Teaching Philosophy:
In the past I would have been a firm advocate for every child to go through school, do their best and go to college. I still believe in that statement, but what I have come to realize is that college is not for everyone, and school does not always help children find their true talents. As a teacher I will help children find their confidence and their talents and help them excel in what they are interested in. Even though I will be teaching art, I realize that only a few future artists will pass through my classroom, I will also be teaching to doctors, librarians, mechanics, etc. It is important to me to take a child centered approach to teaching. I will constantly be learning more about my students, their future goals and how they learn and function in the classroom and along the way I will find new ways and solutions to teach to multiple intelligences.
I am also an advocate for interdisciplinary lessons. Collaboration between other subjects will create a holistic and solid basis for learning. Using information learned from other classes as scaffolding, we can creatively expand and explore through a variety of media within the art classroom.
I am also an advocate for interdisciplinary lessons. Collaboration between other subjects will create a holistic and solid basis for learning. Using information learned from other classes as scaffolding, we can creatively expand and explore through a variety of media within the art classroom.
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Teaching:
During my first year as an art educator, I taught K-8 art at a private Catholic school outside of Cincinnati. I taught for 4 years at McAuley High School in Cincinnati. I am starting this school year at The Summit Country Day school teaching one section of 5th grade, 6th grade, 8th grade and digital media in the Upper School. MA in Art Education: I received my Masters in Art Education at the University of Cincinnati. During my graduate program I worked at the DAAP galleries, where I was in charge of education programming and managing the Meyers Gallery. I was also responsible for gallery install and de-install and I helped run many of the gallery events and openings. I student taught at Winton Woods High School and Kilgour Elementary School. In addition to my education studies, I worked as a conservation technician, where I repaired library books for Langsam Library at the University of Cincinnati. BFA in Art History: I received my BFA in Art History from the Ohio University. While studying at Ohio University I realized my passion for education. During my undergraduate studies I worked at the Kennedy Museum of Art where I designed and created exhibit programming and conserved and researched artworks. I assisted Mark Dion on his exhibit Collections Collected. I researched and wrote the exhibit text for Circle of Cottonwoods. Additionally I worked as a conservation technician, where I repaired library books for Alden Library at Ohio University. |
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