CAROLINE STURGES APPEL

River Hill High School 12101 Rt. 108 Clarksville, MD 21029 410-313-7120 caroline_appel@hcpss.org
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Over 15 years experience working in education, youth development, and outreach non-prot organizations
Dedicated to the ideals of global awareness, cross-cultural understanding, and social justice
Passionate about education that is directly relevant to students! lives, especially through the vehicles of arts
integration and interdisciplinary education
Contributor to the eld of contemporary art education through invited and peer reviewed presentations,
workshops, committees, mentoring, and study groups
Awards include First Flight and Howard County New High School Art Teacher of the Year
Recognized as a Teacher of Promise by the Maryland State Department of Education
Experience teaching and working with students grades PreK-12 with a range of backgrounds, abilities, and
interests in urban, suburban, and rural school settings
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education, summa cum laude 2010
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Teaching Certication in Visual Arts, PreK-12 2010
Maryland State Board of Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking, cum laude 2005
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, Richmond, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visual Arts Faculty, River Hill High School, Clarksville, MD 2010 - Present
Faculty for Art 1, Art 2, Art 2 Gifted & Talented, Art 3 Honors, and Photography 1 courses
Designed and facilitated curriculum to cultivate student artistic behaviors
Co-sponsor of National Art Honor Society
Support school and county community through involvement in 9
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Grade Team, Cultural Prociency
Cohort, VIsual Arts Leadership Cadre, Curriculum Writing, and the Superintendent!s Cultural
Prociency and Equity Advisory Committee
Student Teacher, Roland Park Middle School, Baltimore, MD 2010
Seven week placement (March-May) with grades 6-8
Designed and taught a broad range of units including The Missing Monuments (research and 3-D
construction), A Story With a Lesson (stop-motion animation) and Outside/Inside/Outside (ego and
alter-ego digital photography self-portraits)
Student Teacher, Thunder Hill Elementary School, Columbia, MD 2010
Seven week placement (January-March) with grades K-5
Designed and taught a broad range of units including Designing for an Environment (interdisciplinary
3-D construction) and Quilting as a Community (quilting and social justice)
Arts Integration Intern, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD 2009
Six week placement with a 10th grade honors physics class
Designed and taught Newton!s Laws: Physics and Metaphors, interdisciplinary kinetic sculpture unit
Arts Integration Intern, Midtown Academy, Baltimore, MD 2009
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Five week placement with a 3rd grade social studies class
Designed and taught Helping Out! interdisciplinary video production unit
Teaching Intern, Charles Carroll Elementary School, Westminster, MD 2009
Six week placement with a 4th grade art class
Designed and taught The Self-Portrait Monoprint unit
Portfolio Development Class Instructor, MICA and Mt. Royal Middle School, Baltimore, MD 2009
Graduate Teaching Intern for Elements of Visual Thinking, MICA, Baltimore, MD 2008
Assisted Foundations Department Chair with course instruction
Designed and instructed The Things They Carried project
Movement Class Instructor, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD 2008
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sheldon Calvary Camp, Conneaut, OH 1999 - 2009
Program Director (2008 - 2009)
Supervised staff of 50+ members, designed and facilitated Staff Training
Designed and oversaw curriculum for campers aged 8-16
Designed and implemented Ready, Set, Camp!, a new camping experience developmentally
geared towards campers aged 7 - 12
Staff-In-Training Supervisor (2005 - 2007)
Supervised and trained 14 rst-year staff members (SITs)
Integrated SITs into the social structure of the staff
Fine Arts Supervisor (2004 - 2005)
Supervised staff of 5 Fine Arts staff members
Created and taught new artistic classes such as recycling/assemblage art
Maintained inventory, structured supply prices to adhere to budget
Head Counselor, Fine Arts staff member, etc. (1999 - 2005)
Competitive Employment Opportunities, Pittsburgh, PA 2005 - 2008
Employment Specialist
Provided job-related services to persons with disabilities
Advocated for a caseload generally consisting of 15 clients
Successfully achieved new jobs for 12 clients
PRESENTATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED & INVITED)
2014
Identity, Privilege, and Power: Experiential Explorations of High School Culture (Upcoming, Fall 2014)
Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA) Conference, Clarksville, Maryland
The Art of Exploration
Howard County Fine Arts Professional Development
2013
Exploring Student-Led Artmaking: Making Use of Contemporary Art Ideas in the Classroom
MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland
The Rules of the Game: A Cross-Cultural Experience Using Art to Examine Privilege and Power
MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland
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A Balancing Act: Teaching Technique and Concept in the Contemporary Art Room
MAEA Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland
Presented with Jacob Cecil and Jen Smith
Contemporary Art: Theory, Practice, Curriculum
Invited presenter to MAAE cohort, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Exploring a Student-Directed Curriculum With Beginning Level High School Artists
National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas
Conceptual Ideas + Technical Prociency = A Studio Balancing Act
NAEA Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas
Presented with Gino Molno
Next Generation Arts Education for the Middle School Art Educator
Presentation / Workshop
Howard County Fine Arts Middle School Professional Development
Presented with Vanessa Lpez
2012
Art in the Face of the Apocalypse: Supporting the Student Through Self-Directed Exploration
Invited presenter to Singapore Educators Delegation, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Art in the Face of the Apocalypse: Supporting the Student Through Self-Directed Exploration
NAEA Conference, New York, New York
2011
"Ce N'est Pas Une Presentation: Using Ideas From Surrealism to Teach (Dis)order and Creativity"
NAEA Conference, Seattle, Washington
2010
"Getting Past the Gate: Urban Middle School Students and the Arts Magnet High School Experience"
NAEA Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
Presented with Mary Hafeli and others
"Social Networks as Sites for Developing Critical Conversations in Art Education"
NAEA Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
Presented with Beth Thomas and others
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Teacher as Artist (Upcoming, Fall 2014) 2014
Howard County Board of Education Gallery, Columbia, Maryland
Demo Studio: Teaching as a Design Process 2014
D:Center, Baltimore, Maryland
MAT Thesis Exhibition 2010
MICA, Baltimore, Maryland
Super-Mega-Ultra-Mondo-TINY Exhibition 2009
MICA, Baltimore, Maryland
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Hexchange 2009
The Hexagon Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Senior Show 2005
F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Interaction 26 2005
The Fishbowl Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Robert Ebendorf Juried Show 2005
Gallery 209, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Annual Fine Arts Exhibition 2004
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
SERVICE (FACULTY, INSTITUTIONAL, & REGIONAL)
Superintendent!s Cultural Prociency and Equity Advisory Committee, Howard County 2014 - Present
MAEA 2014 Conference Committee 2014 - Present
Art Education Study Group, facilitated by Dr. Shyla Rao, MICA 2013 - Present
Cooperating Teacher with MICA 2013 - 2014
Invited Juror, BFA/MAT Exhibition, MICA 2013
Curriculum Writing, Howard County Fine Arts 2012, 2014
Cooperating Teacher with University of Maryland 2012 - 2013
Visual Arts Leadership Team, Howard County Fine Arts 2011 - Present
Cultural Prociency Cohort, Levels 1-3 2010 - Present
9
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Grade Team, River Hill High School 2010 - Present
National Art Honor Society Co-Sponsor, River Hill High School 2010 - Present
Debate Team Co-Sponsor, River Hill High School 2010 - 2013
ARTS ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
National Art Education Association 2010 - Present
Maryland Art Education Association 2010 - Present
Society for Photographic Education 2013 - Present
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2013 New High School Art Teacher of the Year, Howard County, Maryland
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2011 First Flight Award, River Hill High School
2010 MICA Graduate Leadership Award Honoree, Maryland Institute College of Art
2010 Teacher of Promise Recipient, Maryland State Department of Education
2008 - 2010 MAT Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2000 - 2004 Scholarships including Dean's Scholarship (VCU), Blacksburg Rotary Club Scholarship,
and Reifschneider Memorial Scholarship, Blacksburg, VA
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