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PatrickFrance

1704EmersonLn.,Denton,TX,76209|9405953918|patrick.france@pisd.edu

Objective

ToobtainapositionasanArtTeacherwithintheNorthwestIndependentSchoolDistrict.I
wishtoutilizemyteachingexperienceandcomprehensiveknowledgeofartandsculpturein
ordertoassiststudentswithrealizingtheirpotentialanddevelopingtheirexpressive,creative
andconstructivecapacities.Itismygoaltoofferhandsonexperiencesthatdirectlyapplyto
eachofmystudentsindividualcareerpath.

Education
September2001May2007
BachelorofFineArtsinVisualArtsStudiesfromUniversityofNorthTexas
DemonstratedExceptionalorProficientskilllevelsacrossalltwodimensionaland
threedimensionalcourses.
MaintainedaGPAof3.4
MadetheDean'sListmultiplesemesters
FeaturedinmultiplegalleryexhibitswithintheLightwellGallery,CoraStaffordGallery
andtheUnionGallery

Qualifications

EightyearsexperienceasaHighSchoolArtandSculptureTeacher
VisualArtsDepartmentTeamLeadforfouryears
Knowledgeableofvisualartsanddifferentwaysofrelayingthatknowledgetostudents
Proficientinplanningandimplementinginstructionthatmeetcurriculumneedsofall
learningtypes.
Highlyskilledinprovidingavarietyoflearningexperiencesbyprovidingdisplaysand
portfolios
Effectiveincoordinatinginstructionwithotherteachersoncampusforcrosscurricular
enhancement.
Workswithcampusspecialiststodevelopspecificlessonsforstudentswithspecial
needs.
ProficientinMSOfficeSuite,AdobeCreativeSuite,GoogleAppsforEducationand
Sketchup.

RelatedSkills
Provenabilitytoimpartknowledgeeffectively
Enthusiasmforthesubjectmatter
Effectivelyincorporatethelatesttechnologyintocurriculum
Abletosafelyoperateandmaintainawiderangeofrelatedtoolsandequipment
BasicskillswithHTML5webdesign,3Dmodelingand3Dprintingsoftware

Eagertolearnnewskillsandpassthemontostudents

TeachingExperience
August2007Present
Art/Sculpture,Teacher|PlanoISD|PlanoTX
Planandimplementinstructionsforartlessons
Presentsubjectmatterinaccordancetoschoolcurriculumguidelines
Develophandsoninstructionforcrosscurricularconnections.
WorkEstablishandmaintainefficientclassroommanagementprocedures
Createapositiveandachievementorientedlearningenvironment
Motivatestudentstobringouttheirinnercreativity
Integratetechnologywithartlessons
Communicatestudentprogresstoparents

Accomplishments

Trainedcolleaguesintheintegrationoftechnologywithcurriculum.
PilotedaMasteryBasedGradingsystem
Developeddigitalartcurriculumtoimprovedigitalliteracyofparticipatingstudents.
Broughtinclusionartcourseforspecialneedsstudentstomycampus
BroughtArtandMediaCommunicationscoursetomycampus
ParticipatedintheAPStrategiesGrantProgram20112015.
Attendedthe2010TeamLeadershipAcademytraining.
Studentsparticipatedinmultipleeventsandshows,includingtheVisualArts
ScholasticEvent(20082015)
StudentsexhibitedattheDallasMuseumofArt2010YoungMastersshow

OtherWorkExperience
February2004March2007
ToolRentalAssociate|TheHomeDepot|DentonTX
Learnedtooperate,repairandmaintainawidevarietyoftoolsandequipment.
Maintainedcleanandorganizedworkareas.
TrainedToolRentalSalesAssociateson,operation,andmaintenanceoftools.
Collaboratedwithclientstocoordinatesuccessfulprojects
Managedinventoryandsuppliestomeetmarketdemands

June1996September2004
Contractor,Framer,Carpenter|JamesSkilesNewConstructionandRemodeling|
DentonTX
Framednewconstructionandremodelsofcustomsinglefamilyhomes.
Learnedwoodwork,carpentryandconstructionmethods
ExecutedbuildingprojectsbasedonArchitecturalplans
Examinedbuildingsandprojectspecificationstodeterminemeasurementsanddimensions.

Coordinatedacarpentryteamonprojectsandtasks.
Consistentlyconstructedprojectswithprecision.
Safelyusedvariouspiecesofequipment.
Cuttimber,panelsandothermaterialsaccordingtomeasureddimensions.

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