2. A collection of drawing, ceramic, mosaic and painting lessons from my secondary student teaching and long-term substitute teaching experiences. Student Examples
3. Still Life Drawing Indiana Junior High School 7th Grade General Goals: Students will become knowledgeable of the techniques used to draw an image realistically. Grade 7: Still Life
4. Contour and gesture First, students practiced drawing using contour and gestural lines. They chose their best work to reproduce on a larger scale. Grade 7: Still Life
5. Before Critique Students were taught how to use tones and shading. After Critique Students critiqued each other in order to make one final drawing. Grade 7: Still Life
10. Ceramic Vessel Indiana Junior High School 7th Grade General Goals: Students will become knowledgeable of the techniques used to create a coil vessel that demonstrates shape, form, balance, pattern and repetition. Grade 7: Ceramics
18. Mosaic Mirrors Indiana Junior High School 9thGrade General Goals: Students will become more familiar with the history of mosaics and radial design and incorporate that knowledge in creating their own piece of mosaic artwork. Grade 9: Mosaic
26. Abstract Painting Indiana Junior High School 9thGrade General Goals: To introduce the students to the history and production of abstract painting by creating an abstracted self portrait. Grade 9: Abstract
27. Students were required to draw a proportionate self-portrait BEFORE Drawing an abstracted self-portrait
28. Students then used acrylic paint to paint their drawings Grade 9: Abstract
29. Students then used acrylic paint to paint their drawings Grade 9: Abstract
30. Math Integrated Art Lessons Some learning support teachers requested I integrate a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts Displaying Work
31. Math Integrated Art Lessons Some learning support teachers requested I integrate a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts An AM and a PM clock drawing demonstrating time specific activities Displaying Work
32. Math Integrated Art Lessons Some learning support teachers requested I use a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts (measuring, counting, geometry, telling time) in our art classes Drawing with measurement Displaying Work
33. Math Integrated Art Lessons Some learning support teachers requested I use a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts (measuring, counting, geometry, telling time) in our art classes A Jasper Johns Inspired Multiples Design Displaying Work
34. Math Integrated Art Lessons Students created a book about counting by 5’s Displaying Work
35. Displaying Student Artwork I find it important to beautify the school by showcasing student work Displaying Work
36. A student art display I created for Open House Displaying Work
37. “Cutting, soldering and coiling! Oh My!” 9th Grade Stained Glass/Ceramic Display Case Displaying Work
43. While pre-teaching in Philadelphia, I was privileged to volunteer with the Urban Garden Organization. We converted litter filled vacant lots into beautiful and useful community gardens.
44. While student teaching at Grandview Elementary, I created this backdrop for the school musical. Volunteer Work
45. As part of CALM (Children and Artists Linked Through murals), I was able to help create this mural in the Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital cafeteria.
47. With the help of a few of my talented learning support students, we created this festive banner for a local business in Tidioute, PA. Volunteer Work
48. As part of the IUP NAEA, we created a children’s alley during an arts festival. At no expense, children could create fun, multi-cultural art projects! Volunteer Work
49. During another IUP NAEA project, we held an all-day contest open to the community: During “Chalk the Walk”, anyone could use chalk to express opinions on a political or social issue. Volunteer Work
50. My Own Artwork http://lesabrosky.carbonmade.com Displaying Work