DACA: Week 2: Shadowing a student

Shadowing a Student:

 

 On Wednesday all the mmu students were given one student each to shadow for the morning. I was given a year 10 G.C.S.Es photography student. Liam was working on his current and last years photography exam presentations. Louise introduce Liam to me explaining how he is A star student in photography. I 100% agree with Louise has his work was really good, Liam had everything organized from every presentation slide to photographs. The only thing that Liam needed help on was his annotation and expressing his artists attention. I felt that Liam need to go indept with his annotation and that is what I had helped him on explaining his photography's really well  like the photographs week and strong points and his Photoshop editing skills. Overall I felt the Liam is really good in his skill of photography. The only thing that confuses me is that for a full year he will not be doing photography which his not good in my opinion has it can miss use his skills in photography.
Shadowing Liam was good however I wanted a challenging student to shadow. This is because I wanted to help more to the student who are week in these skills and I could help them with my skill in they certain subject.

DACA: Week 2 :

 

DACA: Week 2

Tuesday Afternoon

 Tuesday Afternoon in Daca was one of my favourite as I really enjoyed working with year 7 student in textiles. Many of the mmu students were in Textiles. we were enough for each of us to have a student each and work with them it was almost like shadowing a student. the year 7 student were making sock puppets. I really loved working with them and also talking generally with them too I felt as its was easy to talk and interact with them from the Sixth Form and G.C.S.E students. I really loved working with one to one students in fact me and Mariam team up and worked with two students and help them through the sock puppets and using our skills also the students worked with us got really comfortable with Mariam and I in talks, they was asking question about college and university. My favourite part of the session was the teacher of the class got us envolved with all the student by telling each mmu student to take over the class and play a game or involve the class in to activities. Going back to the students Mariam and I told them to continue their sock puppets and expand in materials use more such a different fabrics and colours. Overall working with year 7 was great for me I loved the challenge working with them and my self using my textiles skills.

DACA: Week 2 Monday and Tuesday

DACA Week 2 :
Monday and Tuesday:

After the first week in Daca working with Sixth Forms and G.C.S.Es students , this week i asked Louise to interact with year 7 to 9 student. so firstly second week in Daca I spent Monday and Tuesday mornings with year two different set of year 9 group. Both classes were doing the same projects they work was based on creating boards inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. The lesson was planned on the students sticking string on they cardboards using primer to stick layers of tissue paper over the top and then once it was dry they painted sections with watercolour inks. This projects of the students in my opinion seemed to be more of year 7 students standard not year 9. From both days Monday and Tuesday too I felt the same that this projects was not entertaining enough for year 9 they should have project more challenging and entertaining. while I was getting involve in the projects creating boards I was also observing the student claim that this work is for "babies it is no fun". also  the speed that the student were working in to it clearly shows me that their were bored and not really enjoying the lessons. I think that the student were not really enjoying the lesson was probably because the student was not able to expand the use of colours and materials as they were only aloud to use two different materials and colours. however other than this I was really impressed with the teacher end of the lesson activity where all the boarders created by the students were combined altogether for all the class to see and pick which one they liked. I felt this is a really good idea where teacher and students can share they opinions on they dislikes and likes boarders.

DACA: Week 1 Tuesday

On Tuesday I was observing a large group of G.C.S.E photography students who were doing they 10 hours photography exam. The teacher mainly asked us to go around and talk to the student and they exam projects. this part of interacting with student I had found a bit difficult as this group of G.C.S..E students were difficult to handle, they were some students that would talk to me about they projects however I also had some students that were quiet difficult to talk to. however interacting with the student i found it has a challenge it help me get through the student and bring them to their comfort zone to able to talk to me. Many student were really good when they need help on Photoshop or on the exam presentations they would ask and get involved with me by explaining about they projects and what they think of photography. They was on student that I really enjoyed working with. Her project was on natural objects and gradually developed to her 10 hours exam preparations. her work has a photographer was really inspiring and well presented. I think the only thing she was finding difficulty in was her annotations and artists research information.
I guess I really did enjoy this because photography takes me back to my G.C.S.Es days as I was being part of a 10 hours photography exam. Having to experience this long before made it more easy for me to understand what the students were doing and what they aim to have by the end of the exam.

 

DACA: Week 1

Week 1 DACA: Monday

Today was my first day at DACA at the start I was very nervous off getting there safely the help of my unit member made me come to my comfort zone. When we go to DACA all the unit members were welcomed by the head of art departments tutor Louise and the other staff members. Our experience started with us getting to know that it was exam week for the art students. My first session was observing DACA Sixth Form students. With the Sixth Form student I was really interested in interacting with the students and getting involved with their current projects. Most of the students were really grateful to share they projects. while discussing the student projects I could tell that the student had been asked  to think a lot about their concepts and ideas. Throughout the session of student talking about they work I could tell that the student were really confident about they work. However I did find interacting with some student hard because some were not able to express or feel comfortable talking about they current art projects. It was completely understandable has because interacting with the student took me back to my Sixth From College days when talking about my art work and current project. It clearly takes time to be comfortable and talk about your art.

 

I was with the DACA Sixth Form students all day the afternoon sessions and morning session too. I think my favourite part of my first day was when the teacher divided mmu students with Sixth Form student relevant to our own art practise. For example I am an Interactive Art student and very much in to Mixed Media Art, I was told to observe one of the student called Sarah who was working

on her final Mixed Media Collage Art project. I really enjoyed talking to Sarah give her ideas such as new artists....... expanding on her material use. her work was really good and she was confident about her project.

Educator: Welcome Part 2

Welcome Part 2

On Thursday was educators welcome part two presented my Anna Frew. Anna was basically explaining everything about what represent a good and a bad blog presentation. while discussing about blog presentations we worked in group to do mind map on our suggestion of a bad and good blog. I felt this exercise from Anna gave me a chance to get to know the people in my unit and their opinion on blog presentations. throughout the day of the welcome I felt quiet good compared to Tuesday my thoughts on this unit were becoming more positive. however I felt really nervous about Darwin secondary school DACA work experience. I think it was mostly the worry about how would I get there and if I would be ok amongst all the teacher and students. overall I think the welcome to this unit went really well from both of the tutors. they was a lot to take in however it was the tutor jobs to give all this information and prepare the full unit for the experience coming the next two weeks. By the end of the day I can clearly say that I am glad to pick my unit X option in educator and cannot wait for the placement to start.

Educator: Welcome Week Part 1

Educator: Welcome Part 1

I have most definitely enjoyed the first week of Unit X. on my first day on unit x I was very nervous because of meeting new peoples and my tutor. however Clair

made it really easy for me she was so nice on introducing herself and them making the rest of the unit introducing one by one to the full unit. This exercise  was really useful as it gave me a chance to something about each member of unit x and for them to know me. This exercise was also useful as becoming a teacher you should always introduce yourself self to the students and staff members.  throughout my first day at unit x it was mainly on brief task on how to prepare a bounty workshop with our groups. I felt like on the first day a lot of information was given to us, maybe its probably cause we have to be in our  DACA placements for next week. overall my first day went ok  I am looking forward to new and exciting things to come on unit x.
I am most definitely hoping for unit x to be much more fun this year then my last years unit x.
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