Curriculum Vitae
Linda Louis, Ed.D.

School of Education
Brooklyn College of the City of New York
2900 Bedford Avenue,
Brooklyn NY 11210-2889

Higher Education

Ed. D. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, New York, NY.

2000

Doctoral Candidate in Art and Art Education. Course work in art education, studio art, human development, and learning disabilities. Dissertation: What Children Have in Mind: A study of graphic representational development in paint during the five-to-seven shift in development.

M.S. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, Massachusetts, Art Education

1984

Course work in art education, studio art, human development, and creative thinking. Thesis: Discipline Expanding and Its Relationship to Creative Thinking.

B.S. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY., Design and Environmental Analysis 

1974

Course work in textile design, liberal arts, and the near environment as it impacts on human and social needs.

Dissertation Topic
The dissertation examines the graphic development in paint of children between the ages of five to seven years. The study examines a phase of artistic development in early childhood where metasymbolic capacities emerge, enabling young children to construct a stable correspondence between their idea, the material, and the subject matter.

Professional Interests
Teaching expertise and interests include artistic and human development, interdisciplinary curriculum development, student teacher preparation, methods and materials. Establishing and supervising visual art lab-school and Saturday Studio classes. Have an extensive collection of children's artwork (pre-K-12) which is documented in slide, video, and digital image formats.

Academic Honors and Awards
1995 Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, Columbia University Chapter.
1994 Arthur W. Dow Scholarship for scholarly achievements in Art Education
Teachers College, Columbia University.
1984 Rudolph Arnheim Award for outstanding contributions to Department of Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art.

Teaching Experience

2000-present
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ART EDUCATION
School of Education, Brooklyn College, 
City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY.

Teach "Teaching the Creative Arts," a course in arts education for undergraduate education majors designed to introduce students to the unique educational features of the visual and performing arts. Studio exploration of materials, guided performance experiences, and supervised filed work prepare students to set up classroom conditions that foster and deepen various artistic literacies in children. Responsible for placing students in the field and establishing and maintaining relations with teachers and schools.

INSTRUCTOR, ART EDUCATION
Program in Art and Art Education, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY.

1995-2000 
Teach "Art for Classroom Teachers," a course in art education for non-major graduate students and interested professional educators designed to help teachers recognize and appreciate the unique educational features of the visual arts, understand the broader aspects and applications of artistic learning, and become familiar with assessment strategies in the arts.

1991-2000 
Teach "Field Observations," a course/field practicum for pre-service art education graduate students in which theory translates into classroom practice. Designed to introduce students to the real world issues of schools and teaching, and to help them develop a personal philosophy of teaching. Responsible for establishing and placing students in filed sites and maintaining relations with art teachers and schools.

1999-2000 
DEPARTMENT OF ART EDUCATION 
Parsons School of Design
New York, NY.
DEPARTMENT OF ART EDUCATION 
Parsons School of Design
New York, NY.
DEPARTMENT OF ART EDUCATION 
Parsons School of Design
New York, NY.
Teach "Art and Human Development," An examination of aspects of individual development from infancy to adolescence, analyzing the psychological and biological factors of learning in the context of artistic and aesthetic development.

1995 - 2000 
FACULTY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACULTY
Program in Art and Art Education
Columbia University Teachers College
New York, NY.
Co-Director of Professional Development workshops in art education for art specialists and classroom teachers in the New York City Public Schools (Districts 3, 12, 20, 24, 25, 26, 29). Training begins with examining the unique features of artistic learning and then proceeds to make meaningful connections with art across subject area curriculum, including connections between art and literacy. Responsible for curriculum planning, workshop instruction, program administration, budgets, grant writing, and coordination of teaching artists.

1996 - present
ART EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Institute Director and faculty member of "Art Inspired Teaching," a professional development institute for art teachers and interested professional educators. Course examines how one's own understanding of the artistic process guides classroom practice. Responsible for establishing a new course jointly with the Department of Art Education and Continuing Education, planning and teaching the course, and assessment of students.

2000-present 
STUDENT TEACHING SUPERVISOR

1991-1995
PROGRAM IN ART AND ART EDUCATION, 
Columbia University Teachers College, 
New York, NY

Publications
1999 In the Paint, Interactive instructional text for children on painting with parent/teacher guide. Abbeville Press, New York 

1994 "School Observations 1990-1993" and "Mini-Case Studies 1991-1992". Report by the DeWitt-Wallace Reader's Digest Fund School Partners Project.

Arts Education Consultant
Specialization in the role of the arts in the development of instructional programs for children. Experienced in public speaking and workshops for teachers and school communities on interdisciplinary connections between the arts and other subjects. Training as a liaison to foundations and public agencies.

1997-present Studio In A School, New York, NY
Lectures for teaching artists on artistic development, artistic learning, and pedagogical issues of working with children in materials.

1997-present Children's Television Workshop, New York, NY
Provided educational guidance on artistic learning for a pilot children's drawing program.

1992-1994 School Partners, New York, NY
Worked with public and cultural institutions in a collaboration which promoted an interdisciplinary approach to instruction. Developed tools to assess artistic learning.

1978-1981 Vermont Department of Education, Montpelier, VT
Evaluated and provided feedback to artist-in-schools program. Trained classroom teachers in interdisciplinary applications of Super 8 film-making.

Presentations

2000 PRESENTER
National Art Education Association Conference, Los Angeles, LA. Presentation of dissertation research findings.

1999 PANELIST
National Art Education Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

"NAEA Task Force on Student Learning" A presentation of research commissioned by the NAEA to identify effective teaching practices which address the unique features of artistic learning.

1999 PRESENTER
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA.

1999 PRESENTER
Guggenheim Foundation, Learning-to-Read-Through-Art, New York, NY.

1997 PRESENTER
Philadelphia Education Fund, Philadelphia, PA.

1997 PRESENTER
National Art Education Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

1996 PANELIST
American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

1996 PRESENTER
National Art Education Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
PANELIST, National Art Education Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Elementary and Secondary Teaching

STUDIO ART TEACHER, various locations

1987-1990 Laurel Center, Brewster, Massachusetts (pre-school - 4th grade) Suburban, pre-school and after-school center.

1985-1987 Regent's Project, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Mass. (6-9th grade) Saturday and after-school enrichment program for inner-city, at risk adolescents.

1992-present 
EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
New York, NY.

Certifications and Special Training

ART EDUCATION
New York City (7-12), New York (K-12), 
Massachusetts (K-12), Vermont (K-12)

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THERAPY
Alphabetic Phonics (Orton Gillingham)

Arts Education Administrator

1987-1990 PROGRAM DIRECTOR
 Scholastic Art Awards, Boston Globe, Boston, Mass.

1986-1987 PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Regents' Project, Mass. College of Art, Boston, Mass.

Grants for Special Projects
1999 New York City Board of Education, New York, NY. ($200,000.00)
1992 Massachusetts Department of Corrections, Boston, MA. ($5,000.00)
1989 Massachusetts Council on the Arts, Wellfleet, Massachusetts ($500)
1986 Board of Regents, City of Boston ($60K/70K/80K over three years)
1978 Vermont State Department of Education, Innovative Programs ($5,000)

Artistic Experience

1972-present 
ARTIST/GRAPHIC DESIGNER, freelance.
Personal artistic pursuits include drawing, collage, painting, silk-screen printing, and renovation of antique houses. Presently, studio work is in large, torn-paper collage figures from observation. Aesthetic vision plus appreciation and working knowledge of a wide variety of media. Experience in all aspects of school art including Super-8 film and digital animation. Extensive experience in curating and hanging exhibitions, both children and adult art students. Experience in studio critiques at the college level and a strong record of studio management and design. Design expertise in brochure and promotional materials production, logo design, and advertising layout.

Exhibitions

1996  EXHIBITOR
Faculty Group Show, Teachers College, Columbia University.

1995  EXHIBITOR
Faculty Group Show, Teachers College, Columbia University.

1994  EXHIBITOR
President's Inaugural Group Show, Teachers College, Columbia University.

1993  EXHIBITOR, Best of Show award. Juried Departmental Group Show, Teachers College, Columbia University.

1990  EXHIBITOR
Group show, Art Teachers of Cape Cod, Cape Museum of Fine Arts.

1983 EXHIBITOR
Juried student show, Massachusetts College of Art.

Professional Activities and Affiliations
1996-present 
MENTOR, ATIS NEW TEACHERS CONFERENCE

1995-present 
NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON STUDENT LEARNING

1990, 1994 
NATIONAL JUDGE, Scholastic Art Awards, New York, NY.

1987-1990 
BOARD MEMBER, Boston Arts/Education Advocacy Committee, Boston, Massachusetts.

1982-1984 
GRADUATE COUNCIL, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts.

1983 
PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY BOARD, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts.

1978-1980 
PRESIDENT, Vermont Art Teachers Association.

1974-present 
MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER
National Art Education Association (1974-present)
American Educational Research Association (1995-present)
Association of Teachers of Independent School (1991-present)
New York State Art Teachers Association (1991-present)
New England Art Educators Association, board member (1975-1981)
Massachusetts Art Education Association (1983-1991)

Graduate Assistantships

1990-1992 RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Program in Art and Art Education
Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY.

1981-1984 PROGRAM ASSISTANT, Department of Art Education
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Mass.

Presentations

1995 PRESENTER, National Art Education Association Conference, Houston, TX. "Self-reflection and Graphic Development"

1995 PRESENTER, New York City Art Educators Association Conference, New York, NY. "Artistic Habits of Mind." A slide-lecture on artistic learning and language learning disabilities.

1995 PANELIST, New York City Arts In Education Roundtable, New York, NY. "Artistic Development: Contexts and Concerns in Teaching and Learning"

1995 PANELIST, Professional Dynamics and The Actors Institute, New York, N.Y. "Assessment: Measuring Stick or Developmental Tool?"