Willow Brook

Phone: (720) 621-3884 Email: willowalbrook@gmail.com

willow-brook.weebly.com

Education
Colorado State University August 2014-May 2017
Major: BA Art Education Fort Collins, CO
Minor: Global Environmental Sustainability

Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola January 2015

Water Resource Management La Molina, Peru

Santa Reparata International School of Art August-December 2013

Fine Arts & Art History Florence, Italy

Student Teaching

Mary Blair & Stansberry Elementary School January-March 2017

K-5 Art Educator Loveland, CO
Designed a lesson using repurposed plastic bottles to create a collaborative chandelier sculpture.
Created a bookbinding lesson where students illustrated a story about their waste with an emphasis on literacy integration.
Guided students through three dimensional exploration with clay, painting and glaze.
Facilitated TAB choice with short demonstrations and centers to foster unique student expression.

Preston Middle School March-May 2017

6-8 Art Educator Fort Collins, CO
Fashioned a collaborative laser cutting lesson about decline in bee population by using Coral Draw, a digital design program.
Taught painting class a graffiti project about environmental issues impacting their generation using graphic stencils.
Guided students with digital painting and problem solving using Art Rage.
Conferenced with students and parents of Talented and Gifted program and facilitated daily sixth grade enrichment.
Organized class field trip to three art galleries by contacting businesses and arranging bus schedule.

Classroom Experience

Mountain Sage Community School March 2016-May 2017

Handwork Volunteer Fort Collins, CO
Assisted with knitting, led watercolor painting, provided support with machine sewing and supported a glass mosaic mural.
Lead students with Waldorf philosophy, art and sustainability integration in all subjects and learning.

Polaris Expeditionary Learning School August-December 2016

Art Educator Fort Collins, CO
Co-taught and executed 4/5 grade environmental art unit where students compared human and natural environments.
Integrated technology by using digital cameras to discuss relationships between photography and drawing.

Thompson Valley High School August-December 2016

Metals 2 Assistant Loveland, CO
Re-envisioned and taught two lessons to emphasize ideation while supporting individual relationships in the art classroom.
AVID Tutored 9th grade class using inquiry group tutorial method where students guide each other to their own answers.

Boltz Middle School August-December 2015

Lego Robotics Fort Collins, CO
Guided sixth grade Lego Robotics students while programming robots for district competition.

Riversong Waldorf Preschool April 2015-Present

Substitute Teacher Fort Collins, CO
Supported early childhood play-based Waldorf care with singing, awareness of seasons, nature and imagination.
Artistic Abilities January-May 2016
Art Instructor Fort Collins, CO
Differentiated two dimensional art lessons for adults of all cognitive and physical abilities.

USA Summer Camp Japan July-August 2014

English Teacher Japan
Taught English to Japanese students during a traveling sleep away weekend immersion into American culture with writing,
speaking, singing, and performing.

Boys & Girls Club August 2012- May 2014

Visual Arts Specialist Greeley, CO
Developed creative lessons relevant to student interest using scarce resources while practicing classroom management.

Additional Experience

Yoga Instructor Italy, Japan, USA September 2013-Present

Guided weekly classes in Italian to students with diverse backgrounds with an emphasis on nonverbal communication.
Led yoga classes of 60 people for students learning English in Japan for physical activity time at USA Summer camp.
Organized workshops and guided weekly yin classes and shaped yoga sequences with all bodies in mind.

Valley High School Spring 2014

Track Team Yoga Instructor Greeley, CO

Flatirons Volleyball Club August 2012-May 2012

Volleyball Coach Broomfield, CO

Other Experience

Student Ambassador for International Students, Colorado State University, Spring 2015
Dances of Universal Peace Leader
Henna Artist for personal parties and Farmers Markets at Henna by Willow created in 2013

Skills

Printmaking (Linoleum, Etching, Monoprinting)

Bookbinding (Japanese, Accordion, Traditional)
Metals (Stone setting, Soldering, Riveting)
Fibers (Loom Weaving, Knitting Sewing, Discharging)
Art Rage (Digital Painting)
Corel Draw (Digital Laser Cutting Design)

References

Rachael Ibanez Audrie Mergelman Jody Swigris-Winner

Preston Middle School Mary Blair & Stansberry Elementary Mountain Sage Community School
(970) 412-5591 (970) 214-0419 (970) 980-1960
rachaelb@psdschools.org audrie.mergelman@thompsonschools.org jswigris@mountainsage.org