21st September 2018

Class: 1Art – 1.2

Time: 11:55 – 13:15 (double period)

Date: 21/09/18

School: Coláiste Choilm

Mentor: Mary O’ Mahony

The class began with the roll call. Some pupils were missing due to a school activity (choir practice). Homework was checked. Not that this set the class back, but it keeps in mind the next class will be revisiting this subject. However, my co-operating teacher saw this as an opportunity for peer-teaching. After announcing to the class that they would be teaching their pairs, this seemed to have an effect on the pupils. They paid more attention, almost as if the responsibility of teaching their peers was of extreme importance. Give the pupils responsibility, it shows trust and as well it encourages them to pay attention more. It’ll be interesting to see how it works out. The pupils were being introduced to cross-contour drawing. They drew the contour lines on apples after watching a brief video and PowerPoint presentation given by the co-operating teacher explaining what was contour drawing. They worked in pairs drawing on the apples, which allowed for group work. A couple of students became chatty, this was to be expected when working in pairs, but nothing that was overboard.

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8 October 2018

Class: 1Art – 1.2 Time: 09:00 – 11:40 (double period) Date: 08/10/18 School: Coláiste Choilm Mentor: Mary O’ Mahony Today was the first day that I took the lead on the class. I took the role and introduced the class to the topic today which is Form, Tone, Contrast, Depth. The pupils were engaged, but I didn’t have the same control as my co-operation teacher. Throughout the lesson I engaged with pupils and spoke to them about their work, making them think about why and what they were working on. Working with different forms, cones and squares, they were analysing how light affects form and the contrast that can be seen in their primary source. I found myself to have a shaky start and have to be mindful of my timing. I need to be more assertive and sure of myself in the beginning. My interaction with them throughout the class is fine, it’s becoming more of the “teacher” in their eyes. Following a conversation with my c...

Welcome to my PME blog. Within this space, I will reflect on the shadowing period of my teaching practice, which follows me in my preparation towards taking my classes alone. I will discuss workshops that take place in the Crawford College, where I can experience the methods of art making that my pupils will experience, seeing through the eyes of both student and teacher. I will also bring my experience from UCC, in which I will reflect on the teaching methodologies that I will use in my own teaching practice. With this blog, I hope to map my progress of this year, and to show the growth that has occurred in both my artistic and teaching practice through the experiences from UCC and the Crawford College.

3rd September 2018

Class: 1Art – 1.2 Time: 09:00 – 10:20 (double period) Date: 03/09/18 School: Coláiste Choilm Co-operating teacher: Mary O’Mahony This class was part of an observation/ team teaching experience. The class started with an introduction to the class that I will be teaching. In this class the learning outcome that was addressed was Drawing 1.4 , demonstrate how they use drawing to observe, record and analyse the human figure and the world around them. The class was continuing from the last class with Blind Contour drawing. The students were told for this exercise they must remember three things, not to look at the page, to keep the pencil/pen on the page and that this exercise is to work on hand to eye co-ordination. The objective of this exercise is to practice the element of line, the shape and the line of the object. The class then continued onto Continuous line drawing. The co-operating teacher then showed the students a video of an artist completin...

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