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Tenets of Teaching Practice
In my teaching practice, I incorporate various pedagogical approaches such as the integrated social emotional approach, culturally response pedagogy, fostering divergent thinking, and asset-based pedagogy.
5th Grade Identity Self Portraits
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Students start with exploration of expressive lines, later choosing patterns related to emotions
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Patterns are then collaged onto base for self portrait
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Serves as exploration into expression and Identity
Teaching in Puerto Rico
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Taught three K, 5th, and 6th grade classes at the MADMi museum in Puerto Rico
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Developed lessons based around featured artists at museum, Suzi Ferrer
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Created lessons rooted in linework and transparency to mimic the work of the artist
Pre-K/ K Oil Pastel Fruit Drawings
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Students are introduced to oil pastels as new medium
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Students explore combining lines to make shapes and later delve into color mixing using primary colors
6th-8th Grade Food Sculptures
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As a part of a zoom-based art class, students created food-based sculptures using found materials
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Students were encouraged to explore how to manipulate these materials in different ways
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The lesson segment was rooted in visual texture
2nd-5th Grade Animal Collages
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As an introduction to collage, students broke down animal images into shapes
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Students learned techniques such as "'drawing with scissors," gluing, and overlapping
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