CONTACT

630.337.3537
mackenzie.r.powell@gmail.com
MacKenzie Powell
ART EDUCATOR
mackenzie-rhaye.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE
EDUCATION
To obtain a position as an Art Teacher; interested in coaching
Bachelors of Art and Design Education cheerleading, art club and designing yearbook
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL LICENSURE ENDORSEMENTS
2015-2018 IL Professional Educator License • Art
Special K-12 • English as a Second Language

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Joliet Public School District 86
Elementary Art Teacher / Joliet, IL / 2018-2019 School Year
• Taught General Art classes to Kindergarten - 5th grade students at four schools within the district
o Sator Sanchez Elementary, Lynne Thigpen Elementary, Edna Keith Elementary, Farragut Elementary
• Collaborated with the Elementary Fine Arts Team to write curriculum, design lessons, paint murals, and
organize a district-wide art show
• Taught Art to primary and intermediate self-contained Special Education classes
• Art Teacher for the PALS program (Personal Adjustment Level System)

Long Beach Elem entary School/ District 308

Student Teacher / Montgomery, IL / Spring 2018
• Taught Art lessons to Kindergarten - 5th grade
• Designed a student-centered Stop-Motion Animation lesson for 5th grade that incorporated the elements of
story telling
• Created a 3rd grade mural project in which students had to collaborate, consider peer feedback, and learn
about making compromises in order to work with others

Cass Jr. High School/ District 63

Student Teacher / Darien, IL / Spring 2018
• Taught 5th-8th grade Art Classes including Advanced Art, Foundations, Visual Culture, Virtual Worlds, Digital
Media, and Drawing
• Developed a lesson for the Digital Media class which required students to create virtual sculptures that
expressed their stance on a societal issue, the students also had to create the space in which the sculpture
belonged, making connections to context in art

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Illinois Art Education Association Membership Coordinator / Illinois / 2017-Current
• Northern Illinois University National Art Education Association Student Chapter President / Dekalb, IL / 2017
• Committee for the Improvement of Undergraduate Academic Experience, Student Representative for the
College of Visual and Performing Arts / Dekalb, IL / Fall 2017

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
• Beyond Gaming: Empowering Student Advocacy through 3D Virtual Worlds/ IAEA State Conference/ 2018
• How to Create a Strong NAEA Student Chapter/ IAEA State Conference/ 2018
• EdTPA Q&A Panel/ IAEA State Conference/ 2018

SKILLS
Fluent on Mac and PC Platforms, Adobe Suite, Google Suite for Education, Stop Motion Animation, Makey-Makey