Kimberly Holt
Detroit,MI
Summary
Highly-motivated , experienced , and skilled educator with desire to take on new challenges.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Historic Preservationist
Self Employed
Detroit, MI
10.2022 - Current
- Acquire , Research , Preserve, and remediate Historic 1916 Detroit Speakeasy to turn into a museum / artists residence
- Ongoing research in conjunction with Detroit Author Nick Sinacori on Jefferson-Chalmers and its Prohibition history to build historical narrative.
- Engage with various community groups and politicians to save property
- Reconstruction , remediation , and salvage of property
- Identify and acquire historical Detroit furnishings, art, and artifacts for property.
- Collaboratively work with a variety of community members on remediation / construction .
Grateful Curios LLC
Owner
Detroit, MI
10.2021 - Current
- Identify , acquire , research , explain, conserve. and label vintage and antique items for public sale
- Specializing in American costume jewelry, rock posters , prints , sculptures/ ceramics , and Detroit based objects.
- Build branding and online sales with future local retail sales in progress.
Art Educator
Fox Elementary Chippewa Valley School District
Clinton Township, MI
07.2010 - 08.2023
- Grades K-5, 600 Students Per Week /Title One/ culturally diverse school
- Expanded training in Growth Mindset, Building Resilience / Teaching for Trust, Frame Work for Understanding Poverty, Crisis Prevention and Intervention, STEM/ STEAM, Neurodiversity In Education, Reading Intervention, ESL Strategies, Brain Science , Trauma Impact, Building Creative Capacity , 21st Century Skills for Learners, Crayola Building Creative Leaders , Why Boys Fail
- Developed and implemented curricula for art classes in accordance with educational standards utilizing project based learning that drove creativity, built capacity, and deepened collaboration with students and staff.
- Planned and organized classroom activities to promote creative expression and artistic development.
- Developed Assessments/ Assessed student progress, provided feedback, and recommended appropriate instructional strategies.
- Organized field trips to museums or galleries and brought experiences to school.
- Created lesson plans that were age-appropriate, individulized to each child's needs, while integrating history focused core curriculum into the art program.
- Developed innovative ways to engage all types of learners in the learning process. Designed Film Studies and Drawing program . Designed 'Museum In Classroom'
- Collaborated with other teachers on joint projects or initiatives
- Created new and innovative teaching content and strategies in response to Covid 19 pandemic.
Teacher/Supervisor
Greening of Detroit Youth Summer Camp
Detroit , MI
06.2010 - 06.2014
- Yearly summer camp program run by Nick DeCrisi focused on exposing at-risk urban you from the Greening of Detroit to nature fostering and expanded world and ader ways of thinking.
- Camp consisted of suburban Metro Detroit families and young mostly African- American youth staying in cabins built by the Conservation Corps up north.
- Provide arts experiences to connect families and students to one another and nature. Supervise nature field trips .
Art Educator
Mohegan Alternative High School Chippewa Valley
Clinton Township, MI
11.2007 - 07.2010
- Alternative High School 9-12 , 120 students per week , diverse population, mobile population
- Devleoped , Designed , Implemented arts content for Socio-economic and emotionallydisadvantaged mulitcultural l student body, Trauma informed teaching practice, relationshipbuilding, Ruby Payne and Resorative Justice practice
- - Primary focused on expanding students worldview and instilling self worth within courses based on student interests and relationship building
- Jackie Robinson @ Tiger Stadium / Comerica Park 1st place winner ( student), Detroit Free Press Front Page expose on my use and community outreach on Feng Shui in the Classroom , Field Trips , Designed / Developed Assessments
Art Educator
Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility
Detroit, MI
08.2006 - 11.2007
- Taught incarcerated youth at WCJDF and adjudicated foster youth at Samaritan Center : 4000 students per year, ages 12-21
- Developed Film Studies Program and Motown History Arts Program
- Intensive counseling and emotional support - restorative justice based practices
Art Educator
Volusia County School District
Deltona, FL
07.2004 - 07.2006
- Deltona Middle School - Grades 6-8 , 160 students per week
- Developed middle school art cirriculum and lessons specifically tailored to meet highly mobile and transitional Puerto Rican bilingual student body and Multiple Handicap students with a focus on Arts Infusion
- Co-Chair of literary council , DeBary Art Show Coordinator, DeLand Art Show
Art Educator
Seiberling Elementary Akron Public Schools
Akron, OH
08.1999 - 06.2004
- Grades K-6 , 800 students per with additional specific instruction to special needs and gifted/talented students
- District Arts Infusion Lead Instructor / Coordinator, District Graded Course of Study Writing Team, State of Ohio Arts Assessment Council
- Co-operating instructor / trainer Kent State University
Developed many community arts projects such as cooperation with Summa Health Systems, producing - Multiple community based art projects including 10,000 student-designed placements for in-patient use, Arts in Care, Mayor Art Shows, and yearly school wide art show that included all students
Art Educator
Jackson High School Jackson Schools
Massillon, OH
08.1998 - 08.1999
- Grades 9-12 , 130 students per week
- Designed, Developed, Implemented Arts Appreciation courses based in Arts Infusion
- Designed Post Columbine integrated arts lessons / units utilizing arts for healing
- Multiple in school arts exhibits including musical integration and public sculpture
Art Educator
Crouse Elementary Akron Public Schools
Akron , OH
08.1997 - 08.1998
- Grades K-6 , 650 Students per week, 100 % African American population, Buchtel Cluster, Low SES community
- Teacher of the Year Award
- Introduced Arts Infusion to educators and staff, Member Building leadership team, Arts Infusion Pilot Program award winner , Artsonia Grant recipient
- Facilitated group sessions as well as providing one-on-one support for disadvantaged students
- Founded after school art club for disadvantaged youth, Designed arts program with community focus using local ceramic artist, Mayors art show student exhibit
Education
Master of Science - Reading And Literacy
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN06-2016
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
University of St. Mary
Leavenworth, KS12-2010
Bachelor of Arts - Art Education
Kent State University
Kent, OH05-1997
Skills
- Ability to quickly learn new content, connect variety of subjects into holistic engaging lessons and assessments
- Ability to adapt quickly in fast paced , challenging environments utilizing a perseverance based growth mindset
- Proven ability to work successfully with people of all ages, genders, abilities , racial, cultural, educational, and economic backgrounds
- Highly skilled public speaker adept at community and political outreach
- Successful in educator / student collaboration to increase student achievement and long term success
- Ability to learn andsubthesize new content to create creative , high quality, learner centered, cross curricular curriculum, lessons, and assessments
- Experience teaching in formal, informal traditional , electronic , and outdoor environments
- Best practices for all learning styles, trauma based learning strategies, neurotypical and neurodivergent student needs
- Utilize creative story telling to link content to student experiences to increase educational outcomes
Certification
- Certified Art Education LQ State of Michigan
- Certified Hospice Volunteer
Accomplishments
- Teacher of the Year Crouse Elementary 1998, National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Grant 2009, CVEA Grants 2008 and 2019, Jackie Robinson Day Student Award and Field Trip 2009, First Aid Certified
Timeline
Historic Preservationist
Self Employed
10.2022 - Current
Grateful Curios LLC
Owner
10.2021 - Current
Art Educator
Fox Elementary Chippewa Valley School District
07.2010 - 08.2023
Teacher/Supervisor
Greening of Detroit Youth Summer Camp
06.2010 - 06.2014
Art Educator
Mohegan Alternative High School Chippewa Valley
11.2007 - 07.2010
Art Educator
Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility
08.2006 - 11.2007
Art Educator
Volusia County School District
07.2004 - 07.2006
Art Educator
Seiberling Elementary Akron Public Schools
08.1999 - 06.2004
Art Educator
Jackson High School Jackson Schools
08.1998 - 08.1999
Art Educator
Crouse Elementary Akron Public Schools
08.1997 - 08.1998
Master of Science - Reading And Literacy
Walden University
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
University of St. Mary
Bachelor of Arts - Art Education
Kent State University
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