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.
Kindergarten Shape Prints
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Students take knowledge of shape building through drawing and learn to "draw with scissors"
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Students create geometric shapes using styrofoam paper sheets and scissors
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Students create collage using white glue and shapes on chipboard to create printing plate
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Students choose one color and use brush with tempera paint to cover printing plate
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Students are then assisted when "printing" by turning over print plate onto white paper and pressing to create print
Printing Plate Example:
Kindergarten Paper Sculptures
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Students cut 10 strips of paper from three different textured papers (construction paper, foil paper, corrugated paper)
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Students change 2-d paper into 3-d shapes by rolling, twisting, crumpling, and zig-zagging
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Students practice stacking shapes to create sculpture on a base
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Students glue shapes onto base to create sculpture
2nd Grade Flower Oil Pastel Drawings
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Students start by exploring mixing primaries to create secondary colors
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Students choose flower reference and then create an underdrawing
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Students then add color blocking using primary colors
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Students finish drawing by adding white and black oil pastels for details, as well as choose one secondary color to use in the background
2nd Grade Imaginary Insect Prints
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Students start by exploring insects making, a sketch of an imaginary insect
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Students transfer sketch onto styrofoam sheet
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Students practice printing, making single prints, before making a multiple print composition
4 - 5th Grade Food Oil Pastel Drawings
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Students start by choosing food that has significance in their life (ex: culturally, through memory, etc)
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Students make color "recipes" of colors found in foods
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Students make underdrawing of food using reference photo
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Students begin color blocking using oil pastels
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Students finish by adding sgraffito to add texture
8th Grade Animal Oil Pastel Drawings
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Students start by choosing animal and creating "color recipes" for colors found in animal
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Students then create underdrawing and add color blocking
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Students fine add texture using sgraffito
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
5th-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
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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
Exhibition
