For the past 24 years I have been working with young adults at all levels
through art education. My specialty is centered around the visual arts and
focuses on three dimensional art. I am able to use this medium to
successfully reach all of my students. Presently I work with both special
education , and mainstream students. All of my classes are with students
working at different levels of ability. Each student is encouraged to find
learn first by example and demonstration, and then through other student
helpers who are willing to help explain their projects. As new students
come into the classroom I work one on one to explain the art room
procedures. Design requirements are met, drawings are produced and
activities begin. Each pupil is encouraged to work at his or her own
ability level. Rubrics are set up for evaluation and progress is measured
by individual accomplishment. As each finds their medium they are also
watching others find their way. I have worked with many ages of young
adults; learning- disabled, advanced placement, wheelchair bound, blind,
deaf and speechless, as well as the regular spectrum of students in a high
school classroom. I work closely with the guidance department integrating
both at risk and high achievement students into the activities. My
classroom can absorb both sucess and triumph, as well as trial and error,
as one can fail and succed at the same time. It is the combination of
small victories that build the work of art called a lifetime.