Philosophy of Teaching Worksheet
What key concepts have to be
included in your philosophy of
education?
• What is the purpose of
education (to improve
society, the discipline, or the
individual), on your own
account?
• Why is education in the arts
essential? Why should art be
taught in schools?
• Why do you want to be a
teacher?
• What does a good art teacher
teach?
• What should art teachers
include in their curriculum?
• What does your curriculum
teach explicitly and
implicitly?
• I believe that the purpose of education is to develop the individual
into someone who has a love for learning and making the world
better for their family and those around them.
• The arts opens up the whole person. It gives the person the
possibilities to express themselves, but also to develop compassion
and empathy for others.
• I want to be someone who not only to pass on my love for learning
and making art, but also be a model for the importance to seek out
your passions and to share your joy with others.
• A good art teacher teaches how to find joy in what we create. They
do not teach how to do something right or how to fail but to be free
to make mistakes. Love the act of making.
• I do believe at the forefront of an art curriculum should be
opportunities that enrich the entire person through creativity to lead
to self-discovery. After that, all the techniques, media and subject
matter can be taught. The why, before the how.
• Explicitly, my curriculum moves through units that are normally lead
by either a technique or method, but they commonly have a open
ended prompt or lead in that works to address some facet of identity.
Also students create student led projects that are solely lead by an
open-ended prompt.
• Implicitly, curriculum shows at an important on developing one’s
artistic voice, but also in some cases might showcase more
importance on mastery of a skill. I also hope that my students get a
sense of the importance of hard work. As Sister Corita Kent said,
“the only rule is work.” We work hard, it will lead to something,
maybe something unexpected.
• Also hope that my room is a safe place for students. That they can
trust me, the space and that in that space they are free to be
themselves.
What evidence from your teaching
can support these concepts? (i.e.,
methods, instructional strategies,
examples)
• What does a good teacher
do? What dispositions do
they possess? How do they
plan for their students? How
do they keep students
engaged?
• How do design curricula to
teach students?
• How do you demonstrate the
skills of a good teacher?
• A good teacher works to create opportunities for their students on an
individual basis to develop the whole person. They are open, a good
listener and accepting. They strive to pThey keep students engaged
through activities that relate to the student in some way.
• I feel that I demonstrate the skills of a good teacher by creating
opportunities that enrich my students’ knowledge of art and one’s
self in their life journey. I work to be prepared in many different
facets, but leave the creating open to my students’ ideas. I hope to
come across as more of a facilitator rather than an enforcer.

What personal qualities will you • Personal qualities: observant, confident, active learner, self
include that align with these big disciplined
ideas (i.e., key concepts and • I want to pull everything out of my students so that they might have
methods)? a love for learning to search and find answers to their questions.

The Why of Teaching Art

My philosophy of teaching centers around the creative development of the learner, through artistic opportunities
that enrich the entire person to lead to self-discovery. The artist has a role to speak their voices to bring joy and
possible change to those around them.

• I believe that the purpose of education is to develop the individual into someone who has a love for learning
and making the world better for their family and those around them.
• The arts open up the whole person. It gives the person the possibilities to express themselves, but also to
develop compassion and empathy for others.
• A good art teacher teaches how to find joy in what we create through their love and reverence for the arts and
developing our creative minds.
• I do believe at the forefront of an art curriculum should be opportunities that enrich the entire person through
creativity to lead to self-discovery. After that, all the techniques, media and subject matter can be taught. The
why, before the how.
• As an art teacher and artist, I want to be someone who not only to pass on my love for learning and making
art.
• To be an active learner, means that I continue to keep seeking out answers, discovering new methods, ideas &
artists, and being flexible. The active learner doesn’t accept the things as they are, just because that is always
how it has always been. I want to pull everything out of my students so that they might have a love for
learning to search and find answers to their questions.
• Also hope that my room is a safe place for students. That they can trust me, the space and that in that space
they are free to be themselves.
• Explicitly, my curriculum moves through units that are normally lead by either a technique or method, but
they commonly have a open ended prompt or lead in that works to address some facet of identity. Also
students create student led projects that are solely lead by an open-ended prompt. Implicitly, I hope that my
curriculum shows an important on developing one’s artistic voice, but also in some cases might showcase
more importance on mastery of a skill. I also hope that my students get a sense of the importance of hard
work. As Sister Corita Kent said, “the only rule is work.” We work hard, it will lead to something, maybe
something unexpected.
• A good teacher works to create opportunities for their students to partake in on an individual basis to develop
the whole person. They are open, a good listener and accepting. They keep students engaged through activities
that relate to the student in some way.
• I do believe at the forefront of an art curriculum should be opportunities that enrich the entire person through
creativity to lead to self-discovery. After that, all the techniques, media and subject matter can be taught. The
why, before the how.
• I believe it is important to instill in my students not how to do something right or how to fail, but to be free to
make mistakes. Artists love the act of making with all of its ups and downs on the artistic journey.
• In the end, when my students leave my classroom I hope that they have had ample opportunities to seek out
their passions and then can go out and share their joy with others.