Luis David Soltero

Visual Art, Massachusetts grades PK-8 Preliminary

Visual Art, Massachusetts grades 5-12 Preliminary

Initial Visual Art, Massachusetts grades 5-12 expected May 2011

Tufts University

in affiliation with The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston                                                             

MAT: Master of Arts in Teaching, Art Education 

Graduation May 2011

California State University, Fullerton                                                              

BFA: Bachelor of Fine Art

Concentration in Drawing and Painting

Degree awarded May 2009

September 2010 – Present 

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School                        Cambridge, MA

Internship as Student Teacher

• Taught and developed curriculum for the 10^th grade Art Elective focusing on issues of cultural and personal identity formation.
• Collaborated with the 7^th grade English teacher in developing interdisciplinary curriculum dealing with personal memoir and social justice through graphic novels.  The curriculum was taught to four sections of 7^th graders.
• Co-taught the remaining 8^th, 9^th, 11^th, and 12^th grade art classes.

September 2010 – November 2010

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston                                     Boston, MA

Internship as Student Teacher

• Assisted young artists ages 14 to 18 in strengthening their formal art skills in composition as they worked from live models and various art collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

October 2009 

Sparhawk High School                                                      Salisbury, MA

Artist in residence and guest teacher

• Developed and applied lessons for the Drawing and Art History classes.  Focused on developing the student’s basic art skills as well as encouraging creativity and critical thinking.
• Lead one-on-one consultations with students in order to develop their projects; strengthening their concepts and process.

Bilingual: Native speaker in Spanish