THAT’S ME!

MR JACKSON - ART TEACHER

WELCOME STUDENTS AND PARENTS!

I AM SO EXCITED TO LEARN WITH YOU! TOGETHER, WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPLORING THE VISUAL ARTS, AND LEARNING ALL THE WAYS THAT VERSATILITY WITH AESTHETICS (THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF BEAUTY AND ARTISTIC CREATION) CAN ENRICH OUR LIVES, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR WORLD.

I AM A TEACHER RESIDENT AT FRESNO UNIFIED AND I’M GETTING MY TEACHER CREDENTIAL AT FRESNO STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS YEAR I WILL BE CO-TEACHING WITH YOUR SCHOOL’S ART TEACHER. I’M BRINGING TEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AS AN INDEPENDENT/FREELANCE ARTIST AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE AS AN ART EDUCATOR IN CLASSROOMS, MUSEUMS, AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING.

ART IS A HUGE SUBJECT WITH A LONG HISTORY TO WHICH PEOPLE AND CULTURES FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE PLANET HAVE MADE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS. WHATEVER YOUR BACKGROUND OR INTEREST, THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION ACROSS ALL BOUNDARIES OF RACE, GENDER, CLASS, NATION, RELIGION, AND CULTURE.

I BELIEVE THAT ART IS A SKILL THAT GROWS IN PROPORTION TO TIME SPENT MAKING ART. SO, WHETHER ART IS YOUR PASSION OR YOU’RE JUST ART-CURIOUS, YOU CAN BE A GREAT ARTIST IF YOU PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT.

OUR CLASSROOM CULTURE

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

RESPECT - YOU WILL TREAT EVERYONE IN THIS CLASS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED YOURSELF
EXPERIMENTATION - YOU WILL COMMIT TO EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES AND ARTISTIC MEDIA IN A SPIRIT OF CURIOSITY AND PLAY
RESPONSIBILITY - YOU WILL ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE THE KEY TO YOUR OWN SUCCESS IN THIS CLASS
WORK - YOU WILL TRY HARD, DO YOUR BEST, GET STUFF DONE

TEACHER COMMITMENTS

SERVICE - I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT SUCCESS
FAIRNESS - I WILL PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED
SENSITIVITY - I WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN EAR FOR ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP WITHIN CLASS OR OUTSIDE OF IT
RIGOR - I WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS