This one isn’t going to be much of an update, but thought I’d give it a quick try, as I was checking some email and someone reminded me it had been awhile.
The main reason no updates have been forthcoming is that I switched positions a few weeks ago at Kearny High SCT (Science Connections & Technology) from Digital Arts & Mixed Media, to Visual Art & Design. What’s the difference you ask? D.A.M.M. (hate the acronym) is primarily computer graphic design whereas VAD is Drawing and Painting.
The irony?
I was hired this past summer, originally, by Horizon Christian Academy, to do, you guessed it, Drawing & Painting. I was very excited to get into a Graphics program, but my Principal told me early on that he actually wanted me to eventually teach a Drawing & Painting class; I honestly didn’t think it would happen this quickly, especially since I worked for over 5 weeks preparing the lessons and the classroom for the Digital Art class.
Having said that, it’s taken me a few weeks to get acclimated to teaching “analog” art again. I do have a greater benefit in the Drawing portion of the class than I did in Digital Art though, which is that when I performed my Student Teaching from February to June of 2009, I was able to learn every step of the process from my Master Teacher, Keith Opstad (see earlier blog entries from that experience).
The only challenge I need to overcome now is that of ordering supplies, so these students can have the same rich experience those of Westview High School did last year.
As I get opportunity, I’ll post some of my students’ work on this site.
Until then, as Tigger would say, “TTFN!”
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