What Works? Prepwork Exercises

Chapter 1: What Works? Prepwork exercises.

Ch. 1: Ideas about what bothers me; How do I identify students’ interest and incorporate them in to each of my lessons? How can I develop a stronger art program now that I have (What I think to be) a strong program?

Ch. 2: Research questions; How do I identify our student population and where in the community they come from in our private school setting? What are my students interest that I already don’t know? Is my curriculum always changing for the betterment of my students? Does my lessons include all students learning styles? How can I be sure that I reach each students learning style in the art room? How can I make myself a culturally diverse teacher to meet the diversity within my student population?

Ch4: Heritage. I have always been taught in the private school setting from kindergarten through college. (Except now for my masters). My students come from all over and from different educational settings. I have students from public, private, and special educational settings. Our school mascot is a Titan. A person of great power and influence. I believe that when we work together we are that person.

Ch5: List of data: project grades, surveys, and feedback from students, coworkers, parents, administration, community and self. Student gallery.

Ch6: problem solving process: Right now I am hungry. There is no food in the kitchen. I could go get some fast food because it is fast, but unhealthy. I want something healthy. I will need to go to the store, cook the food, but that takes time. It is healthy though. So I am going to the store. My mind vs. stomach.

Ch7: Calendar. Not planning ahead very far. I know that I will not be able to perform research in the Fall due to job demands.

Ch 8: List. Strengths: family, friends, coworkers, administration, professors, old teachers, current teachers in the community, and my educational background. Drawbacks: time! Full time job, student myself, commitments.

Ch9: Organize self: I am already a very organized person. I will need to adjust time with work, schoolwork, and life outside of profession. I keep a calendar with information and will need to work on research during the nights and weekends.