Miss Art of Teaching

I am now officially appointed as a permanent teacher at my high school. I have been working for a total of 5 years and this is my fourth year at my current school. It feels like a long journey but it is only the start with a lot of learning to take place. I hope to grow into a better teacher by regularly reflecting on my teaching and being aware of new pedagogy practices. First day back means updating the theme/look of my classroom. I may have gone crazy with buying new containers and falling into the trap of liking blue-mints-turquoise. 

I've been writing blog entries to reflect on my daily teaching practice. I must admit that sometimes I forget about the readers. My intentions are not to grab views but rather to document my own journey and share my passion. Thank you if you are popping by for the first time, or returning here for another post. I want to share a few photos of the 'before' and after shots of my Visual Arts high school classroom. I teach in an extremely old demountable. It smells a bit funny. Everything is still in progress as I am always looking at new ways to improve the classroom. A reader asked if I have funding for all the furniture and stationary items in my classroom. I have been using the same furniture for years. Recently, a coworker's father closed his book contacting business and I have been going CRAZY with the free supplies. I have been contacting walls and tables with the assistance of fast finishers. My friend's work place was disposing off tissue papers, col...