Teaching Philosophy
To see samples of lesson plans, please scroll to the bottom of the page where you will find a link. Below are also links to see information from travels I've drawn from and incorporated into lessons and my approach to education.
To visit a collection of sample lessons plans I've written, choose one link located to the left. Each link covers a specific age group and shows key objectives or steps in the assignment. For more information on a particular lesson, please contact me.
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Different countries teach in different ways, I've included methods I've accumulated during my travels into my teaching method. To visit, click on the link below.
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I am a recent graduate of Miami University focused on developing my teaching practice and helping students discover their passions.
Learning to integrate into the community and understand students in a better way.
I reached out to different classrooms for experience in all age groups and stages of learning.
Including extracurricular, clubs, and community outreach programs. These photographs from Big Brothers, Big Sisters show one of many projects I helped lead.
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Children have an inherent ability to create art and see the world in new ways. As people grow up, they begin to question their abilities and unique style in order to try and fit in and adapt to life around them. My teaching philosophy begins with the students and strives to reassure and help them learn that how to express and understand art. Every student has a chance to discover his or her passions during school. As the teacher, it is my job to demonstrate skills learned in the art classroom are applicable in other fields as well as in the community. I want to create an accepting, challenging environment that fosters imagination and pushes student’s ideas and creativity.
Before helping a student move forward and helping them it is important to understand where they are coming from and what they are capable of doing. I will discover their prior knowledge, community ties, and personal interests in order to individualize and personalize work. These three things are important both inside the art classroom and outside in order to help children understand and learn how to use their inherent abilities to discover and create. As the teacher, it is my job to help guide them and instruct them on key techniques in reading and creating an image so that they can leave the classroom and utilize their knowledge. To do that, I will create a friendly and open environment where students can share ideas without threats of bullying or failing. I want to invite risk-taking that question what is happening around students and searches for an awareness or understanding. I don’t want to be viewed as an art expert. Instead, I am skilled and enthusiastic facilitator there to help the students figure out their own views, ideas, and talents. Adapting lessons and instructional techniques for students is important to make sure students are able to relate information to previous ideas and knowledge, assuring a higher chance of being able to apply and remember. From there I show students that art can be more than crafts or fine arts and that ultimately the skills that they learn in the art classroom are applicable in any field. The main benefit of this is teaching students how to translate knowledge into the community and outside world where they will spend their lives. Including the community is important. This is built up within the class and outside as students engage with others. Through a community of inquiry, students learn to investigate, question, and judge art. Every student discovers and images the world in different ways. It is my belief that the teacher should adapt and personalize instruction to allow students to connect with previous knowledge as well as incorporate technical skills to other interests and fields of study. The community inside and outside the classroom can help determine how comfortable and willing a student is to participate. It is my job to create a welcoming environment that challenges students to push their ideas and do the best they can. |
How I've reached out into the education field.
NAEA - The National Art Education AssociationReaching out and connection to other educators around the country. |
In 2016, I presented at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference in Chicago as the vice president of Miami University's student chapter. As a pre-service educator, I researched how to finance and network to other professionals for those approaching the field of education.
In art education, the teacher is expected to be able to run a classroom on their own. This includes buying supplies, planning a curriculum, and managing issues that happen on a day-to-day basis. However, we are not an island. There are others out there, resources that can help. Within education, involving the community has also become a large concern for teachers. How are teachers implementing cross-curriculum information? How are they supporting students outside of the classroom? How do teachers set up art shows, murals, and other community activities? I presented this type of information, reaching out within the community, the education field, and planning out the classroom. This information is important for all pre-service educators to know. |
Lesson Plans
While writing lesson plans, it is important to consider the students educational process and benefits above all else. However, it is also important to distinguish a clear and understandable rhetoric in formatting the lesson for the rare chance something might arise where others will need to teach it.
Below you will find a link to lesson plans I have written for various age groups. Included are descriptions and objectives for each lesson with a link to view the entire lesson plan. For any questions or further inquiries about any of the lessons, please feel free to reach me on my Contact Page, accessible from the top menu bar.
Below you will find a link to lesson plans I have written for various age groups. Included are descriptions and objectives for each lesson with a link to view the entire lesson plan. For any questions or further inquiries about any of the lessons, please feel free to reach me on my Contact Page, accessible from the top menu bar.