", invited anchor artist, installation
2017 "Art of Recovery", Columbus Museum of Art, group exhibition
2016 "Columbus Loves Cats", S. Dot Gallery, group exhibition
2016-13 "Art of Recovery", Columbus Downtown Hilton, group exhibition
2012-11 "Art of Recovery", Design Market Place, group exhibition
2011 "All the Pretty Trees", It Looks Like It's Open, group exhibition, juror and featured artist
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Art Education Association
Ohio Art Education Association
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
International Ceramic Artists Network
Ohio Art League
Ohio Designer Craftsman
Columbus Museum of Art, Reciprocal