Reflection 2.

Visual Arts.

What i feel i have learned from our class discussions this past few weeks, or more or less what i take most from it is to know that there is alot of thinking that goes into even the most simple project. I think that people are inspired for their work, but they do have to consider what is pleasing to view. I think that is was really good to go over the basics, such as the elements and principlas of visual art. They help me to have a better understanding. 

So what does this mean to me as a teacher, that's a good question. I think that by understaing these basic principals i can incorperate the elements and principals into more than just art. I would think this would help me do a better job with aot of teaching techniqies. Projects that my children work on can always be in better balance, and rhythm to help creat unity.

Now what I think i take most from our two lessons is that there is alot to learn when it comes to creative arts. Working with my future students will be an amazing oppertunity to impliment the basic principlas and elements into out lessons. I think that it will help our classroom work together. 

Also, this past week we had the chance to work with a group. We did an illistrator assignment, which was kind of fun to see all the different techniques people use. My group worked well, we are so busy that we devided up the assignemnt and did it over google docs, and then collaberated in class. But i felt we all knew our illistrator pretty well and it gave us a chance to work together.

Reflection 1.

Rachel Reese.

(Teaching with, in, through and about the arts.)

Growing up, i remember art class all through elementary.
It was one of my favorite subjects.
I went to a few different elementary schools, one where we just had one main teacher and learned all the different subjects including art.
In my later years the school i attended had a whole class just for art.
We worked on many different projects, painting, puppets, drawing, etc.
I also grew up with a very crafty mother, so art was something we focused on at home as well.
I think it has helped me to be more creative in my thinking. 

Some of the approaches that my teachers took were helpful, a few were not as helpful.
Letting us each create our own ideas and projects was something i always looked forward too.
When we got to include art on something such as a history project i was even more excited!
I think for me as a young child, and i would assume other children it made subjects that i didn't like as much seem more exciting.
I remember though i had one teacher who was so precise that after finishing a project i was told to re do tho whole thing when i had only done one little things wrong.
I don't think that was a very good experience for me, and i hope to implement into my future teaching to be a little more flexible.   

I think right now is my time to prepare for my future classes, i need to learn the basics.
I think that by learning strategies and ways that art can help all around is a good idea. 
I would like to learn a good foundation for my children to grow on.