Leslie Gates 707 Lesher Avenue, Waynesboro, PA 17268 ● lesliegatespaea@gmail.com ● 717-375-8036!
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Education University of Maryland, College Park, MD!!
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2011
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction ! Program of Study: Teacher Education and Professional Development ! Dissertation: A Cartographic Exploration of Collaborative Inquiry as a Professional Development ! Model for Art Educators. Linda Valli and Connie North, Advisors.
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV!
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2006
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction ! Thesis: What Do You Know?: Using the INTASC Standards as a framework for research within ! departments of higher education. James B. Tuttle, Advisor.
Millersville University, Millersville, PA !
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B.S.E. Art Education, Summa cum laude
Messiah College, Grantham, PA ! !
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Positions Held Instructor of Education ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2011 University of Maryland, College Park, MD! ! Instructing “Applications of Computers in Instructional Settings,” a graduate level course centered on the intersection of technology and education. Arts Education Consultant !! ! ! ! ! ! 2008-present Arts Educator 2.0, Coal Center, PA Mentored 12 visual art and music teachers implementing personal professional development plans and writing curricular units using the Understanding by Design framework (2008). Facilitated a small group of visual art and music teachers engaged in collaborative inquiry (2009-2010). Created promotional materials for faculty use at conferences and supported participantsʼ integration of contemporary technologies into their classrooms. Faculty Associate ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2010-2011 Mount St. Maryʼs University, Emmitsburg, MD Instructor for Art Education Methods course for graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate Teaching Assistant! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2007-2011 University of Maryland, College Park, MD Instructor of Record for 6 semesters,Teaching Art in the Elementary School, a course for elementary and special education majors. Supervisor of Preservice Art Educators in Montgomery, Howard, Prince Georgeʼs, and Anne Arundel counties.
Assistant Professor!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2008 Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA Supervisor of Preservice Art Educators. Researched and applied strategies and methods for a more democratic and participatory relationship between students and supervisor using conversation protocols, recorded conference sessions, and pre-observation conferences. Faculty Member! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2005-2008 Governorʼs Institute for Arts Educators, Erie (2005) and Valley Forge (2006-2008), PA Member of steering committee and teaching faculty for a weeklong residential professional development experience for teachers of dance, music, theater, and visual art. Served as a guide for small groups of teachers working to write collaborative units using Wiggins & McTigheʼs Understanding by Design framework. Art Educator! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2004-2007 Greencastle-Antrim School District, Greencastle, PA Art teacher for grades 1-5. Developed integrated curricular units for 3-5th grades and developed and taught a visual art and technology course called “ArtTech” for 5th grade students. Sponsored an after school art club for 3rd-5th grade students, taught summer studio courses, and worked with a local arts council to raise funds for the purchase of additional technological equipment for the art room. Art Educator! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2006-2007 Blended Schools, Online Learning Environment Art teacher for hybrid online/face to face courses in art history and studio art for high school students. Continuing Education Instructor! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2005-2007 Hagerstown Community College, MD Instructed non-credit drawing courses for ages 12+. Taught “Art Around the World” and “ArtCraze,” weeklong camp programs for elementary and middle school aged children as part of the College for Kids program. Art Educator! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Spring 2004 York City School District, York, PA Art teacher for grades 9-12 in Drawing and Design, Crafts, and Art 1 and Art 2. Worked with a racially and ethnically diverse student population. Enrolled in an after school Spanish course and worked closely with the ESL teachers in an attempt to make the content accessible to a large percentage of my students for whom English was not their first language.
Awards and Honors Outstanding Elementary Level Art Educator!
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Pennsylvania Art Education Association
Dominick J. Fanani Award! !
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2002
Awarded to a full-time junior or senior in the College of Arts and Humanities at Millersville University for outstanding scholarship and character.
Howard A. Laynor Art Education Award! !
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Awarded to the art education major with the highest cumulative G.P.A. at Millersville University.
2002
Publications and Presentations Peer-Reviewed Journals Gates, L. (2010). Professional Development through Collaborative Inquiry for an Art Education ! Archipelago. Studies in Art Education, 51(4), 6-17. Book Chapters Gates, L. & North, C. (accepted for publication). Considering the tensions: Beginning ! researchers and participatory action research. In M. L. Buffington & S. W. McKay (Eds.), ! Practice theory: Seeing the power of teacher researchers. National Art Education ! Association, Reston, VA. Reviews and Non-Refereed Publications Gates, L. (2009). ArtsEducator2.0. Pennsylvania Art Education Association Newsletter, 31(2), ! 19-20. Gates, L. (2007). Caught in the Web: My Journey to Launch a Classroom Website. ! Pennsylvania Art Education Association Newsletter, 29(1), 35-36. Invited Lectures Building Participatory Culture, Kutztown University! ! ! ! ! ! Invited to facilitate a group of teachers embarking on a one-day collaboration
2010
Pennsylvania Department of Education Arts Chat 2010 ! Invited to facilitate a discussion about the use of contemporary art in K-12 classrooms Technology in Art Education Berks County Intermediate Unit! ! ! ! 2009 ! Invited to facilitate a one-day inservice to visual art teachers in the BCIU service area ! Governorʼs Institute for Arts Educators, Valley Forge, PA! ! 2005-2008 • Assessment in Arts Education (2008) • Content and Process Indicators: Defining what students will know and do (2007) • Incorporating the PA Reading Anchors into the Arts Classroom (2005, 2006) Conference Presentations National Gates, L. & Meier, M. E. (2010, April). Collaborative inquiry: A transformative model for ! professional learning. Presented at the National Art Education Association Convention, ! Baltimore, MD. Gates, L. (2007, March). What do you know? Using INTASC standards as a framework for ! research within departments of higher education. Presented at the National Art ! Education Association Convention, New York, NY. State Gates, L., Meier, M. E., & Kasper, J. (2009, October). Learning together. Presented at the ! Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Malvern, PA.
Wade, K. & Gates, L. (2009, October). Assessing learning in the art classroom. Presented at the ! Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Malvern, PA. Cornell, B., Gabriele, J. & Gates, L. (2005, February). The paperless institute. Presented at the ! Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference, Hershey, PA. Bensur, B. & Gates, L. (2004, October). Learning is worth proving. Presented at the ! Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Lancaster, PA. Local Gates, L. (2009, April). Extending the audience: Using web 2.0 tools to increase the quality of ! student work. Presented at the Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, ! College Park, MD. Gates, L. (2007, March). Printmaking in the elementary and middle school classroom. ! Presented at The Arts in Education Conference, Shippensburg, PA. Gates, L. (2007, March). From college to colleague. Presented at The Arts in Education ! Conference, Shippensburg, PA.
Funded Initiatives Arts Educator 2.0! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2008-present Worked with Mara Linaberger and Jamie Kasper to write a grant funded by U.S. Department of Education and the Benedum Foundation, currently administered by Intermediate Unit 1 and the PA Dept. of Education. To date, $964,911 has been awarded to provide PA teachers in rural schools with high-quality professional development via webinars, face to face meetings, and onsite instructional coaches.
Service and Committee Work National Member ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2011 2012 National Art Education Association Convention, Technology Proposal Review Committee ! ! Chair! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2009 2010 International Society for Technology in Education, Arts Education Review Committee ! State 2011 Conference Chairperson! ! ! ! ! ! ! present Pennsylvania Art Education Association! ! ! ! ! ! Conference Committee Member! ! Pennsylvania Art Education Association
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Professional Concerns Chairperson! Pennsylvania Art Education Association!
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PA Arts and Humanities Standards Writing Committee! Pennsylvania Department of Education Local Board Member! ! ! Greencastle Area Arts Council
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Professional Affiliations American Educational Research Association (AERA), Member International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Member National Art Education Association (NAEA), Member Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA), Board Member Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA), Member
Exhibitions & Publications of Personal Artwork 2010 “Relevance” was published in InPart magazine Artistry of Art Educators Exhibit, Pennsylvania Department of Education
2009 Gallery 7 Spring Show, Greencastle, PA
2007 Gallery 7 Heritage Christmas, Greencastle, PA The SHAPE Gallery, Shippensburg, PA The Hope Horn Gallery, Scranton, PA Gallery 7 Old Home Week, Greencastle, PA The Hidden Voice of God, Grantham BIC Church, Grantham, PA
2006 The Solstice Gallery, Greencastle, PA
2005 The Solstice Gallery, Greencastle, PA
2003 The Town Perk, Bloomsburg, PA Juried Student Show, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2002 Juried Student Show, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2000 Juried Student Show, Messiah College, Grantham, PA