James T. Reinhard | 237 Montgomery Ave 2E | Haverford PA 19041 | [email protected]
Summary
Art education, administration, research and teaching in secondary, elementary and higher education settings. Record of accomplishment of innovative programs and curriculum for general and exceptional population within a broad arts context. Production of collaborative electronic media performance works. Design and production of electronic educational media for the arts.
Professional Accomplishments
Full time:
Summary
Art education, administration, research and teaching in secondary, elementary and higher education settings. Record of accomplishment of innovative programs and curriculum for general and exceptional population within a broad arts context. Production of collaborative electronic media performance works. Design and production of electronic educational media for the arts.
Professional Accomplishments
- Lead 23 member K-12 visual art department, identified as exemplary by the Presidents Committee on the Arts, the Kennedy Center and the Pennsylvania Department of Education with duties including staff development, budget and curriculum review and development.
- Authored the National Core Arts Standards for Media Arts for K through 14 students as a member of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards writing team.
- Presenter on art education at conferences including the ASCD international conference, National Art Education Association, Pennsylvania Art Education Association, Pennsylvania Music Educators, Art Education Summit.
- Arts Education Collaborative - Advocacy and Education Committee.
- Directed educational programs, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts including 4,000 student school, gallery educational programs and outreach, supervised 80 faculty.
- Taught at the secondary level visual art, photography, electronic media and drama. Taught at the elementary level visual art and electronic media. Taught at the university level art education and drawing.
- Developed curricula for gifted, handicapped and general student population in elementary, secondary, and arts center settings.
- Served as arts education advisor for Carnegie Museum of Art, Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory Museum, Society for Contemporary Craft.
- Conducted seminars in art education for Carnegie Museum, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Art Education Association, the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Sharon City Schools, and Pittsburgh Public Schools.
- Developed and taught a course in film animation as an educational tool for teachers under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
- Developed a program for the utilization of the art gallery by high school students in collaboration with the New Gallery for Contemporary Art in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Organized a series of high school arts festivals for the Pittsburgh Diocesan Schools that involved workshops, demonstrations, performances, and exhibits that involved several school and hundreds of students.
- Published an art and literary magazine for the Pittsburgh Diocesan high schools with support from The National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Facilitated ongoing, system-wide teacher development program and organized inservice training for art teachers.
- University research in the development of critical thinking in arts experiences. Collaborative effort with the University of Pittsburgh College of Education faculty.
- Worked University of Dayton art gallery.
- Produced numerous educational media for art classroom instruction and promotional media presentations.
- The Perfect Circle, Producer, Multimedia dance performance in collaboration with Bodiography Ballet Theater Company
- connect(dis)connect, Producer, Interactive Multimedia Performance in collaboration with Troika Ranch Dance Theater Company
- Brilla La Luz a la Gente Del Sol, Multimedia Performance in collaboration with composer David Berlin and students.
- Technical director for over 20 plays and musicals.
- Executed several private commissions in painting, sculpture, and glass.
- Work in electronic media and digital photography.
Full time:
- North Allegheny School District - Pittsburgh, PA 1989-2012
Art Teacher and Art Department Chair - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA 1988-1989
Director of Education - St. Joseph High School - Natrona Heights, PA 1987-1988
Art Teacher - Bishop Boyle High School - Pittsburgh, PA 1977-1987
Arts Department Chairperson - St. Joseph High School - Cleveland, OH 1972-1975
Art Teacher
- National Coalition of Core Arts Standards - Writing Team Member - 2012-Present
- Pennsylvania Governors Institute for Art Educators - Faculty - Erie, PA 1998-2001
- Duquesne University School of Education - Adjunct Faculty 1990-1991
- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA 1983-1987
Instructor - Community College of Allegheny County - Pittsburgh, PA 1987
Instructor - Centerville Southwest YMCA - Centerville, Ohio 1971-1972
Director Arts Programming - University of Dayton - Adjunct Art Faculty 1969-1970
- Artists Image Resource- Board Member http://www.artistsimageresource.org
- Arts Education Collaborative - Advocacy and Education Committee http://www.artsedcollaborative.org
- Yo Soy Artista nonprofit art education website and corporation - Board Member http://www.yosoyartista.net
- Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League - youth sailing program - Board Member http://pittsburghsailing.com
- Carnegie Museum of Art - Educational Advisory Committee https://cmoa.org
- Ongoing Professional Development
- University of Pittsburgh - M. Ed. 1986
- Cleveland State University - Art Teacher Certificate 1977
- University of Dayton - B.F.A. 1972
- Antioch College - Film Study with Paul Sharits 1969
