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Teaching Portfolio
The love of creating and sharing the creating process with others is why I teach. To do this well, I focus on three main things
in my art classroom: I build a safe community, I foster good communication with all students, and I seek out growth.
No matter a students background, I foster a space for everyone to feel welcomed and encouraged to share their story and their experiences. For students who think they are not artists, multi language learners, and students with special needs, I demystify art jargon and create bridges into other studies and use lots of supports to help students get a foothold in the studio. The ultimate goal in my class is growth; yes in art skills, but also in the invisible skills that they take into life, like perseverance, problem solving, finding multiple correct answers and experimenting.
Student Artwork and Supports
High School Art
 Contour Line Shoes Art Foundations Hampshire Regional High School |  Scaffolding of Contour Line Drawing Unit, Line Worksheet, Blind Contour lines, Dominant and Non-Dominant Hand, Final Contour drawing of Shoes and Reflection worksheet |  Bulletin Board for Contour Drawing Unit in Art 1 at Hampshire Regional High School. |
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 Rubric example for High School Contour Line drawing. |  Printing Unit - Glue Print Art Foundations Hampshire Regional High School |  Printing Unit Glue Print Waterfall, Art Foundations, Hampshire Regional High School |
 Printing Unit, Gelli Print, Art Foundations, Hampshire Regional High School |  Gesture Drawing practice from 1 minute photo poses Art Foundations Hampshire Regional High School |  Gesture drawing and Wire sculpture unit, Sculpture with movement, Art Foundations, Hampshire Regional High School |
 Notan inspired Paper Collage by Art 1 student Hampshire Regional High School. |
Middle School Art
 8th Grade Student Art of Slab Container with Pattern at Hampshire Regional High School. |  Bulletin Board display for 8th Grade Slab Container with patternat Hampshire Regional High School. |  8th grade detailed measuring of viewing window for Blow Up project from Hampshire Regional High School |
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 8th Grade Watercolor Portraits from Hampshire Regional High School |  8th Grade Masks with Emotion inspired by artist Kimmy Cantrell from Hampshire Regional High School |  7th Grade Sculptures inspired by Jade Carvings, in conjunction with ancient cultures studies in History class, from Hampshire Regional High School |
 Bulletin Board for 7th Grade Abstract Names at Hampshire Regional High School. |
Community Center Classes
 Saturday Art Workshop at the Chesterfield Community Center. |  Saturday Art Workshop at the Chesterfield Community Center. |  Google Slide of steps for Saturday Art Workshop at Chesterfield Community Center. |
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 Introductory Drawing Class at the Goshen Town Hall. |  Critique of Oil Paintings based on observations for the Oil Painting class at the Chesterfield Community Center |  Display of paintings by participants in the Watercolor and Oil Painting Class from the Chesterfield Community Center. |
 Participants showing work from the Arts and Crafts class at Hillside Senior Housing. |  Participants showing work from the Arts and Crafts class at Hillside Senior Housing. |  Participants showing work from the Arts and Crafts class at Hillside Senior Housing. |
Elementary Art
 Elementary art class, Exploring Art, at Art Always. |  Elementary art class, Exploring Art, at Art Always. |  Elementary art class, Exploring Art, at Art Always. |
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 Elementary art class, Exploring Art, at Art Always. |  Elementary Art Camp, Summer Fun, at Art Always. |  Elementary Art Camp, Summer Fun, at Art Always. |