394/96 2024 Final Portfolio and Self-Critique

You will put together a digital portfolio of all the work you have completed throughout the semester. Along
with a last “Self-Critique/Learning Application Paper” to turn in for final review. The portfolio will need to
be created digitally using Weebly. You can use Google Sites but I am not as familiar with that application so I
cannot offer any technology help. I will be demonstrating how to use Weebly, so you feel comfortable using
it. There needs to be a header or title for each section. This will allow me to easily go through the portfolio
and find each section. The title of each header should be taken from the list below. A point will be taken off
of every section that does not have a header. Please try to go in the order shown as well. The last section of
this portfolio will have a small rubric associated with it so you can understand what is required. The parts of
the portfolio should be placed in the order shown in the check-off list below.

**You will need to upload the link for the Weebly site on a word document in D2L or put in the comments
section.

Check Off List…

_____ (5) “Getting to Know You” form

_____ (5) “One Point Perspective Dream Bedroom” (activity completed in class)

_____ (5) “Creative Process as a Lesson Plan” assignment

_____ (5) “Dream Classroom, Elements of Art Poster, or Principle of Art Power Point (drawing and paper)

_____ (5) “VTS Video Analysis Worksheet”

_____ (5) “Visual Literacy Lesson Plan”

_____ (5) “SIOP language Analysis Template”

_____ (5) “Stages of Artistic Development Paper” or “Art History Research Assignment”

_____ (5) Changing Paper Arrangement

_____ (10) TAB Art Pieces, TAB Reaction Prompt Questions and Theme planning Sheet from the second TAB day

_____ (5) “String Pull Art” and answers to VTS questions

_____ (5) A copy of your “EdTPA Final Lesson Plan”

_____ (5) Pictures of the example art from your EdTPA Lesson Plan (made by you)

_____ (5) Pictures of 2-3 of the EdTPA Art projects (made by you) that were presented to you in class by your peers

_____ (25) Self-Critique and Learning Application Paper

________/100 points total

Self-Critique and Learning Application Assignment
You will need to look back and critique/reflect on your learning this semester. In art we are always looking
back at our work, to see how we have improved and what we could still do better. I want you to do the
same in this assignment. Take a look at your work and start to think about the kind of classroom and class
structure you want to have someday. What are the skills from this classroom that you think will help you
get there? This should be done as a paper and typed and inserted as the section of your portfolio. The
following questions need to be answered.

1.) How have you grown as a teacher from the information you’ve learned this semester? (5 points) Give
me your general impressions here about the kind of teacher you were when you walked into the
classroom and the kind of teacher you are as you leave this class. Like a thesis statement.
a. I feel like the kind of teacher I was, was one that expected everything to be done a certain way
every time. Now, because of the experiences that we had during this class, I see that there can
be a considerable amount of choice implemented into our lessons.

2.) What skills from this class do you plan to use in your teaching/pedagogy? (10 points) Cite at least 3
different skills that you plan to use in the classroom and how you might use it to be a better teacher.
a. Visual Learning Strategies – This skill was the most impactful to me. Just taking time to sit
quietly and absorb an artwork was engaging in a way that I didn’t know it could be. I think that
using these strategies could help me to create better understanding for my students in the
future.
b. Stages of Artistic Development – By knowing the stages, I will be able to better tailor my
lessons to my students ability level.
c. Elements of Art – I did not know the elements of art prior to this class. Now that I am familiar
withwith them, I will be able to better teach and assess art projects for my students.

3.) What did you find most useful to your upcoming teaching practice? (5 points) Evaluate what the
most beneficial part of the class was for you and why you feel that way. Be sure to justify and defend
your reasoning with how it will help your teaching practice.
a. I think that the most beneficial thing would be understanding that artistic elements can be
injected into lessons that are not necessarily art centric. Being that I am not artistically inclined,
I never really thought about how I can add artistic elements into a class, but I have seen during
my student teaching how much kids enjoy creating. So, I will try my best to find ways to be
artistic in the future.

4.) What sparked your interest and is something that you plan to look into further? (5 points) Here’s
where you have to think about something that you might not know everything about yet, but would
like to continue looking into. Tell me what that might be and explain your reasoning for why you want
to explore it further. How do you think it will help you grow as a teacher someday?
 a. I would like to look more into art history. I found learning about Edvard Munch very interesting
during the class and doing more of that would be great. Better understanding the artists and
their inspirations will help me grow and teach art.

Total: __________/25