Sam Knapp
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Teacher and Artist
Mt. San Antonio College
AA: Fine Arts and Humanities
AA: Language Arts and Communications
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California State University: San Bernardino
BA: Studio Arts: Painting Concentration
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University of California: Irvine
MAT: Education
Single Subject Teaching Credential: Art
2000
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District Art Competition: 1st Place
2005
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Montclair Water Conservation District Art Contest: Honorable Mention
2006
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Montclair Water Conservation District Art Contest: 1st Place
2017
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Teacher of the Year: Bayside Community Day School
2021
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District 5 Year Pin
2022
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Mission Impossible Award for Always Being Able to do the Impossible: Bayside Community Day School Staff
2023
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Most Likely to Move into the Woods and Never Talk to Another Human Again: Bayside Community Day School Staff
Awards
DEGREES
EXPERIENCE
The California Arts Project (TCAP)​
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2022: Artful Inquiry
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2024: Integrating Ethnic Studies into Arts Instructional Units
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California Art Educators Association (CAEA) Conferences​
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2017: Connect, Create, Collaborate
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2018: Navigating New Horizons in Art Education
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2019: Teaching Art ... It's Your SUPER POWER!
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2020: Supercharge Your Super Power in Art Education
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2021: Create + Celebrate Art, Equity, and Justice
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2022: Arts Education for All
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2023: Compelling Stories, Authentic Voices
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Conference
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2017: Summer Institute
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California League of Schools Conference
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2017: Teaching with Technology: Harnessing the Power of Connected Learning
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Freedom Writers Institute
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2017: Educator's Symposium
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Gallery Showings
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2014: Visual Arts Building, CSU San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA.
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2005: SOHO Gallery, Pomona, CA. 2005
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Art Publication
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2012: "The Stain" Creepy Gnome Literary Magazine: When it's in Print, It's Libel, Volume II. Mt. Sac Creating Writing Club. 2012. Acrylic on Stretched Canvas.
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Short Story Publication
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2012: "The Stain" Creepy Gnome Literary Magazine: When it's in Print, It's Libel, Volume II. Mt. Sac Creating Writing Club.
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