Heather Fountaine Biography | Heather Fountaine
Heather Fountaine is a Reporter at WHAS11 in Louisville, KY, specializing in general assignment reporting. Born and raised in a small town in northeast Connecticut, Heather has wanted to be a journalist since the age of 14. From high school morning announcements to her school newspaper, Heather has always enjoyed learning about people and current events.
Her broadcast career kicked off in Abilene, Texas when she worked for KXVA FOX as a General Assignment Reporter. She’s had the opportunity to cover a wide range of stories, from feel-good stories like military homecomings at Dyess Air Force Base to tragedies, like the 2015 flooding in South Carolina.
Heather graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2013.
Heather’s favorite things include boating on the water, Syracuse basketball, her family and an occasional night of two-stepping, complete with cowboy boots.
Heather is very excited to call Louisville her new home and share your stories.
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Heather Fountaine is a Reporter at WHAS11 in Louisville, KY, specializing in general assignment reporting. Born and raised in a small town in northeast Connecticut, Heather has wanted to be a journalist since the age of 14. Her pieces of information about age, birthdate, month are not yet revealed but stay ready for the update soon
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Heather graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2013.
Heather Fountaine is a Reporter at WHAS11 in Louisville, KY, specializing in general assignment reporting. Born and raised in a small town in northeast Connecticut, Heather has wanted to be a journalist since the age of 14.
Her pieces of information about marriages, Husband, wedding, Family are not yet revealed up to now but stay ready for the update soon
Heather Fountain, Professor
I have seen the power that art has to open doors to understanding and connection for those who have been bared that opportunity; whether due to the limitation of access, understanding, or communication. Read also about Robert Bradfield
The most significant moments of my life as a teacher, have been those when I have seen students arrive at that amazing ah-ha moment when their eyes light up with understanding. They have finally made the connection and they are as proud of themselves as you are of them. That is the power of art education.
Dr. Heather Leah Ryerson Fountain, associate professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, earned her Ph.D. in Art Education and Curriculum & Instruction from Purdue University, an M.Ed. in Education as a founding member of the Arts in Education Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.S. in Art Education with a concentration in Disabilities and a focus in Psychology from the University of Maine, Orono.
She previously taught grades K-8 in the public schools and worked with youth ages 6-21 in a psychiatric hospital day school program. She keeps her practice alive by working with youth in a local after school art program and mentoring art staff and interns in the summer; working with youth and adults with disabilities.
Currently, at Kutztown University Dr. Fountain serves as the Enrollment Social Media Coordinator for the Department of Art Education and Crafts, as well a member of both the University and College Curriculum Committees.
She teaches undergraduate and graduates art education courses such as Designing for Disabilities and Differentiated Instruction: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners and helps general education students connect to art in the world around them in a visual literacy course titled Art, Design and Visual Culture.
She has served at the state level as a Member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s, Task Force on Access to the Arts for Students with Disabilities and as a board member, state conference chair and the Higher Education Division Director for the Pennsylvania Art Education Association [PAEA].
At the national level, she is an active member of the National Art Education Association’s Special Needs Issues Group and Women’s Caucus and served as the Women’s Caucus Membership Chair for 7 years.
Dr. Fountain consults with schools and regularly presents at state and national conferences on topics related to differentiated instruction, disability awareness and the use of art to teach literature instruction.
She has served as an invited columnist on the use of art to differentiate literacy instruction for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development’s [ASCD] Spotlight on Language, Literacy, and Literature.
Her research on differentiated instruction is also highlighted in a chapter she wrote titled, The art of portraiture, in a recently released book titled: Practice theory: Seeing the power of teacher-researchers. (Eds.). M. Buffington & S. Wilson McKay published by the National Art Education Association.
Her latest book, Differentiated instruction in art was published as part of the Art Education in Practice Series by Davis Publications.
She also serves as an editor for a new series of art education best practice books related to differentiating instruction and teaching diverse learners. This series is expected to begin publication in 2017 through Davis Publications.
This year Dr. Fountain was recognized as the National Higher Educator of 2016 by the National Art Education Association. Her teaching has been lauded at the local, state and national levels.
At Kutztown University she has received the John Schellenberg Award for Teaching Excellence and the Sharadin Award for Exemplary Teaching from the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
At the state level, she has received 2 awards from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association: Special Needs Art Educator of the Year 2012 and Outstanding Higher Educator in Art Education 2015.
In 2013, she was honored at the national level for her work with individuals with disabilities as the NAEA, Council for Exceptional Children, VSA Arts, Peter Geisser Special Needs Art Educator of the Year.
During the summer Dr. Fountain can usually be found in her favorite place, Ocean Park, Maine, mentoring staff at Camp Oceanwood, where she has worked or volunteered for over 20 years.
When not at camp, Dr. Fountain can be seen kayaking in the salt marsh with her husband Matthew, working on her glass artwork or enjoying the beach.
Contact reporter Heather Fountaine at hfountaine@whas11.com and follow her on Twitter (@WHAS11Heather) and Facebook.