I am looking forward to getting to know the students. We as teachers are entering the classroom not knowing what these people have done to get themselves into jail. We cannot judge the inmates because we know nothing about them-we don’t know why they are in jail, who they are, what they like, nothing. By creating art, I am hoping the inmates are able to reflect on themselves and illustrate who they are to not only benefit our relationship but also to help the individual connect themselves to the goals they want to accomplish. Therefore, the thing I am most looking forward to is getting to know the inmates for who they really are as humans, not know them for their past.
Alyssa Boyer: Blog I
I have worked in many different classroom settings and have never experienced much variety in the work I have done. I am looking forward to seeing how more of a daycare establishment differs from a school classroom. I do not have much experience with ages under four so I am looking forward to getting more experience with different age groups. I am excited to gain hands on experience with children and learn how I can improve as a future teacher.
Eva Peak: Blog I
I am hoping this experience will help me gain skills to introduce art into my lessons. I want to be able to work with my supervisors and other interns to find different ways to do this in my future. Along with that, I hope to work on my personal teaching skills and grow as an educator. By gaining hands-on experience, I want to be able to apply what I am learning now to my future as a teacher.
Hannah Denninger: Blog I
I am looking forward to continue getting to know the students. They all have their own personalities that represent who they are, and as a teacher, I want to know who my students are and try and understand them the best I can. I also look forward to continuing to work on my lesson plans. This experience with writing lesson plans is helpful in keeping me in the mindset that I am teaching a class and I need to be professional.
Mela Wasilewski: Blog I
I am looking forward to teaching this class because I'll be getting to teach children about art. The children I work with make art because they choose to come to my class. Some children are the same each time, some are not. I also look forward to teaching them that art helps show self-expression. With the projects, I want the class to see my take on the project and make their own. Meaning they should not copy mine. I want to see what they can do with their own minds.
Sami Cromer: Blog I
I hope to gain more creative lessons that I could actually use in future classrooms. While participating in the P.A.I.N.T program, I have already learned that it really is so easy to include the arts to expand on any school subject to provide more hands-on learning. I also hope to improve my time management skills and knowing how to plan accordingly for any given lesson throughout my experience as a P.A.I.N.T intern.
Makaya Ruhe: Blog I
I think it will be interesting to learn and watch children in
action demonstrating those stages. We are working with K-5 so most likely the children will be in
preschematic stage and schematic stage. This is also the first class I’ve ever taught, so I’m
super excited to do something I’m passionate about and getting to dip my toes into the water
that is teaching.