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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2003
B.S.E. Art Education, Summa cum laude
Messiah College, Grantham, PA ! !
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1999 - 2000
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.