Hello! My name is Becky and I am an elementary school art teacher. For the last three years I have worked for the same school district in Metro Detroit. Currently I travel between three different schools each week, which means I have roughly 600 students! I have to admit, the travel and the great amount of students are a challenge, but it's important to me that I can help make a positive impact on my students' lives. I have a particular interest in helping to end bullying.
I received a Bachelors of Fine Arts and Art Education degree from Michigan State University a few years ago. My concentration in the Fine Arts department was painting. I also enjoyed many of the art history classes I attended- in particular Italian Renaissance painting.
In addition to teaching I am also a professional make-up artist. Between graduating from MSU (I graduated after a fall semester) and my internship year in the Fall I moved to Toronto to study make-up artistry. When I was there I studied the art of prosthetic making, special effects, bridal, fashion and theatrical make-up. I have been able to work on some fun projects during the summer. In addition to make-up artistry I also like to travel, go to concerts and play with my dog!
Hi Becky,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the course. It's so wonderful to have an art teacher, and then we can add in your extra skill of make-up artistry and the stage. Overall, I'm sure you will really expand and challenge how we think about curriculum and what schools can do about big issues (like bullying, a topic we will address in week 3).
The challenges of teaching 600 students must be enormous, but there has probably never been a more important time to teach art in public schools!
Welcome to the course!
Kyle