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Curriculum Vitae

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Ashley G. Yelton


Educational Background

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Master of Science, Teacher Education; May 2006
Concentration in Art Education
Grade Point Average: 4.0

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art; May 2005
Concentration in Ceramics and Art Education
Minor in Dance Performance and Pedagogy
Grade Point Average: 3.54

Apprentice Tennessee Licensure Area

Visual Arts K-12 (427); Spring 2006

Honors

The Chancellor's List; 2005-2006
Honorable Mention, 13+1: Art Counts; December 2005
Graduated Cum Laude; May 2005
Kappa Delta Pi; 2005-Present
Phi Kappa Phi; 2005-Present
Phi Sigma Theta; 2004-Present
The Dean's List; 2002-2005

Exhibitions

13+1: Art Counts, University of Tennessee; December 2005 - January 2006

Special Skills

Ceramics; Dance; Adobe Photoshop; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Word

Professional Teaching Experience

Current Employment: 2006-Present, Grassland Middle School, Williamson County Schools

Professional Internship: 2005-2006 School Year, Knox County Schools

Austin-East Magnet High School: Year-long placement instructing Art
West Valley Middle School: 5-week rotation instructing Art
Ball Camp Elementary and Hardin Valley Elementary Schools: 5-week rotation instructing Art

High School Field Experience: Fall 2003, Knox County Schools

Central High School: Semester placement observing art class

Related Educational Experience

Dance Instructor, Sunnyview Primary, Ritta Elementary, Shannondale Elementary, Wesley House Foundation, Knoxville, TN; 2002-2003

Other Employment Experience

Server, Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville, TN; 2004-2005
Server, Old Natchez Country Club, Franklin, TN; Summer of 2002, 2003, 2004
Gift Wrapper, Parisian, Franklin, TN; Christmas of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Professional Organizations

National Art Education Association
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Tennessee Art Education Association
University of Tennessee Potters
Zeta Tau Alpha

Leisure Interests

Pottery; Painting; Dance; Church; Reading

References and Additional Information

Available upon request

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly."  --Claude Monet