Here is my Blog for my TeachNow Course
I will begin with my Biographical information.
ANDREW JOHN OWEN
Nationality:Irish/South African (Dual citizenship)
Email: andrewowen.fineart@gmail.com
WeChat: AndrewOwenfineart
Current Address: Room 1215, Block B, Ocean Shipping International Building, Jiangzhong Road, Nanxing Street, Shangcheng District Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Introduction:
- Since my first experience in teaching in 1985 I have been in building Art departments and developing course outlines and curriculums.
- In my first teaching position at The Ruth Prowse School of Art in Cape Town South Africa was responsible for the development of the curriculum for foundation year students, second and third year diploma students in Fine Art and teaching Printmaking specialising in etching.
- I then decided to start my own Art center in Somerset West Cape Town where created my own curriculum which I ran for the following 25 years. This included Foundation year programs, 2nd and 3rd year dipoma courses programs as well as History of Art programs.
- I began international teaching when in 2016 I was offered an Art teaching post in a private School In a Holiday resort/Development on the Red Sea Called “EL Gouna” (near to Hurghada). Here I was asked to develop the iGCSE art program as well as teach primary and middle School students. During the course of this year Egypt went through a severe financial crisis negatively affecting our salaries and as a result many of the teaching staff left at the end of the year. Some of my colleagues informed me they were going to teach English in China. So I decided to join them and after studying a TEFL course I began to apply for an English (ESL) teaching position. It was shortly after this when I was contacted by a recruiter telling me about the need for Art teachers in International Schools in China and so to my great joy I naturally changed my application for an Art teacher position.
- After some delays with documentation and some extensive paperwork I joined an International School in Xuzhou China where I was first introduced to the PYP program. This was only in its infancy and their process was very slow. I was then offered a post at a Internatonal IB School in Nanjing and felt it was a good move for me to go there.
- Since starting teaching at Etonhouse in Nanjing I was introduced to both PYP and MYP programs and took part in several IB - PD’s over the course of two years and learning how to work with the Managebac program.
- I was then offered an art teacher’s position at another IB School in Hangzhou and so when my contract ended at Etonhouse I decided to accept this and move to Wahaha International in Hangzhou where I am working currently.
- Recently I Here I have just completed my first level 2 certificate in a in Art specific MYP - PD.
WORK HISTORY
1. Wahaha International School Hangzhou China (August 2021 to current)
a) Teaching IB Art to Grades 1 - 10
b) Building inquiry based courses using Toddle program and developing MYP and PYP courses.
c) Working on collaborations with teaching staff using units of inquiry
d) Working on PD as specialist Art instructor and studying for instructor for MYP visual Art teachers.
2. Eton House International School Nanjing (from August 2019 - July 2021) - No.9 QingAoNanLu Rd, Jianye district, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
a) Teaching IB Art to Grades 1 - 10
b) Building inquiry based courses using Managebac online to list.
c) Working on collaborations with teaching staff using units of inquiry
d) Evaluation based on risk taking and process rather than final product.
3. Xuzhou Walton International School (From May 2017 - July 2018) a) Introducing new concepts of creativity to the curriculum
b) Writing new Art course outlines for grades 1 to 4 and 8- 11
c) Mentoring and monitoring students progress and development.
d) Evaluation and preparation for examination.
4. Hangzhou International Language School September - November 2017
a) Introducing new concepts of art to English program in a new School West-Brook in Hangzhou, whilst teaching teaching secondary students design at Intel School.
b) This was sadly cut short as I had to renew my visa and wait for all my documents to be completed, I had to return to South Africa.
5. El Gouna International School, red sea Egypt (September 2016 - September 2017) 겕
contract.
a) My task was to introduce a new level to the Art department and to build the iGCSE program.
b) Writing new Art course outlines from grades 1- 11
c) Mentoring and monitoring students progress and development.
d) Evaluation and preparation for examination.
6. Andrew Owen School of Art and Design (January 1990 - November2014)
a) I started up, built and with my wife managed Andrew Owen School of Art and Design (AOSOA) for 25 years.
b) With a staff including graphic design and photography we developed a curriculum for a three year Diploma in Fine Art and Graphic design, as well as a foundation
year course.
7. The Ruth Prowse Schof Art (1985 - 1990)
a) I was in charge of the foundation year course, the Fine art course and printmaking specializing in etching.
b) Mentoring and monitoring students progress and development.
c) Evaluation and preparation for examination.
8. lustrator for Haum Daan Retief publishers in South Africa
a) I was a finalist in an illustration competition run by Daan Retief in 1984 whilst I was a student and worked for several years after this as a freelance illustrator.
Qualifications
BA Fine Art - UCT (1980 - 1984)
TEFL certificate ESL English.
Major in: Painting and printmaking (etching)
BA Subjects: History of Art; English; Religious studies.
Interests
Art - painting
Art -Illustration
General History - Archeology and Art.
Music - classical contemporary, Jazz, Opera.
Sport - Hiking, Running (half marathon and Trail Running)
Infographic on Plagiarism
Laws and Teaching
Module 4
Unit 2
- Video Annotations with recommendations to improve classroom management
Notes
Video 1 - Elementary in Virtual Environment; Video 2 - Elementary in Physical Environment; Video 3 - Middle School in Virtual Environment; Video 4 - Middle School in Physical Environment; Video 5 - High School in Physical Environment; Video 6 - High School in Virtual Environment.
Activity 3: Report requirements
- Cohort Discussion on routines and procedures
- Step 3 of of the “Learning Management Plan” on routines and procedures
Unit 3
- Group list of transitions for a specific grade band
- 'Transitions' section of the Learning Environment Plan
- Partner discussion on video observations - Zoom recording (max. 10 minutes)
- Individual written or recorded reflection on implementing recommendations
- Reflection on learning management strategies
- Research strategies for managing student behaviour
Unit 4
- Two examples or case studies of disruptive student behavior in the physical and online classrooms respectively
- Role play video of implementing a behavior management strategy in a physical and online learning environment (max. 10 minutes)
- Cohort Mind map on types of traumatic stress
- ‘Responding to Traumatic Stress’ section in the Learning Environment Plan
Unit 5
- Flipgrid Video (max. 5 minutes) with two technology tools review
- Flipgrid Video comments on peers’ tools review
- Complete the ‘Technology Tools’ section of the Learning Environment Plan
- Cohort discussion on communication with families
- Complete the ‘Communicating with Families’ section in your Learning Environment Pl
- Write a behaviour management plan and provide feedback to peers.
- Written reflection on managing the learning environment
- Updated e-Portfolio
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