blog #24

Re-read your advice to yourself (blog #1). In this blog continue your advice, add some things that you’ve learned through your practicum, class discussions, interaction with your peers, or anything else that you’ve learned or investigated over the course of the semester since that first blog.

Blog #23

Describe something interesting about your practicum placement that you observed. It can be about the room, the teacher, the students. Leave out school specific details. How can you take what you’ve learned through observing and apply it to your knowledge as a new teacher?

I like to take note of the room. The room was a Mac lab with the AP art room dropped in the center. The room works because of the shear size but I wouldn't like things doubled up like this if the room was smaller. What I can take from observing and apply it to as a new teacher could be the fact that the teacher just needs to stay on top of things. All 3 teachers that I observed just made sure to control the room but stayed nice about it.

Blog #22

Describe your ideal teaching situation. What will allow you to be a successful teacher? What  will increase student achievement in your courses? What do you envision for your own continued learning?

My Ideal teaching situation would be like the teacher I observed for my practicum. He taught an AP and TAG course. I would like to teach my three years and take the courses that allow me to teach the advance classes. He was laid back and played music. This would be my ideal situation with a class of students that want to be there. In reality this won't happen for a while. My own continued learning will be what the school sends me to and my own investigations of what I can take. I think staying a step ahead and become wiser will keep my teaching career on an easier path.
The student achievement will come with my approach. I want to find a balance of giving students respect without getting walked all over. This will be my biggest challenge because well, I am too nice. Compliments are automatic and getting to know the kid. If I can pry into each kids interests then maybe have them create works from there.

blog #21

Since you are an artist, your teaching portfolio should include some of your work. Choose a few works to share on your blog (school appropriate) that you think would show a breadth of your skills. Describe your strengths and weaknesses as an artist. Discuss the medias you would like to teach. Describe how you will get more proficient at medias that you are not familiar with since you might need to teach them.

My strengths as an artist is when I can find the time I will make a piece of work rather nice. The weakness is that I do not have the time or can make time for new creations. Also my weakness is the human anatomy which I need to work on. I do not use color as much as graphite and charcoal. I could use help on ceramic skills and graphite design-like software programs.Someone once told me to say yes to all opening whether its ceramics or 3-D design and prepare yourself by being a step ahead of your students, It's a marathon not a race to be proficient in all art courses. I like the idea and to add I would practice mini lesson examples to get the hang of each media. 

Blog #20

What are your ideas for helping your students navigate career and college plans? What are ways you can introduce them to career possibilities? How will you advise them? What are some practical tips? What did you need to know that you learned by trial and error?

The first this that I would need to do is to get to know them. I have to take note on what they been discussing among their peers or if they haven't express any interest for me to tap in to that.

http://collegeforward.org/

I need to call around or ask the art teachers who have already been at the school for a long time on what they hand to the kids. Web pages? pamphlets? Word of mouth? I guess those can be my practical questions to practical tips for them. 

What I needed to know what how I can earn free scholarships. Take less routes to get where I was going. I took the longest way to get to where I am. 30 hours of credit in a tech college, undergrad, masters.

I will start by investigating what is available for an artist. here is a pic I hunted.

Architecture: model builder, city planner, interior designer, landscape architecture, marine architecture, theme park designer, environmental architect (sciency)

Art Education: art therapist, artist in residence, community arts, grant writer, historian, museum educator, researcher, art teacher K-12

Artisan: blacksmith, bookbinder, ceramist, fiber artist, furniture maker, jewelry designer, metalsmith, sign painter, woodworker

Art Services: art director, artist’s agent, gallery director, appraiser, consultant, critic, auctioneer, art supply sales
-provided by professor

Design: exhibits, floor coverings, floral, housewares, packaging, textile, toy, displays

Digital Media: advertising, animation/cartoonist, photographer, game designer, graphics, website design

Fashion: color consultant, clothing designer, art director, illustrator, merchandiser, patternmaker

Fine Arts: courtroom/police sketch artist, fine art copyist, mural artist, painter, sculptor, photographer

-provided by professor

One way that was kinda like a live take on giving advise was just last friday. It was our art exhibition. A parent was mentioning that her son only wants to draw anime, with kind of a discuss. I told the lady look I drew anime from 4-11th grade. Pokemon, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z. It helped with skill practices like composition and perspective. My advice for her son is for her to think about Disney Pixar or major companies such as that. He's too young to think about it but I went after the parents to help them realize art careers are growing. 

If I had a student like this kid in my as a Junior Senior I could tell them the same thing. Or if someone is interested in game design or graphic design. We investigate which college teaches best and what state he or she needs to move to. 

Ways to introduce them to possibilities is print out nicely color sheets. Something maybe made by adobe so the student can think " Mr. Wynn went out of his way hunting things up for me". 

Student analysis part 2

Blog 19

Blog Prompt #19

Describe a collage project or another that you might like to do with students. If you choose to discuss this one, change something about it that improves the process. What other collage materials might you incorporate? What things will be required in the artwork and what things will be student choice?

One artwork design could challenge the student to make a comic or poster using magazine clippings to tell a story. The student would glue cut outs of vehicles, homes, persons from fashion magazines etc. The collage will then require the magazine cut outs to exclude faces, hands, feet. The objects chosen are to only have half the image so then, the student is asked to draw in the rest by pencil or pen and sharpie. The assignment story could go as follows.

How do you see yourself in 10 years?

Dream vacation?

Alter ego?

The day in the of...?

The paper size will be 24x 18x and the parts drawn have to be exceptional.

Or a collage story explained in word cut outs and or a half and half self portrait. 

Class collage examples