I work to emphasize student centered learning within my classroom. The purpose of myself, as an art educator in schools, is to create cross curricular connections for students while also enabling a creative environment to experiment and explore new ideas.

            My students all enter my classroom with their own experiences and knowledge which then requires an individualized instruction. So, in turn when lesson planning, I make sure to include accommodations, modifications, and special needs of my students. This can be located in the column beside my procedures to I can properly break down all steps and objectives that need to be covered. Having the opportunity to individually work with nearly every student within a district is the beauty of being a ‘specials’ educator and something that I take very seriously. Assessment then also follows this individualized system. By allowing all students the opportunity to resubmit revised work, they can reflect new knowledge of objectives and work to improve their own understanding of standards.  By using multiple disciplines to teach the students within my classroom are able to experiment with what art means to them. This has the potential of being art for art’s sake or the functionality of art in the world. I take on the responsibility of student learning while allowing the students to hold themselves responsible for their own experimentation and providing evidence of understanding.  This added responsibility of the students help them continue to move forward with their artwork as well as instill pride. As students develop their own passion for art making, my passion to educate them and help them improve their skill grows!