Sara Worley, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.

EDUCATION:

Ed.D.: Adult Education, Research in Diversity Education, National Louis University, and Chicago, IL

M.Ed.: Special Education North Georgia State College and University, Dahlonega, GA B.S.: Therapeutic Recreation: Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

University and College Professor: collaborating in with community Artists, Museums to create academic Field Trips, to integrate art into all course while training teachers K-12 teacher candidates.

Engaged 400+ university student-volunteers in STE(A)M program with 1-million-dollar grant over a 4 year period. Transform a socio-economically-challenged neighborhood.

On Team that built new Education Department earning National and State Accreditation. Created 20+ new courses. Also Teaching Public School Education in California, Texas and Georgia.

AWARDS:

Chatham County: Crystal Apple Teaching Award

Dean Rusk Middle School: Favorite Teacher Award

Reinhardt College: Convocation Honored Faculty Speaker

Kennesaw State University: Nominated for Outstanding Professor and Advisor

Macon State College: 2X- Student Choice: Most Influential Professor Award

EXPERIENCE:

2023-Current: Completing Smart Art Book, Seminars and Website to train and encourage high level thinking and individual expression within each uniquely gifted student from Kindergarten to Graduate School. Training to teach with Creative Learning Initiative and guest writer for Friends of Texas Public Schools.

2016-2022: Writing, speaking and teaching about Smart Art: Statewide Art Conference, Local Parent Group, Engaging students in the highest level of academic thinking while they express subject content by creating a new form of Art from an older idea.

2015-2019: National Board Member: Creator and Chair of Diversity Committee for an organization serving forty-thousand girls. Utilized Arts Integration in a variety of activities for girls such as puppetry, storytelling, improvisation, and visual art.

2014-2016: Worked for the Ohio Magistrates Association to prepare Day-long Keynote presentation for certification of Ohio Magistrate Judges: Perceptions Deception (or Bias on the Bench). Utilized improvisation, local peacemaking team, music, video and group collaborative activities in presentation.

2013- 2018 Facilitator for Love and Logic International: promoting mature responsibility in children and youth. Training teachers, parents and grandparents raising grandchildren.

2012- 2013: Truett-McConnell University: Associate Professor in Education: Accreditation Director for Middle Level Education; Created new programs on state and national level for Middle Level certification utilizing Arts integration into each course, afterschool programs and outreach to struggling students.

2006-2011 Macon State College: Assistant Professor Ed Arts Council/Community Arts Integration: Creating arts integration curriculum to engage students in local museums, nature centers, with diverse races and cultures.

STE(A)M (Science, Technology, Engineering Math) trainer recruiting 300+ college student volunteers to serve At-Risk Middle and Elementary students through 1-million-dollar grant.

1998- 2004: Reinhardt College. Assistant Professor of

EducationRecruited from public education to serve students with a variety of Learning Disabilities in a College. Utilized a variety of visual art, kinesthetic movement, improvisation, music and to reteach history and religion courses.

1998- 2006: Kennesaw State University. Part-time then Full time Assistant Professor. Hired first as Adjunct specifically to teach about my work at Dean Rusk Middle School Inclusion Education with Arts Integration.

1992- 1998: Dean Rusk Middle School Special Education Teacher. Special Educator in one of the first successful Middle School Inclusion class with regular education teachers: puppetry, visual-arts, improv, video and kinesthetic activities. Invited to teach at University about this experience.