Arielle Gunther

Dedicated Visual Arts Educator and Fine Arts Department Leader with experience designing and implementing comprehensive, student-centered art curricula across K–12 settings, including general education, self-contained classrooms, and diverse learning populations. Skilled in project-based learning, differentiated instruction, SEL integration, rubric-based assessment, and portfolio development to strengthen student engagement, creative confidence, artistic growth, and mastery of visual arts standards.

Fine Art Teacher, Head of the Fine Arts Department - ASU Preparatory Academy - Phoenix, AZ

(2023-08 - 2026-07)

Served as the sole high school fine arts teacher and Head of the Fine Arts Department, designing and executing comprehensive, student-centered lesson plans and a dynamic fine arts curriculum for over 150 new students each semester across grades 7–12, increasing student engagement through project-based learning, student voice and choice, interest-based learning, culturally responsive curriculum design, and differentiated instruction techniques tailored to diverse learning needs.

• Integrated social-emotional learning (SEL) into arts education, resulting in an improvement in classroom behavior, collaboration metrics, student ownership, creative problem-solving, communication skills, and artistic growth by fostering inclusive, student-centered environments for students with disabilities and ELL learners.
• Utilized a broad spectrum of visual art forms—painting, sculpture, digital media—to enhance curriculum diversity, leading to a rise in student portfolio submissions, personalized projects, and overall educational success.
• Analyzed student performance data across multiple cohorts and implemented data-driven assessment strategies that tracked individual progress, identified key trends, informed personalized lesson plans, and enabled tailored feedback and instructional adjustments.
• Implemented Highlander rubric-based assessment practices to evaluate student artwork consistently, emphasizing creativity, craftsmanship, effort, technical skill, mastery, and growth across the Fine Arts Department.
• Modeled artistic techniques and project expectations through live demonstrations, exemplar projects, structured checkpoints, individualized instruction, peer critique, student self-reflection, and collaborative studio practices, strengthening student understanding of mastery and overall project success.

Visual Arts Teacher - Brunson Lee Elementary School - Phoenix, AZ

(2022-08 - 2023-08)

Served as the sole Elementary Visual Arts Teacher, independently designing and implementing a comprehensive K–5 visual arts curriculum for all students across general education and self-contained classroom settings.

• Developed and delivered daily, student-centered lessons for over 150 students weekly, integrating mixed media, painting, drawing, collage, art history, color theory, design, and sculpture to strengthen curriculum engagement, creative confidence, and age-appropriate artistic skill development.
• Differentiated instructional strategies and visual arts curricula for students with IEPs, 504s, ELL needs, physical disabilities, and learning disabilities while collaborating with special education staff to create inclusive, accessible lessons that supported creative expression, social-emotional growth, classroom engagement, positive behavior, and overall artistic development.

Teachers Assistant - Open Arms Daycare - Tucson, AZ

(2016-08 - 2017-02)

Supported the development and execution of daily lesson plans for children ages 0–12, promoting cognitive, social-emotional, creative, and developmental growth while fostering a safe, inclusive environment for children with diverse learning levels, behavioral needs, disabilities, complex personal circumstances, and foster care/CPS involvement through individualized care, family collaboration, classroom consistency, and detailed parent communication logs.

Master of Education - Secondary Education - ASU, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (2022-05)

TEFL/TESOL Certification - English as a Foreign Language - University of Arizona, College of Humanities (2020-07)

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art - University of Arizona, College of Fine Arts (2019-12)

Associate of Fine Arts - AGEC-A Certification - Pima Community College (2017-12)