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Hello,
Welcome. I am so honored that you have taken the time to visit my website.
Previously, I've worked for the Falmouth School Department as the K-5 Gifted and Talented Teacher and Coach and as Wiscasset School Department's Gifted and Talented teacher and coordinator. I carry with me 17+ years in public education and believe that my love of teaching comes as naturally to me as if it were part of my DNA!
I am a passionate lifelong learner and hold my Masters of Science in Education with an emphasis on Educational Leadership from the University of Maine at Farmington.
I hold Maine teacher certifications in Visual Arts, Assistant Administration, and Gifted Education.
Please do not hesitate to send me an email at sugarman.artistandeducator@gmail.com with any questions you may have!
Sincerely,
Rachel Amanda Sugarman
Rachel Amanda Sugarman
Photo from Brains on Fire, graduate course: I am holding up a 'wet on wet' watercolor
Painting - part of a creative writing lesson.
Photo from the University of Maine at Farmington 2021 Graduation Ceremony
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Education: School Administration
The University of Maine at Farmington – Farmington, Maine
May 2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Ceramics
Maine College of Art - Portland, Maine
May 2003
CERTIFICATIONS
045 Assistant Building Administrator GRADES K-12
Expires 1/5/2023
690 Gifted/Talented GRADES K-12
Expires 7/1/2026
620 Visual Arts GRADES K-12
Expires 7/1/2026
GIFTED AND TALENTED TEACHER AND COACH
Identify and implement programming options for students with gifts and talents who are in need of enrichment
Design and implement differentiated lesson plans with regular classroom teachers
Coach classroom teachers in best teaching practices to meet the needs of all learners
Identify, collect and use technology to analyze data regarding program outcomes and student achievement
Align programming with state specifications
Design and implement workshops for children to enhance creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and social and emotional development
Gifted and Talented Teacher and Coach, K-5 - Falmouth School Department - Falmouth, Maine, 2021-Present
GIFTED AND TALENTED COORDINATOR
Identify and implement programming options for students with gifts and talents who are in need of enrichment, subject-specific acceleration, and full grade acceleration
Develop identification protocols and screening procedures for academic and artistic learners
Implement differentiated lesson plans with regular classroom teachers
Identify, collect and use technology to analyze data regarding program outcomes and student achievement
Align programming with state specifications
Complete gifted and talented application to the state with superintendent’s input
Design and implement workshops for children to enhance creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Teacher (K-12) - Wiscasset School Department - Wiscasset, Maine 2017 - 2021, Gifted and Talented Teacher (K-12) - Augusta School Department - Augusta, Maine 2016 - 2017, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Teacher (K-8) - RSU 12 – Somerville, Maine 2014 - 2016
Designed, created, supplied, and facilitated a school-wide Makerspace at Wiscasset Elementary School, 2017 - 2020 (temporarily closed due to Covid-19)
Applied and granted a 3D printer for the Gifted and Talented Program in Wiscasset, Maine provided through the Perloff Grant Initiative, 2019
CURRICULUM SPECIALIST
Develop tier one, two, and three interventions to support students with identified educational needs (across the learning spectrum) in the regular classroom and within small homogeneous or heterogeneous groupings
Curriculum Coordinator, Summer Faculty, and Art Teacher (Grades 10-12) - Upward Bound at Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine 2018 - Present, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Teacher (K-12) and Academic Interventionist (3-5) - Wiscasset School Department - Wiscasset, Maine 2017 - Present, Gifted and Talented Teacher (K-12) - Augusta School Department - Augusta, Maine 2016 - 2017, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Teacher (K-8) - RSU 12 - Somerville, Maine, Response to Intervention Teacher (K-8) - Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2014 - 2016
Collaborate with educators across the state of Maine to develop interdisciplinary units of study as part of the M.O.O.S.E. Module Project aligned with the Maine Learning Results
https://learnwithmoose.maine.gov/module/1051/using-your-voice-your-community/overview
https://learnwithmoose.maine.gov/module/156/personal-voice/step/155/get-started
Educator, Maine Department of Education - Augusta, Maine 2020
Student Success Team Member - Wiscasset, Maine 2017 - 2021
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER
Create and implement teacher workshops to address:
The Four C’s
Interdisciplinary Learning
Teaching Strategies to Increase Student Engagement in the Classroom
Utilizing Makerspaces for Increased Academic Engagement
Differentiating through Tiered Questioning
Differentiating through Differentiated Learning Centers
Identification of Gifted Children
Curriculum Coordinator, Summer Faculty, and Art Teacher (Grades 10-12) - Upward Bound at Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine 2018 - Present, Gifted and Talented Teacher (K-6) - Augusta School Department - Augusta, Maine 2016 - 2017, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Teacher (K-8) - RSU 12 - Somerville, Maine 2014 - 2016
PUBLICATIONS
Wiscasset Teen Prints Mask Extensions to Give Healthcare Workers, Wiscasset Newspaper, 2020
Inspiring Student Empowerment: Moving Beyond Engagement, Refining Differentiation, vignettes of four personal gifted and talented students and student empowerment, by Patti Drapeau 2019
Wiscasset 12-Year-Old Uses Engineering Skills to Help a Kid in Need, Article, Bangor Daily News 2019
Student Re-builds Wheelchair for Teacher's Daughter, Video Interview, News Center Maine 2019
Wiscasset Sixth Grade Math Class Meets Red’s Eats, Wiscasset Newspaper, 2018
There is No Map for This Journey, featured in Maine Women’s Magazine (May Issue), 2017
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY
Civil Rights Team Advisor (Grades 6-8) - Wiscasset and Whitefield, Maine 2011 - 2013, 2020 - present
Respite Provider, NAMI, Augusta, Maine 2019 - 2020
Odyssey of the Mind Coordinator and Coach - Wiscasset and Somerville, Maine 2015 – 2016, 2018 - 2020
Women's Action Group: Hardy Girls, Healthy Women - Portland, Maine 2017
Parent Enrichment Committee Coordinator - Whitefield, Maine 2016
Diversity Day Coordinator - Whitefield, Maine 2012 - 2015
Planned and executed a full-day celebration of diversity at Whitefield Elementary School, including more than ten presenters for 2012, 2013; advisor for 2011, 2014; served on the planning committee for 2015.
PTA Secretary - Whitefield, Maine 2012 - 2013
Empty Bowls Project: Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2008, 2009
Facilitated seventh grade students as they made clay bowls to sell at a public supper to raise money to end hunger. Proceeds were donated to the St. Dennis’ Whitefield Food Pantry and the Food Security Coalition of Midcoast Maine.
Mud Season: Central Maine Clay Artists - Hallowell, Maine 2008
Positive Behavior Recognition Committee: Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2006
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Behavioral Safety Care Training - Wiscasset and Whitefield, Maine 2012 - 2014, 2014 - 2016, 2018 - 2020
Behavioral Health Professional Certification - NAMI Maine - Augusta, Maine 2018
CPR/First Aid Training - Wiscasset and Whitefield, Maine - 2014, 2020
Writing about Reading Workshop with Laura Robb - Wiscasset, Maine April 2018
Gifted and Talented Mentor Workshop - Statewide, Maine 2014, 2017
MEGAT Conference - Orono, Maine 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Odyssey of the Mind Coordinator Training - Bath, Maine 2015
Lucy Calkins & Laura Robb Writing Workshop - Windsor, Maine 2014
Visual Arts Curriculum Committee - RSU #12 - Somerville, ME 2005 - 2011
Evening for Educators - Portland Museum of Art 2005 - 2006
WRITING
Personal narratives:
Red the Lobster Goes to School, submitting to publisher summer 2021, 2018 - Present
Izzy’s Warriors, submitting to publisher summer 2022, 2017 - Present
Izzy and the EEG, self-publishing, to be distributed to Pediatric Neurology Offices, 2017 - Present
A Child’s Warrior, A Caregiver’s Guide to Recovery, draft phase 2016 - Present
Izabelle’s Strength blog, 2014 - 2016
ARTS SPECIALIST/DIRECTOR
Design visual arts programs as a gifted and talented teacher:
Wiscasset School Department - Wiscasset, Maine 2017 - Present, Buker Studio Arts, Augusta, Maine 2017, Augusta School Department - Augusta, Maine 2016 - 2017, RSU 12 - Somerville, Maine 2014 - 2016
Design visual arts programs as an art teacher:
Rachel Amanda Sugarman, Artist, and Educator - Personal Business, Augusta, Maine 2019 - Present, Upward Bound at Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine 2018 - Present, Buker Studio Arts - Augusta, Maine 2017 - 2019, Common Street Arts - Waterville Maine 2017, Wiscasset Middle School - Wiscasset, Maine 2013 - 2014, Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2005 - 2014, Wavus Camp for Girls - Jefferson, Maine 2012 - 2014, Gardiner Area High School (Student Teacher) - Gardiner, Maine 2003 - 2004, Woodside Elementary School (Student Teacher) - Topsham, Maine 2004, The DaVinci Experience - Falmouth, Maine 2002 - 2003
Design ceramics programs:
Neighborhood Clay, Damariscotta, Maine 2020 - Present, Hallowell ClayWorks, Hallowell, Maine 2017 - 2018, River Arts - Damariscotta, Maine 2016 - 2017, Flying Wheel Clay Arts - Personal business. Newcastle, Maine 2014 - 2017, Maine College of Art, Saturday School - Portland, Maine 2003 - 2005, Wayneflete Summertime Arts - Portland, Maine 2003 - 2004, Spiral Arts - Portland, Maine 2002 - 2004
Coordinate the creation of permanent art installations:
Coast of Maine Mosaic: Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2012
Bicentennial Mural: Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine 2010
Establish ceramic program and advocate for specialized art equipment needs
River Arts - Damariscotta, Maine 2016, Whitefield Elementary School - Whitefield, Maine (purchased kiln) 2006
MENTOR TEACHER
Maine College of Art - Mentored a student-teacher in art education, Dec. 2013 - Feb. 2014
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Develop a personal body of ceramic work and experiment with sculptural and glaze techniques, River Arts - Damariscotta, Maine 2016
Recipient of Kiln God Grant, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts - Newcastle, Maine 2003
STUDIO MANAGER
Manage all operations of the ceramic studio. Including kiln firing, mixing glazes, cleaning, monitoring open studios, and instruction.
River Arts - Damariscotta, Maine 2016
EXHIBITS
Participate as an exhibiting artist in group shows. Collaborate with the selection of, the installation of and marketing of exhibits for both professional artists and students:
Teaching Artists Exhibition - River Arts - Damariscotta, Maine 2016
Art Extravaganza: Gardiner Area High School - Gardiner, Maine 2005
Decent Exposures: Central Maine Clay Artists - Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, Maine 2006
Fired Up: Senior Exhibition, Maine College of Art - Portland, Maine 2003
Clay Installation: Center for Grieving Children - Portland, Maine 2003
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