Miss Art of Teaching

Loving the 'before' school time where I get friendly helpers to assist with decorating the classroom. Students are respecting the space more and I'm feeling more organised. First year decorating out of my five year career. Year 11 students have been working in this calm and peaceful environment. Their task is to create five artworks of a sentimental object. They are using their Visual Arts Diary to plan their work. Students are allowed to use their phones to look at photos of their object. They are also encouraged to bring in their object. Great to see students focused on their work early in the morning.

I love the fact that I am presenting more in front of larger groups of people. It is training me to become more comfortable inside my introvert shell.  Above: Prepping for today's Year 7 meeting This year I am teaching Year 11 Visual Arts students. I rewrote the program and assessment tasks. The first unit requires them to make five artworks based on one sentimental object. Last lesson, they had trouble thinking of what was sentimental in their life. I brought in my own box of memories to help students understand what makes an object sentimental. I was able to capture the attention of all my students. It was exciting for them to see what kind of objects was being taken out of the box. I took this opportunity explain how a strong concept/narrative holds the attention of the audience. It was also a fantastic way for students to learn more about me and to see that I am more than just a teacher - I am a human being with emotions just like them! Above: Box decorated fr...