Melissa Birnbaum

About Melissa Birnbaum

I’m passionate about visual arts education and different ways we think about teaching and learning. I\'m skilled in facilitation, management, and research. This combination has consistently led me to take on leadership roles in education. My happy place exists within classroom walls. I have extensive training in the following: Teaching Team FacilitationEducational Coaching Curriculum Design & Development Interdisciplinary Learning Experiential LearningProject Based LearningSEL Trauma Informed Teaching Action ResearchCareer & Technical Education Post Secondary Planning Parent EngagementAdministrative Management Event Planning

Experience

1. High School Visual Arts Educator Pan American International High School at Monroe

   NYC Public Schools

   Sep 2023 — Present

   I returned to the classroom full time to live the dream as a high school visual arts teacher at Pan American international High School.

Education

• City University of New York-College of Staten Island

  BS, Visual Arts, Marketing

  1994 — 1997

• Bank Street College of Education

  Ed. M, Educational Leadership

  2017 — 2019

• School of Visual Arts

  MAT, Art Education

  2003 — 2004

Skills

• Museums
• Art Direction
• Arts Administration
• Performing Arts
• Advertising
• Magazines
• Art
• Printmaking
• Film
• Video Production
• Arts
• Entertainment
• Art Education
• Photography
• Staff Development
• Experiential Learning
• Curriculum Development
• Online Advertising
• Visual Arts
• Teaching
• Curriculum Design
• Galleries