Reflection #1

I'm really excited about this class. Not only have I learned many new idea of how to teach art in the classroom, but i've used it in my life to help calm my nerves. As I've been writing lesson plans for my other classes I've been able to incorperate drama into them. One lesson has the students acting out a case for the Cherokee Nation against the Trail of Tears. They have to have reasons why it was against the law, what happened, dates, names, and present it before a jury. It not only helps them remember the information they learned, but it helps with their social skills, creative critical thinking and overall moral of the class.

It's important to teach with, in and through the arts because students are then able to use the information they are learning and turn it into something they can use in the future. I've been writing down each and every activity we are learning, plus adding my ideas and thoughts into them because I have realized how important art is in the classroom.