I have had every intention of creating a blog about my first year teaching experience; however, I cannot find a template that I like, so bare with me as it will probably change several times before I find one, I like.
Let me first introduce myself, I am Mrs. Brown* the art teacher. I am a high school visual arts teacher of Comprehensive Art I, Selected Studio/AP Studio Art, Drawing/Painting, and Sculpture/Ceramics as well as a basketball cheerleading coach. I have recently graduated from college with my Master of Arts in Teaching: Middle Grades and Secondary Education: Art Education. I received my Bachelor of Arts in General Studio Art. This year (2012-2013) will begin my first full-time, year-long teaching experience.
I have decided to create this blog to record & tract my ups/downs, lesson plans, student work, the good, bad and ugly of this year.
I was hired in May 2012 and have begun to plan and organize my classroom and lesson plans. I have a fairly large classroom (for Art), an office, and five closets (an Art teacher's dream). I began cleaning the room by going through my office and the supply closets. Then my lovely fiancé used AutoCAD to create a blueprint of my room and the tables in order to see which arrangement would work best. The next several posts will be before & after images of the progression I have made this summer.
June has consisted of cleaning the classroom, while July is already full of scheduled school-related events. I will be sent to an AP (Advanced Placement) Workshop for a week in order to become certified to teach my AP Studio Art class, as well as a week for new teachers called TIP or Teacher Induction Program. Finally, the end of the month consists of pre-planning because school arts August 6th!
I am excited and look forward to what the new year holds!
-Mrs. Brown
*Note: I am currently a Miss, but I am engaged to be married in September, which is SUPER exciting (also), so rather than changing the blog name along the way, I decided to begin the blog as I am beginning the school year. I will introduce myself to my students, as Mrs. Brown, so that there is no confusion along the way.
