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Lesa Brosky

Teaching Portfolio

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

Student Examples

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

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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

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Students were taught how to use tones and shading.

Before CritiqueAfter CritiqueGrade 7: Still Life

Students critiqued each other in order to make one final drawing.

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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

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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 themGrade 7: Ceramics

Side ViewAerial ViewGrade 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

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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



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

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Students were required to draw a proportionate self-portrait

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Drawing an abstracted self-portrait

Students then used acrylic paint to paint their drawingsGrade 9: Abstract

Grade 9: AbstractStudents then used acrylic paint to paint their drawings

Displaying WorkMath Integrated Art Lessons Some learning support teachers requested I integrate a few art lessons to help reiterate math concepts

Displaying WorkMath 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 drawingdemonstratingtime specific activities

Displaying WorkMath 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

Displaying WorkMath 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 MultiplesDesign

Displaying WorkMath Integrated Art Lessons Students created a book about counting by 5s

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

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A student art display I created for Open House

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Cutting, soldering and coiling! Oh My!9th GradeStained Glass/Ceramic Display Case

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Displaying WorkMy 9th graders stained glass windows decorated the windows around the school.

Beautiful 7th Grade shoe drawings filled the hallways

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Patriotic Printmaking Display

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Volunteer WorkBringing 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 Childrens 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.

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As part of the IUP NAEA, we created a childrens 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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Displaying WorkMy Own Artwork

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