Claire Jacob-Zysman
Teaching Experience
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company Professional Development Instruction, training New York State teachers, including teachers in Special Education, on how to incorporate creative movement into their curricula and to promote hands on learning in the classroom, Fall 2007-present.
Spring 2008 Yates Magnet School, Schenectady, Special Education Department
Fall 2007 Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company Teaching Artist, teaching creative movement workshops in public schools throughout the Capital Region, grades K-12 including Special Education and Inclusion classes, 2006-present.
Spring 2012 Germantown High School, Germantown, NY
Sacandaga Elementary, Scotia, NY
Charlton Heights, Burnt Hills, NY
Fall 2011 Schenectady High School, Schenectady, NY
Spring 2011 Glen-Worden Elementary, Scotia, NY
Sacandaga Elementary, Scotia, NY
Lincoln Elementary, Scotia, NY
Paige Elementary, Schenectady, NY
Spring 2010 Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes, NY
Glen-Worden Elementary, Scotia, NY
Spring 2009 Boulevard Elementary, Gloversville, NY
Glen-Worden Elementary, Scotia, NY
Yates Magnet School, Schenectady, NY
Sacandaga Elementary, Scotia, NY
Indian Lake Central School, Indian Lake, NY
Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes, NY
Charlton Heights, Burnt Hills, NY
Stevens Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Pashley Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Spring 2008 Yates Magnet School, Schenectady, NY
Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes, NY
Boulevard Elementary, Gloversville, NY
Poestenkill Elementary, Poestenkill, NY
Schenectady High School, Schenectady, NY
Glen-Worden Elementary, Scotia, NY
Greenfield Elementary, Saratoga Springs, NY
Lincoln Elementary, Scotia, NY
Pashley Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Glendaal Elementary, Scotia, NY
Charlton Heights, Burnt Hills, NY
Fall 2007 Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes, NY
Poestenkill Elementary, Poestenkill, NY
Walter B. Howard Elementary, New Lebanon, NY
Corinth Elementary, Corinth, NY
Spring 2007 Yates Magnet School, Schenectady, NY
Abram Lansing Elementary, Cohoes, NY
Glen-Worden Elementary, Scotia, NY
Stevens Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Watervliet Middle School, Watervliet, NY
Mechanicville Elementary, Mechanicville, NY
Lincoln Elementary, Scotia, NY
Pashley Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Sacandaga Elementary, Scotia, NY
Glendaal Elementary, Scotia, NY
Charlton Heights Elementary, Burnt Hills, NY
Fall 2006 School 2, Troy, NY
Ballston Spa High School, Ballston Spa, NY
Watervliet Elementary, Watervliet, NY
Education Assistant for Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, assistant for the coordination and management of the Company’s Art in Education Programs, including planning meetings with New York State teachers, and lesson plan development based on curricula needs, 2007-present
Preschool Creative Movement (volunteer), The Sunshine School at the YWCA, Troy, NY 2012-present
Ballet and Modern Teacher, Private Lessons Instructor and Choreographer, Art in Motion Dance Academy and Art in Motion Dance Company, Albany, NY, 2007-present
Ballet Teacher, Guest Instructor, Albany High School, Fall 2008-Fall 2009
Modern Master Classes, Guest Instructor, Golden Knights Dance Club, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, 2009-present
Ballet Master Class, Guest Instructor at Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, February 2009, Course: DB111 Ballet Dance I, Professor Sarah DiPasquale
Ballet Teacher, Guest Instructor, Philip Livingston Magnet Academy, Spring 2009
Modern Master Class, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli, NY, Fall 2008
Modern Master Class, Ulster Ballet, Saugerties, NY, Fall 2008
Ballet Teacher, National Museum of Dance: School of the Arts, Saratoga Springs, NY, summer 2008
Jazz and Modern Teacher, Berkshire Pulse, Housatonic, MA, 2008- 2010
Modern and Ballet Teacher, under the auspices of the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, The Egg, Albany, NY, 2007-2008
Modern Teacher, Dance +18 festival, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, March 2008
Ballet and Modern Teacher and Private Lessons, Art in Motion Dance Academy, Albany, NY, 2007-present
Private Ballet Lessons, The Egg, Albany, NY, 2007-2008
ARTBreak Dance Instructor, ARTBreak is a joint arts program for school children on winter break conducted by The Egg, Capital Repertory Theater, and the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. The Egg, Albany, NY, Spring 2007
Hip Hop Teacher, YMCA, Guilderland, NY, 2007
Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 2004 Courses taught include: THD202 Modern Dance 2
Hip Hop Teacher, Bally’s Total Fitness, Rochester, NY, 2004
Organizational Preparation and Assistant in Running American College Dance Festival (volunteer) University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 2003
Choreography Lessons, Michelle Buschner’s School of Dance, Rochester, NY, 2001-2002
Dance Teacher, Michelle Buschner’s School of Dance, Rochester, NY, 1998-2002
Professional Development
Common Ground Arts in Education Conference, Albany, NY, Spring 2008
Arts in Education Conference, Bard College, Red Hook, NY, Spring 2008
Arts in Education Professional Development, East Greenbush, NY, Spring 2009
New York State Alliance for Arts in Education Workshop, East Greenbush, NY, Spring 2009
BOCES Art in Education Fair, Cohoes, NY Spring 2009
