BARRIE CEntraL COLLEGIATE
SIMCOE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, BARRIE, oNTARIO, 2007-2011
At BCC, I had the opportunity to teach Visual Art (grades 9 through 12) with the Ontario Art Curriculum considering Art Making skills, Art Theory and Global Visual Arts through a Canadian lens, focusing on digital mediums, drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. I also taught English, ESL and the TIPS Literacy Course.
To help promote and encourage inclusion within the Arts programs, I created an ARTS website, supported numerous Arts initiatives such as Drama productions, Band concerts and, of course, the annual Christmas assembly (so much fun!!)
To encourage Visual Arts specifically, I instituted an 'Artist of the Month', decorated the school with student's work, facilitated the Mural Club, hosted Arts Nights with student-artist tables and the increasingly popular Art Contest (hosted during Arts Nights).
To help promote and encourage inclusion within the Arts programs, I created an ARTS website, supported numerous Arts initiatives such as Drama productions, Band concerts and, of course, the annual Christmas assembly (so much fun!!)
To encourage Visual Arts specifically, I instituted an 'Artist of the Month', decorated the school with student's work, facilitated the Mural Club, hosted Arts Nights with student-artist tables and the increasingly popular Art Contest (hosted during Arts Nights).
CLICK HERE To see GAllery of student works
BCC Venus, Oil Paint, 2010
Other Key Responsibilities Include:
- Teacher Advisor to Arts Council - organizing Library Unplugged, our annual Paint-a-thon, Art Boards, Dancing with the Teachers and our a yearly photo-book of Art Awesomeness.
- Assistant Advisor to BCC's Student Newspaper
- Set Designer for our Musicals - Cinderella and James and the Giant Peach winning
BEST SET DESIGN for the SEARS DRAMA FESTIVAL, 2010. Woo Hoo! - English component of a 4 teacher team - Extended Learning Program (XLP) improving classroom attendance from 30% to 90% during our first year (see article below)
- TIPS After School Teacher, Literacy Committee Member, Literacy coach and mentor improving BCC's OLSST scores from 79% (2007) success rate to an 84% success rate (2011)
- Ontario’s Educational Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) OSSLT Scorer (2010) and Scoring Supervisor (2011).
Collage of BCC Activities: Christmas Assembly, Arts Council, Dodgeball (Students VS Teachers)
'Speaking of Literacy' Article in OSCA Today, 2011 (quoting me and my XLP program.
