Amalgamating Each Individual Student's Current Divine Revelatory Experience into a Singular Artistic Expression

A creative church does a great job of going into dance and theatre, how dancing can be a good way of expressing yourself in a way that is comfortable to you. Then the book teaches the importance of visual art and what it means to look at a piece of art then take away different interpretations of a piece of art and what the painter tried to portray through the painting. In the book, The Creative Church, Mr. Smith identifies and shows us the importance of architecture and what the different forms and designs they had meant within the church. Todd Smith shows us many different forms of art such as moving art, how art could be used as a ministry, and how different forms of art could be used as a form of education. Through the pictures and images given in the book the reader can piece together the writings with an image to obtain a better understanding of the texts. The book itself is something we could consider to be a form of modern art. The book does a good job of informing the reader of how perspectives have changed in the church and how the church has adapted to using different forms of art as a tool to share the

Throughout my early teen years, I was exposed to different mediums of art and discovered that I could express myself through more channels than just paper. Although Barry found comfort in her 11 x 17 newsprint and some paint, I was able to focus my energy on making music and taking photographs. Without my art teachers, I wouldn’t have the expressive outlet I do today. My childhood was not filled with unhappiness as Lynda Barry’s was, but from both backgrounds, we found a warmth from the exposure of art that the educational system gave to us.

During college, students should allow for open-mindedness, allow the suspension of everyday norms and judgements, and give a standing to everyone. Art offers escape from the silencing that comes in a “normal” society, making it possible to face highly charged and taboo subjects. Written dialogues can also strip away the armor we think we need to protect our place in the

The importance of education is seen in the goals of society from the dominance of math and science to launch the space race, to the back-to-basics program in order to improve world education ranking and ensure America as a strong educational nation. As a teacher I hope to enrich the lives of students and educated them to the best of my ability. Furthermore, I hope to set an example for students that is based on respect, truth, honor and fairness. Students come from diverse backgrounds and struggle to reach individual goals. As a teacher, I am obligated to see those challenges and help students set and meet their goals. For students in my classroom, that of an art class, must also deal with expression and individual ideas that will allow students to interpret their surroundings.

Louder Than a Bomb has helped allow students to express themselves and grow not only as individuals, but as artists all the while gaining the self confidence to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas with others, and the wisdom to listen to other people’s stories as well. Students also develop their teamwork abilities by participating in a group poem where each member of the group contributes in the construction of the poem, a mandatory exercise for the competition. Students who participate in Louder Than a Bomb find the diversity in it’s participants with differences ranging from age, GPA, ethnicity, and strengths; the one thing that they all share in common: their love and interest in

Teachers are in a profession that requires a lifelong approach to learning; the direction of this unit is at exploring one's own capabilities, and to start scaffolding our own learning. Knowing what one can do, can direct one to further improvements (Dinham, 2014, pp. 62-63). This unit is a great start to personal learning of the arts. There is evidence of improvement of learning and have responded to the above in an appropriate way with in text references, in a creative thinking self-expression meaning making of ideas.

Each Sunday, I leave church with inspired to try to make a difference in someone’s life that day. Currently, by devoting my time to community services through National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society—to which I am a Co-President of—I am able to spread warmth to others. However, in the future, I imagine myself doing so as a secondary art education teacher. A goal of mine is to make art exciting, the reason why students attend school. I plan to enter work each day inspiring others to smile. I want to provide unlimited comfort, guidance, and motivation to students. My catholic faith has taught me to continue helping others even if they appear as if they do not want it, and Link Crew, a selective student ambassador program, has shown me how to go about accomplishing this. I am not afraid to step outside of my comfort zone and step up to be a leader. Therefore, I have confidence in accomplishing all I endeavor as an educator. Nonetheless, I still possess the desire to inspire through personal construction.

During my time as volunteer at Somerset Dade Academy, I was able to work closely with the elementary and middle school teacher. During each visit, I was able to follow Ms. Lee’s daily routine. In the morning, we had 30 minutes to plan and get her cart ready with supplies she needed for the day. Also, we would both create various model artworks to inspire her students to create something more original and imaginative. She wheeled her cart through certain elementary classes depending on her schedule. Depending on the grade level she was assign to that day, we were able to teach her students the fundamental concepts of arts and major art movements, all in 30 minutes. Every three weeks, she would focus on a concept, artist, or art movement. Additionally, she would assign vocabulary words, which her students would copy and also had access to them online on Quizlet. At the end, she would administer a summative test on everything they learned for the past three weeks. On the other hand, Ms. Lee’s middle school classes were different, more one-on-one, and it was a one-hour period. Her students were able to recreate impressionist and expressionist artworks, such as Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh Starry Night and The Bedroom on wall-sized canvases.

“They can express their thoughts and feelings,” she said, noting the fine arts “enrich students lives and practice of creativity. Creativity is important,” she said, pointing to a group of students who are likely to face, as adults, “challenges we cannot envision.”

At first glance, one would not expect the Technology Center to provide a place of study for some of the most creative students at USI: the art and theatre majors. The cold, hard concrete building does not seem to assist in providing any type of creative inspiration for aspiring artists. The name alone seems to imply that the building is used to train computer engineers; this is far from the truth. As an art major, the basement of this building has unwillingly become known as a second home to me. The systematic bustle of art students booking it to their next class with portfolios and art boxes in hand is a familiar sight to me. However, as I looked down the hall from my bench, I saw a completely different type of artist; I saw theatre artists.

OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE MUSC 610 – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WORSHIP

After a life growing up in the home of a pastor, studying art, and designing architecture, Cram’s accidental preparation enabled him to “understand” the experience in a way no one else

Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” During my past career as an art teacher at Intel Academy, introducing and demonstrating aesthetic techniques and materials have thrilled me as much as completing an art piece. Through workshops and demonstrations, I learned how to communicate and suggest better ways of developing their ideas and expressions. Some children had difficulties encountering art due to their behavioral problems; however, respecting their accomplishments and encouraging their process of following the curriculum became a part of the solution. My decision to apply to masters program in art education was pursued as I faced these

The first day of class was very exciting. My first class at USF and my first class in the teaching program. Almost expected in a “creative experience for child” I walked in to examine a variety of art supplies and a variety of students. That first day the class explored what is real “art’s integration”. Art’s integration to me had always meant that the school address art. I had thought that if the school were to simply add some type of art class it would count as integrating art into the school curriculum. However, I now know that art integration equally addresses the academia with the creative process and art forms.

From the moment I stepped into gallery 305 I felt some sort of connection. The timeframe of the artwork was relatable, the setting was familiar, and the feeling was purely magical. The sounds, oh the sounds, they reminded me of my church back home. It was angelic music, soft and heartfelt. It was the kind of music that drew hearts in, as it drew mine back in the days. It was the same music that gave me a feeling of encouragement to carry out the ways of God; the same music that made me want to repent from my sinful ways in business and day to day wrongdoings. The walls were tall and the ceiling had tinted windows. On the sides, there were glass windows made of numerous beautiful colors. They had images of people in them, just like the windows had back home. Many of the images on these glass windows were of people I knew, priest, pastors and saints. Gallery 305 felt like home from the moment I stepped in. It depicted the common holy church for