Ideas+About+Learning+and+Teaching

Ideas About Learning and Teaching
Teaching art presents interesting challenges to me and I enjoy practicing and studying both teaching and learning. I am interested in developing an approach to curriculum that balances state and national standards with student interests and goals. Technology and the nature of the relationship between the digital native and the digital immigrant are also interesting to me. Documentation, emergent curriculum and student-centered approaches have informed change in my practice as of late.

I am also fluent in higher order applications of technology tools. I enjoy using document cameras, digital projectors, Web 2.0 tools, and video and photographic documentation. I also enjoy the challenge of learning and implementing new technologies.

During the school years 2008-2010, I was a participant in the unique professional development project Arts Educator 2.0, funded by the US Department of Education. Participants' new practices include writing standards-based units, developing and implementing Personal Professional Development Plans, grant writing, and collaborative inquiry methods.

The diversity and connectedness of the human experience are what inspire my teaching. Natural connections in teaching art, including Spanish, math, science and writing, provide a rich and compelling learning experience for all learners.