Goals for Student Teaching

         The question of my professional goals seems to be ever changing with the different phases of my educational training.   So, I am amending my previous set of goals to fit what I am anticipating will be areas where I will need to focus skills during student teaching. My current professional goals will be to:

1. Learn effective methods for teaching measurable and engaging lessons to a teenage and sixth grade  audience by the end of my semester long capstone experience.

2. Learn effective classroom management skills that prove effective in both classrooms.

3.  Learn to implement measurable art history content within every different art project, so as to enrich the learning targets with more than just a skill, but also background historical information and understanding.

4. Learn how to effectively manage all aspects of an art classroom. I would like to observe, take notes, and gather information on a successfully managed art room from managing budget to material ordering, material usage and management. 

5. I would like to spend the upcoming semester really focusing on assessment. I plan on asking as many questions to as many art teachers as I can come in contact with about art assessment. It is very important to me that I can find a "fair" and objective based form of assessment. That being said, I will also work very hard to find the balance between being objective and implementing differentiation amongst varied learners. 

6. Lastly, I would like to spend as much time with special needs students as possible. It is very important to me to learn effective methods of inclusion in the art classroom and the only way I'm going to learn is to practice. I am going to seek out opportunities to work with students with special needs in an effort to broaden my own experience base so I can better the learning experiences of students in my future classes.