Gregory Smith
Dad-Husband-Brother-Son-Musician-Teacher-Photographer-Culturist-Urbanist-Design Enthusiast-Understanding the Human Condition
- Role
- Cte Arts Media Entertainment Film & Audio Production Teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gregory Smith
The diversity of my experience contains one common thread-a deep commitment to understanding and improving the human condition. As a musical artist I write, compose and communicate through voice and instruments my understandings of the human condition. As a photographer, capturing those images is another voice for me the gain deeper understandings of the human conditions. For me art is at its best when it is reflecting, commentating and storytelling the human condition. The constant questioning of what is and isn\'t human justice internally for individuals and externally for society. The never-ending search for the definition of identity always fascinates me.As a media and business analyst, the message and communication style of human condition is fascinating to me. Measuring the meanings of the messages. Checking the timing and effectiveness of messages. Accessing the reaction and feedback of an audience. Social and traditional media are lifeblood of the human condition. I also believe financial and economic decisions made by business and our government should contribute to the well-being of all members of society. Analyzing those decisions is a responsibility for all stakeholders, not just shareholders.As a teacher, I impart that curiosity and love of learning to my students. I instill pride, tolerance, work ethic and commitment to the improvement of the human condition. I believe all my students have the ability to make good decisions and to solve. My commitment to them is to build, model and illuminate the academic and social tools required to make good decisions consistently.
Experience
Cte Arts Media Entertainment Film & Audio Production Teacher
Los Angeles Unified School District
Jul 2019 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Implementing and creating high quality CTE Anchor, Production and Managerial Pathway standards-based curriculum and work-based learning opportunities to prepare students for successful careers and/or college attendance.• Maintaining an academic and culturally relevant climate where students feel safe to be creative, freely share ideas, take risks and where mistakes are treated as learning opportunities using material focused on Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Justice practices.• Managing the equipment, data and information necessary to maintain the requirements for high quality CTE program including preparing Perkins funding, FS2 funding, work-based learning and pathway compliance in MISIS.• Providing campus leadership and training for colleagues as the STEAM coordinator and the Black Students Matter group.• Developing and maintaining industry relationships with industry companies and organizations such as Array Now, The Academy Museum, The California Film Commission, Quixote Studios, Kobalt Music and 1500 Sound Academy.• Continuing industry training with various industry partners such as IATSE, Adobe, Epic Games and participating in the teacher externship experiences provided by the California Department of Education (CDE) including the AME Workforce Training Pilot Grant Program.• Contributing key roles in committees through the CDE-The Standards/Pathways Workgroup which is rewriting and reorganizing the CTE AME standards and pathways and the CTSO Advisory Council which is tasked with creating a career and technical student organization tailored to the Arts, Media and Entertainment sector.
Education
Hunterdon Central High School
High School
1987 — 1989
St.Edward's University
BBA, Accounting
2002 — 2005
St.Edward's University
MBA, Corporate Finance
Berklee College of Music
Music Performance-Alto Saxophone
1990 — 1990
Skills
- Advertising
- Idea Generation
- Business Intelligence
- Elementary Education
- Online Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Alto Saxophone
- Sem
- Radio
- Blogging
- Lead Generation
- Music
- Marketing Strategy
- Vocals
- Digital Media
- Copywriting
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
- Piano
- Marketing
- Web Analytics
- Acoustic & Electric Guitar
- New Media
- Microsoft Office
- Online Advertising
- Acoustic & Electric Bass
- Social Networking
- Multimedia
- SEO
- Media Planning
- Business Analysis
- Leadership
- Music Industry
- Digital Strategy
- Music Theory
- Social Media
- Email Marketing
- Music Production
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