Sarah Van Loo
email: [email protected]
Summary
Certified Visual Arts educator with five years’ experience teaching computer science, engineering, and visual arts as a co-teacher and as a specialist, as well as personal experience using computational thinking and coding to create art. Passionate about collaborating with fellow educators to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) disciplines and enhance students’ learning as they make connections across the curriculum. Experienced in implementing Project Lead The Way (PLTW) elementary computer science and engineering modules and in developing standards-based curriculum as a K-12 subject area specialist.
Teaching Qualifications
| Visual Arts Education (LQ) K-12 | |
| April 2018 | State of Michigan License PF0000000963103 |
| Educational Technology Endorsement (NP) 6-12 | |
| September 2018 | State of Michigan |
Education
| Michigan State University | |
| East Lansing, Michigan 2016-2018 |
Master of Arts in Educational Technology GPA 4.0 (4.0 scale) |
| Eastern Michigan University | |
| Ypsilanti, Michigan 2010-2012 |
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate Visual Arts Education (LQ) K-12 GPA 3.93 (4.0 scale) Equivalent to Bachelor of Art Education |
| Eastern Michigan University | |
| Ypsilanti, Michigan 1992-1996 |
Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting Information Systems GPA 3.79 (4.0 scale) |
Teaching Experience
| PLTW/STEAM Educator | |
| Ann Arbor Public Schools Ann Arbor, Michigan 2016-Present |
Responsible for collaborating with classroom teachers to implement Project Lead The Way computer science and engineering curriculum in two buildings, presenting building-level and district-level professional development, organizing and managing materials, communicating with families, evaluating student data, participating in school improvement initiatives, and presenting student work at the district STEAM Expo and building Project Lead The Way Expos. |
| Visual Arts Educator | |
| Lincoln Consolidated Schools Ypsilanti, Michigan 2015-2016 |
Responsible for developing and teaching standards-based Visual Arts curriculum in a K-5 setting across three elementary school buildings, organizing and managing art materials in a variety of media, communicating with families, evaluating student data, participating in school improvement initiatives, and displaying student artwork. |
| Honey Creek Community School Ann Arbor, Michigan 2013-2015 |
Responsible for developing and teaching standards-based Visual Arts curriculum in a K-8, project-based learning environment, collaborating with other educators to create integrated curriculum across disciplines, organizing and managing art materials in a variety of media, evaluating student data, displaying student artwork, communicating with families, and maintaining an online art gallery of student artworks. |
| Forest School Ypsilanti, Michigan 2013-2015 |
Long-term substitute placement through Professional Education Services Group. Responsible for developing and teaching standards-based Visual Arts curriculum in grades 2-12 in a school for students who are certified with Severe Emotional Impairments, organizing and managing art materials in a variety of media, evaluating student data, accommodating individual needs, and developing relationships with students and staff to help foster those students’ ability to succeed. |
Professional Presentations
| Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) | |
| Detroit, Michigan March 2019 |
Co-presented a session about making aimed at educators who have already been using design thinking and making in their learning environments |
| Project Lead The Way Summit | |
| Indianapolis, Indiana November 2018 |
Presented a session about supporting struggling students with learning computational thinking |
| College of Education Technology Conference | |
| East Lansing, Michigan November 2018 |
Michigan State University Presented a session about supporting struggling students with learning computational thinking |
| Ann Arbor Creativity & Making Expo | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan May 2018 |
Formerly Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire Presented a maker project at a public event that showcased learning Arduino coding to create visual art |
| Project Lead The Way National Summit | |
| Orlando, Florida October 2017 |
Co-presented on the topic of integrating the arts into PLTW elementary curriculum |
| Ann Arbor Public Schools Summer Tech Academy | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan August 2017 |
Co-presented about Seesaw: The Learning Journal to other district educators |
| Greater Lansing Mini Maker Faire | |
| East Lansing, Michigan July 2017 |
As part of Michigan State University’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology Year 1 Hybrid Program On the committee responsible for planning, organizing, advertising, and presenting engaging projects designed to get elementary-aged students excited about the maker movement |
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