lesa brosky

LESA BROSKY

Teaching Portfolio

A collection of drawing, ceramic, mosaic and painting lessons from my student teaching and long-term

substitute teaching experiences.

Student Examples

Bubble Wrap DinosaursGrandview Elementary School2nd Grade

General Goals: Students will use recycled objects to create a textured illustration of a dinosaur in its natural habitat.

Grade2 :Dinosaurs

After researching and choosing a dinosaur, students sketched a dinosaur of their choice.

Then, students cut

out the drawings and

traced the image onto

recycled bubble wrap.Grade2 :Dinosaur

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Grade2 :Dinosaurs

Students also ripped paper to depict a natural

habitat.

Students used paint to add color

and design to their dinosaurs.

Grade2 :Dinosaurs

Bubble Wrap Dinosaurs:Finished

Examples

Patriotic PrintsGrandview Elementary School3rd Grade

General Goals: Students will create block prints of historical United States buildings or monuments

Grade 3: Prints

INTRODUCTION: HISTORY

Using a PowerPoint, students identified a number of U.S. monuments and their importance.

Grade 3: Prints

INTRODUCTION: BASIC SHAPES

Using Smart Board technology, the entire class broke these monuments and buildings into basic shapes.

Grade 3: Prints

PRELIMINARY SKETCHESStudents used basic shapes to create sketches of an important US building or monument of their choice.

Grade 3: Prints

Students copied their sketches to foam

board to create block prints.

Grade 3: Prints

Grade 3: Prints

Patriotic Print display during the Presidential Inauguration

Derry TrainsGrandview Elementary School5rd Grade

General Goals: Students will create and critique prints that represent the history of their community.

Grade 5: Ink Prints

Student Examples:Train Prints

Inspired from the Local Train Industry.

Grade 5: Ink Prints

Student Examples:Train Prints

Inspired from the Local Train Industry.

Grade 5: Ink Prints

Student Examples:Train Prints

Inspired from the Local Train Industry.

Grade 5: Ink Prints

This game gave students an opportunity to give and receive constructive criticism.

The Lesson Ended with a Critique Game

Still Life DrawingIndiana Junior High School 7th Grade

General Goals: Students will become knowledgeable of the techniques used to draw an image realistically.

Grade 7: Still Life

CONTOUR AND GESTUREFirst, students practiced drawing using contour and gestural lines. They chose their best work to reproduce on a larger scale.

Grade 7: Still Life

Students were taught how to use tones and shading.

Before Critique

After Critique

Grade 7: Still Life

Students critiqued each other in order to make

one final drawing.

Student ExampleGrade 7: Still Life

Student ExampleGrade 7: Still Life

Student ExampleGrade 7: Still Life

Student ExampleGrade 7: Still Life

Ceramic VesselIndiana Junior High School 7th Grade

General Goals: Students will become knowledgeable of the techniques used to create a coil vessel that demonstrates shape, form, balance, pattern and repetition.

Grade 7: Ceramics

CeramicVocabulary Display

Grade 7: Ceramics

Display I created for the color/design portion of the lesson

Grade 7: Ceramics

After the color and design lesson, students designed their own

ceramic vessel

Grade 7: Ceramics

Then, students coiled clay into these vessels and painted them

Grade 7: Ceramics

Side View Aerial View

Grade 7: Ceramics

Side View Aerial View

Grade 7: Ceramics

Side View Aerial View

Grade 7: Ceramics

Mosaic MirrorsIndiana Junior High School 9th Grade

General Goals: Students will become more familiar with the history of mosaics and radial design and incorporate that knowledge in creating their own piece of mosaic artwork.

Grade 9: Mosaic

Every Student:

•Created their own radial design

•Cut their own glass pieces

•Glued tesserae to recycled ceramic plates

Grade 9: Mosaic

Student Examples (before wiped clean)Grade 9: Mosaic

Student ExampleGrade 9: Mosaic

Student ExampleGrade 9: Mosaic

Student ExampleGrade 9: Mosaic

Abstract PaintingIndiana Junior High School 9th Grade

General Goals: To introduce the students to the history and production of abstract painting by creating an abstracted self portrait.

Grade 9: Abstract

Students were required

to draw a proportionate self-portrait

BEFORE

Drawing an abstracted self-portrait

Students then used acrylic paint to paint their drawings

Grade 9: Abstract

Grade 9: Abstract

Students then used acrylic paint to paint their drawings

Math Integrated Art Lessons

Some learning support teachers requested I integrate a few art lessons to help reiterate math

concepts

Integration

Math Integrated Art Lessons

Some learning support teachers requested I integrate a few art lessons to help reiterate math

concepts

An AM and a PM clock drawingdemonstrating

time specific activities

Integration

Math Integrated Art Lessons

Some learning support teachers requested I use a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts (measuring, counting, geometry, telling time) in our art classes

Drawing with

measurement

Integration

Integration

Math Integrated Art Lessons

Some learning support teachers requested I use a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts (measuring, counting, geometry, telling time) in our art classes

A Jasper JohnsInspired Multiples

Design

Math Integrated Art Lessons

Students created a book about counting by 5’s

Integration

I find it important to beautify the school by showcasing student work

Displaying Work

Displaying Student Artwork

A student art display I created

for Open HouseDisplaying Work

“Cutting, soldering and coiling! Oh My!”9th Grade

Stained Glass/Ceramic Display Case

Displaying Work

Displaying Work

Displaying Work

My 9th graders’ stained glass windows decorated the windows around the school.

Beautiful 7th Grade shoe drawings filled the

hallways

Displaying Work

Patriotic Printmaking

Display

Displaying Work

Volunteer Work

Bringing Art into The Community

While pre-teaching in Philadelphia, I was privileged to volunteer with the Urban Garden Organization.

We converted litter filled vacant lots into beautiful and useful community gardens.

While student teaching at Grandview

Elementary,I created this backdrop for the school musical.

Volunteer Work

As part of CALM (Children and Artists Linked Through murals), I was able to help create this mural in the

Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital cafeteria.

Volunteer Work

With the help of a few of my talented learning support students, we created this festive banner for a local

business in Tidioute, PA.Volunteer Work

As part of the IUP NAEA, we created a children’s alley

during an arts festival.

At no expense, children could

create fun, multi-cultural art projects!

Volunteer Work

During another IUP NAEA project, we held an all-day contest open to the community:

During “Chalk the Walk”, anyone

could use chalk to express opinions on a political or

social issue. Volunteer Work

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