artist & educator

DINA L. MARTINELLI, M.Ed., M.A. (she/her/hers)

Artist & Educator 

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Teaching Experience

Art Teacher 1.0 - Whitcomb Middle School, Marlborough Public Schools, MA, August 2022-present

• Provide a quality visual arts education consisting of drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media exploration to a diverse 8th grade student population

• Teach with an anti-bias/anti-racist and restorative justice lens

• Mentor Teacher to four new hires in the district

• Field study II Cooperating Teacher - Fall 2023

• Led various professional development on curriculum, Visual Thinking Strategies, and SEL in the Arts

Art Teacher 1.0 - Jaworek Elementary School, Marlborough Public Schools, MA, 2016-2022

• Serviced 800+ students weekly in grades K-5 on a cart, classroom, and virtually through self-produced video lessons

• Served on the district and school’s Anti-Bias/Anti-Racist committees

• Organized, prepared, and hosted an annual school-wide art show including artwork from every student

Clinical Practicum K-8 - Sherwood Middle School, Shrewsbury MA - January-April 2016 

Teaching Practicum 5-12 - Shrewsbury High School, Shrewsbury MA - November-December 2015

Teaching Practicum K-8 - Floral Street Elementary School, Shrewsbury MA - August-October 2015

Teaching Assistant - Printmaking Boston University Visual Arts Summer Institute, Boston MA - 2015

 

Education

Boston University, Boston MA

Master of Arts in Studio Teaching, May 2016. GPA: 4.0 

     Curriculum/Thesis: “Across the Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Elementary Art Education”

Bachelor of Arts in Painting, Art History Minor, May 2015. Summa Cum Laude. GPA: 3.9

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Merrimack College, North Andover MA

Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction, August 2019. GPA: 4.0 with ESL Endorsement

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Licensure - MA No. 488014

Teacher, Visual Art, PreK-8, Professional

Teacher, Visual Art, 5-12, Professional

Administrator, Supervisor/Director - Core (Arts), Initial

Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement 

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Awards & Honors

Boston University College of Fine Arts Commencement 2015 Student Speaker

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Selected Exhibitions

L’Attitude Art Featured Artist - UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester MA, 2024

Nonobjective NOW: New England Artists Explore Abstraction - Davis Art Gallery, Worcester MA, 2018

NOT FOR SALE, presented by the Girl on Girl Collective - Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY, 2016

30 Below, presented by the Cambridge Art Association - Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge MA, 2016

54: BFA Thesis Exhibition - Boston University 808 Gallery, Boston MA, 2015

Fifth Annual Art Show - FUEL Education, Boston MA, 2015

 

Professional Skills

Working proficiency in both Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese

Microsoft Office, Teams, Excel
Google Workspace