Maude E. Wiltshire
Primary and Secondary Education
High School Art Educator, NYC Public Schools, Special Education District 75, Manhattan, New York
Behavioral Therapist and Arts Instructor, Brooklyn Autism Center, Brooklyn, New York
Elementary Art Educator, NYC Dept. of Education, Brooklyn New York
Middle School Art Educator, NYC Dept. of Education, Brooklyn, New York
Elementary Art Educator, NYC Dept. of Education, Bronx, New York
Supervising Teacher
Mentor Teacher to Graduate Student Teachers in the Art and Education teacher preparation program, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, Manhattan, New York
Fieldwork Advisor to emerging Art Educators in the Art and Design program, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
English Foreign Language Instruction
Intermediate Level-High School, Quito, Ecuador
Beginner Level-Elementary, Cusco, Peru
Community-Based Art Education
Co-Curator, Art of the Americas Student Exhibition, P226M, Manhattan, New York
Co-Curator, Art Talks Student Exhibition, P226M, Manhattan, New York
Co-Curator, Past, Present and Future Art Student Exhibition, P226M, Manhattan, New York
Co-Curator, Art is Everyone Student Exhibition, P226M, Manhattan, New York
Co-Curator, Art Travels Student Exhibition, P226M, Manhattan, New York
Art Instructor, Arts Summer Camp, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, New York
Private Arts Instruction, Home-based Art Therapy, New York, New York
Art Teacher, After-School Art Program, Pasadena Unified School District, Pasadena, California
Art Teacher, Arts Integration Workshops, California Living Histories, Los Angeles, California
In my current position with NYC Public Schools, I teach in a District 75 high school ages 14 to 22, for students with autism. I teach all medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture and digital photography. I also teach art history and art appreciation.
Professional Presentations
Wiltshire, M. (March 4, 2022), Visual Literacy Development for the Non-verbal Student with Autism in Art, National Art Education Association Annual Conference, New York, New York
Wiltshire, M. (August 29, 2019), The Role of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology in the Development of a Visual Arts Language for Nonverbal Students with Autism, Arts in Education Conference, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
Wiltshire, M. (July 10, 2018). How Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technology and Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS) can Support Nonverbal Students with Autism engaged in Visual Arts Processes. Seminar for Kennedy Center VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education. Washington, D.C.
Wiltshire, M. (March 22, 2018), Building Buildings! Teaching 2-Dimensional Design and 3-Dimensional Construction Principles through STEAM in Architecture, National Art Education Association Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington
Wiltshire M. (August 6-7, 2017). Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to Support Non-verbal Students with Autism in the Visual Arts Classroom. Lecture for Kennedy Center VSA Intersections: Arts and Special Education Annual Conference, Austin, Texas
Wiltshire M. (March 3, 2017). Visual Voices: Teaching Art to Non-Verbal Students with Disabilities. Lecture for National Art Education Association Annual Conference, New York, New York
Wiltshire M. (September 26, 2014). How to Support Student Learning Through an Experience with a Work of Art: The Balance and Motion of Alexander Calder Mobiles. Metropolitan Museum of Art-Education Department, New York, New York
Professional Publications
Comix: A Comic Book Curriculum Guide, 2005
* I hold a New York State Advanced Level Professional Teaching License: Visual Arts PreK-12
* I hold an English Foreign Language Permanent Teaching Certification, Level 5
Training Qualifications United Kingdom, International TEFL Academy
