Alexandra Waite

Alexandra Waite (she/her) received her BFA in Art Education from Moore College of Art & Design. She received her MS in education from Neumann University and is currently pursuing her EdD in curriculum and instruction with specialization in art education from Indiana University, Bloomington. Waite holds teaching certificates for Art K–12 and Special Education PK–8 along with an Autism Endorsement. She has taught art to all grade levels K–12 and currently teaches ELA, math, science and social studies to middle school students on the autism spectrum.

In addition to teaching middle school, Waite serves on her school’s PBIS team and her district’s DEI team. Her current research interests include affordances of visual art for students with autism, arts integration pedagogy and inclusive practices taught in pre-service educator programs. She looks forward to helping students at Moore learn legal perspectives and ways to support diverse learners in the art room.