Pictures of class and ART TEACHING BLOG for PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

How to Teach Culture:

Plays art history game that is like a scavenger hunt. Its like she is quizzing them but it is a fun ungraded game.

·       With each lesson she introduces an artist or styles/movement or a culture or a time period, or a book or a cross curricular  activity she has the science curriculum.

Prepare for principal observation:

·       She doesn’t do anything different but she would like him to come at the beginning of a lesson.

·       He only comes for a short period of time.

Assess Art:

·       Through questioning before and after class

·       Looking at project and product and she is looking for understanding

·       Through quizzes and quizzing

·       Informal assessments because students do not have letter.  it is based off of behavior and effort.

·       Has objectives that are simple written on the board

·       Have an objective for clean up. Teaches behavior.

·       Showing that they are profichant in everyday things.

______HOW DO THE STUDENTS ACT UPON ENTERING THE CLASS? HOW DOES THE TEACHER ACT?

She said good morning boys and girls have a seat. She usually stands by the door or near it when they arrive and make 

sure that the noise level stays down. They are supposed to enter with voice level zero.

______HOW DOES THE TEACHER GET THEIR ATTENTION TO BEGIN CLASS? IS THERE A PROCEDURE FOR LISTENING?

The whole school uses the clap system created from PBIS to start the class time.

______WHAT IS THE CURRENT PROJECT? (ask the teacher for a copy of the lesson if he/she has one). WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES? WHAT MATERIALS ARE BEING USED? )

She does not use lesson plans. Her objectives for the lesson she did today (4-3-13) were to draw at least 2 fish and 3 patterns in the background and have it on a table. Then they use pencil and then trace it in marker. Later they will paint it.
 She uses project samples as her lesson plans and sometimes writes comments on the back. 

______COMMENT ON THE TEACHER’S INSTRUCTION (HOW HE/SHE BEGINS CLASS, DEMONSTRATIONS OF TECHNIQUES, INCORPORATION OF TECHNOLOGY, SENSE OF HUMOR).

She sometimes uses her Mimio and document camera to start lesson. Then she has them come up to the board to move things around on the screen.

______HOW DO YOU SEE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT BEING HANDLED? ARE ANY STUDENTS BEING OFF TASK OR DISRESPECTFUL- HOW DOES THE TEACHER HANDLE THIS? IS THERE A SYSTEM OF DISCIPLINE THAT THE SCHOOL USES?

The school uses the PBIS system. Rules are posted on her walls and in hallways and other classrooms. She has them sit in their seats unless told otherwise. Students raise hands if they want to talk. Names should be written on each project.

______ARE THERE RULES POSTED? WHAT ARE THEY?

Yes the rules are posted and they follow the school rules for PBIS.  She came up with her rules. Each teacher has their own matrix but they are all based around be respectful, be responsible, and be safe.

______HOW DOES THE TEACHER ADDRESS SAFETY ISSUES?

Safety is covered in their PBIS Matrix. She gave me a copy to have to look over. She makes them sit on their “Bottoms” so people can see and so no one tips over.

______HOW DOES THE TEACHER HANDLE: BATHROOM BREAKS/LOCKER/DRINKS? RADIO/IPODS? TELEPHONE? USE OF MATERIALS? BORROWING MATERIALS OVERNIGHT? CLEANING UP?

No electronics used. She lets students go to the bathroom whenever they ask, they do not take materials overnight, and cleanup takes 5 minutes, everyone is to clean up their own space.

______DOES THE TEACHER USE A LESSON PLAN, CURRICULUM MAP, OR A CALENDAR TO PLAN UNITS? DOES HE/SHE HAVE A WRITTEN CURRICULUM? (can you see it?) WHAT DOES THE PLAN INCLUDE?

She doesn’t have units she just does individual projects. She has 4 large bins by her desk with different projects/samples in them with notes on the back that give a reminder on how to teach the lesson and the grade level. She digs threw her  school events but not for her lessons. bin and picks out a project that she thinks needs to be done. She has a calendar to show when her meetings are or other.

(The pictures below are picture of the class and are examples of things I have talked about in my blog.)