Student Teaching
TagManifest and the Art Education MAT
It’s the home stretch for the end of the semester, and Manifest is just around the corner!
Manifest is Columbia’s urban arts festiv..
Integrating Lessons
Integration of subject matter is a teaching goal that’s talked about a lot both in the field and at Columbia. It’s most frequently dis..
Meeting the Folks and Facing the Music
This week’s adventures in Chicago Public Schools included a Local School Council Meeting and report card pick ups.
Earlier this wee..
Writing Circles Unit
I haven’t really shared much of my formal unit yet, but I’m very proud of it and hope to share the summative assessment once the stude..
Overcoming Unexpected Challenges
Student teachers live and die by their planners. We plot out and pinpoint every new lesson we want to write, where we want that lesson..
Student Teaching: The High School Experience
I’m preparing to start my second week of student teaching in my high school placement. Starting on Monday, I’ll be taking over the hon..
Redefining History
When I first saw the banner at Boone announcing the school’s participation in the annual Chicago History Fair, I totally admit that I ..
In Preparation for the Hunt
It’s spring. There are about seven weeks left in the semester. I’m anxious. It’s time. Time to job hunt.
An Apple a Day
Occasionally I hold the distinction of being the kind of person who sees a problem and tries their best to fix it. This is not somethi..
Lesson Plan: Cave Paintings
This post shares one of the most in-depth lesson plans I’ve ever created. I actually needed to cut down the language quite a bit to ma..