(8 hours)
January Monday 13th
Classes are a mix of grade 9-12
1st hour
This was a graphic design class with the high school Photography teacher.
The first hour I was told the assignments the students were working on and was able to go around and help students fix their projects or problem solve when they had a question on illustrator. I was a bit frustrated and soon realized the students did not see me as an instructor as yet. I learned that I needed to earn their respect by asking about the projects and what colors they were using and what they planned to do. This helped me to connect to many of the students, but I still have work to do.
2nd hour
This was a pottery 1 class with the head of pottery in the high school
This class was nearing the end of the season so we were glazing. I was helping wipe the glazes off the pots and tell students if they were ready to go into the kiln. I also watched how the teacher decided on the grades for the pots going by the rubric that was handed out.
3rd hour
This was an AP College Credit art class taught by the fine arts teacher.
We went over how he motivates students to continue this year long course and how he helps them choose pieces that will help round out their art portfolios and help them later if they want to continue in the art field.
I sat down one on one with two students that were interested in going into the animation field and they had questions on things like: what programs? What are the assignments like? How detailed are the rubrics? What could I start to learn to help me in the future?
4th hour
Intro to art with the photography teacher
This class i went around and helped suggest how to help each person's painting and how they could enhance what they wanted to show through their painting. I assisted the teacherby helping to lesen distractions and guiding students to do their work through questions and describing what I noticed.
5th hour
Drawing One with the fine arts teacher
This class the teacher today wanted to see how the kids did on their own. She said we would sit behind the desk and observed how well they worked on their own after a semester of self improvement on their self control of being able to sit down and draw. He told me that in the beginning of the course none would stay in the classroom so he decided he would reward them with better grades if they stayed working throughout the class.
I thought this was very successful because almost every student drew the entire time and every one said they were very satisfied with their own works of art after working so hard on them. This teacher also showed me some of the inner workings of a K-12 teacher. He showed me what the grading system looked like and how he personally liked to grade the students. He also showed me the process of how he contacts parents through emails to let them know about their children’s grades. He showed me his rough format of letting a parent know that their student needs help in this class to get their grades up. I enjoyed learning about this aspect in the classroom because it felt important and essential to good teaching practice.
6th hour
Graphic Design with the fine arts teacher