Teaching Artist
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Fun
Every kid wants nothing more than to have fun. As a teaching artist I can create environments so that they can have fun! A classroom where students can have fun and create something wonderful while still learning something new and valuable
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Authentic
Nobody should ever feel that they can’t put their authentic self into their work. In my classrooms, I strive to create spaces that are open, comfortable, and free of judgement so that every student can bring their authentic self into their work and create art that is truly meaningful to them.
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Diverse
From Shakespeare to Arthur Miller, it seems that so much of what students are taught is almost exclusively white and male. In my teaching, I strive to bring new and diverse voices into the classroom in the hope that students can relate to writers of their own culture, and learn from others.
Sample lesson Plan
Here is a lesson plan I made as a part of the Teaching Artist Seminar at UIC alongside one of my classmates. This lesson focuses on helping the students create a well-rounded character by the end of the lesson, in hopes that they would be able to use these characters in a writing assignment of some kind later. There were additional lesson materials created to tie in with this lesson plan. If you are interested, please reach out! I would be happy to provide them.