Placement: N/A
For this week I didn’t have any placements or shadowings this week. This is most likely due to the start of the new school year, as well as the confirmation on some of the start dates for my second placement and shadowing.
While I wasn’t able to meet the required 35 hours for my first placement at Four Mile and Mitchellville, I’ve certainly learned and added to my teaching arsenal. It was a completely different experience from the Teaching Artist class from last semester. Being independent from a teaching group and helping out someone else who’s in the same field made me appreciate the value that a teacher can have in a classroom. It was a big honor to help out, and it was a great feeling knowing that I was able to help guide the next potential artist. Even though I wasn’t able to do my lesson plan during break because of a snow day, I’m sure I’ll be able to teach it in the near future. Whether it may be in the same class as my first placement, or in my second one, I’m looking forward to it.
As for my second placement and shadowing, I’ve contacted them over break and also earlier last week to set up a schedule for this semester. For my second placement, I plan on helping out Brook Thompson from the Lake Country school on Wednesdays from 1-4. I’m looking forward to this placement since it's a Montessori school and it has a completely different way of teaching from most public schools. As for my shadowing, I’m going to help out Kelley Meister, an interdisciplinary artist from Minneapolis on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10-12, Feb 3-14. While I’ll only be helping out, I’m still looking forward to shadowing and helping Kelley out whenever I can.