Teach with Passion

I worked as an animator for 15 years. It is still a part of who I am.

Constructive art criticism. Art criticism will be an important skill that the students will need to acquire. There will be a clear mentoring process. There will be many discussions about art criticism. Concepts of constructive and respectful feedback will be emphasized and routinely revised. There will be daily or weekly critiques. The teacher will model proper behavior and guide students in their art critiques. The goal will be for in-depth, relevant and respectful critiques without needing teacher intervention. Organized. Digital files will be organized in a google drive folder. Students will be expected to download the files as soon as they enter class. The naming convention for the folder will be Class-Term-Period and a sub-folder with the class date. Cleanliness. When introducing any new medium or material time must be allotted to communicate where the materials can be found, how they can be used and how they can be cleaned up properly. Time must be given each period...