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RESUME
Full Time Educator
Troy Kids' Garden Manager, Community GroundWorks
2018-present
Art Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, K4-8
Carson Academy of Science
2016-2017
Art Teacher, Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
2016-2017
English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright Taiwan Foundation
2015-2016
Public School Student Teaching, Practicums, & Assistantships
Creekside Elementary, Sun Prairie, WI
Spring 2019
Chabazz High School, Madison, WI
Spring 2019
Waunakee Middle School, Waunakee, WI
Fall 2018
Shorewood Elementary, Madison, WI
Fall 2018
Northfield High School, Northfield, MN
Fall 2014, Fall 2013
Sibley Elementary School, Northfield, MN
Spring 2014
Andersen Elementary, Minneapolis, MN
Spring 2012
Media Experience
Drawing
Sculpture
New Media & Digital Illustration
Painting: Oil, acrylic
Intaglio & Monoprint Printmaking
Digital & Dark Room Photography
Ceramics
Topics in Public Art
Lectures in Contemporary Art
Visual Culture in Modern China
Art History: Europe, Americas, Africa
Art Metals: soldering, wax casting, jewelry design
Digital Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, SketchUp, Dreamweaver
Glasswork: hot shop, flamework, cold shop, casting
Pewtersmithing
Workshops Taught
Equity & Access in School Gardens, School Garden Support Network Webinar
Oct. 2018
Working with Clay in Elementary Art Rooms
Oct. 2018
Glass Bead Making, Wheelhouse Studios
Aug. 2018
Beginning Wheel Throwing, DongZhu Pottery
Feb. 2018
Cartooning & Comics
Jun-Aug. 2013
Workshops Attended
Racial Equity Training YWCA, Feb. 2019
Hmong Culture & Art Workshop, UW, Nov. 2018
Wisconsin Environmental Educator Association 2018 Conference, Nov. 2018
Racial Justice in the OST Space, May & Oct. 2018
Inclusion & Equity, National Leadership Conference Staff Training, Jun. 2018
Culturally Responsive Teaching, Institute for Urban Education, Nov. 2016
Ceramics Workshops:
Adamah Studios, Mar. 2019
Adamah Studios, Mar. 2018
Adamah Studios, Dec. 2017
Adamah Studios, Oct 2017
Warner Park Studio, Sept-Nov 2017
Adamah Studios, July 2017
Adamah Studios, Mar. 2017
Adamah Studios, Dec. 2016
Adamah Studios, Oct. 2016
Warner Park Studio, Jun-Aug 2016
Adamah Studios, July 2016
"Ms. Sobotik, look! You're with me and my family."
- 2nd grade student, Milwaukee Public Schools
"Ida is an incredibly effective educator, and she sets an example on how to work well with kids through a wide array of activities in an outdoor, experiential setting. Thanks for a helpful Educator Training with many opportunities to reflect and learn from one another."
- Troy Garden Educator Intern
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