Adventures in Teaching Art

Teaching Philosophy: As a Visual Arts Teacher, my goal is to provide students with a safe environment to experiment, and inspiration for original ideas and genuine communication through diverse and integrative curriculum that will present opportunities for self-reflection, community participation, social responsibility and individual concentration.

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Playing Go Fish for Art on the bus ride home!!! #artteacher

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English ships from 1607! #ELLearning #expeditionarylearning (at Jamestown Settlement / Yorktown Victory Center)

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Cooking in the 1600's. #expeditionarylearning #ELLearning (at Jamestown Settlement / Yorktown Victory Center)

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Exploring Powhatan yehakins at Jamestown! #ELLearning #expeditionarylearning

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Exploring Jamestown with Fouth Grade! (at Historic Jamestowne)

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Pumpkin printed pumpkins! #fallfestival #TRjoy #artteacher #artsed (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Pumpkin printing to create pumpkins and apples!!! #artteacher #artsed #fallfestival (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Happy Fall Festival 2015! Printing with Pumpkins today! #TRjoy #artteacher #artsed (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Listened to Dave Matthews and Grover sing about feelings in Art Class today 😊😊😊#artteacher #earlychildhoodart #DCArtEd #dcarteducation #arted (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Lovely PreK painting! #artteacher #arted #DCArtEd #dcarteducation #earlychildhoodart #earlychildhoodartandcreativity (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Working on showing feelings in our face drawings! #TRkinderportraits #DCArtEd #earlychildhoodart #dcarteducation #artteacher (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)

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Lovely colorful morning! #artteacher #dcarteducation #earlychildhoodart #DCArtEd #TRJoy (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)

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Painting #TRJoy! Painting just like DC artist Alma Thomas! #DCArtEd #earlychildhoodart #dcarteducation #artteacher (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)

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Reading Dr. Seuss' My Many Colored Days today with Kindergarten to help connect feelings with color! #artteacher #dcarteducation #earlychildhoodart #DCArtEd #TRkinderportraits (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)

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Finishing Alma Thomas collages today and listening to Miles Davis accompanying her work! #artsed #artteacher #DCArtEd #dcarteducation #earlychildhoodart (at Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young)

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Kinders started the scaffolding lessons leading up to their portraits! We discussed emotions and how our faces change with different emotions we are feeling. They practiced drawing the face parts in opposite emotions. #TRkinderportraits #artteacher #artsed #DCArtEd (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)

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4th grade is practicing controlling watercolor to paint over their Dots that they filled with intricate patterns. #artteacher #DotDay15 #artsed #DCArtEd #artteacher (at Two Rivers Public Charter School)