Self Critique
1) When I began this semester, I had experience in a classroom, but not enough. I was
learning to be confident in my skin as a teacher as well as learning how to be make
learning interesting, engaging, and fun. After this semester, I feel as though I have
learned many things. I can present myself in front of a classroom as a confident
teacher. I know how to make learning meaningful and engaging, and I know how to
manage a classroom. I can be a great teacher, give students work that challenges
them but something they are still able to succeed at. I know how to create successful
students.
2) From this class, I have learned many things! I hope someday to use TAB model in my
classroom. I personally enjoyed this activity because I liked being able to see my
grading criteria and choose what I thought I would be most successful at. It is well
known that students respond well to things they are interesting in, such as choice art
so this is a great option to offer choices to students. Another thing I would like to
bring to my future classroom, is the VTS model. In society today, media is more
present than ever, knowing how to criticize media is a skill every one should have.
Teaching this skill from Kindergarten and up is something I believe all schools should
do, and I hope to give my students the chance to do that. The last skill/model I would
like to use is using a “get to know you” tool. This could be a personalized piece of art
paired with a worksheet at the beginning of the school year. It is important to know
the students you are working with. I think using these personalized tools, choice
based art, and VTS model will give me the tools to teach my students well, as well as
give my students their best chance at growing their brains in my room.
3) Of all, I think this semester has taught me to stop being critical of myself and others.
In this class, I have learned that art isn’t perfect and mistakes are influential on
everything. In my field experience we did an art project called the beautiful oops, all
about turning mistakes into something new. All of these elements have taught me
that there is no such thing as a perfect teacher or student. It’s important to me as a
teacher to learn that it’s okay to make mistakes in teaching. It’s okay for students to
make mistakes. It about trusting the process, not the product. After this all, you bet I
will have a sign in my classroom with some quote symbolizing this to me.
4) As stated in number three, I like the idea of learning from mistakes. I witnessed this in
my field experience room, as well as, seeing one of my classmates use think outside if
the box as their lesson plan. I think it is important for us to teach students that
mistakes are normal and perfectly awesome. I never realized this until 20 years old,
20 years of my life wasted worrying too much about mistakes. I will look into both of
these project ideas and hopefully incorporate them into my classroom in the future.
