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Andy Bensen

Dec 14, 20211 min read

Looking Forward

This has been a busy semester for me as I embraced the challenges of my elementary practicum alongside my courses and studio art work. ...

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Andy Bensen

Dec 10, 20211 min read

Practicum Wrap-Up

Overall I feel that my lesson was a success. Students were able to engage with the material and make discoveries about the flexibility...

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Andy Bensen

Dec 3, 20211 min read

Ten Tips

Cassie Stephens shows me a good example of someone who projects a positive affect in just about everything they say, which is something I...

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Andy Bensen

Dec 2, 20212 min read

Assessment in Elementary

Assessment at the elementary level was a new experience for me, as students tend to be a bit disconnected from their overall grades in...

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Andy Bensen

Nov 22, 20211 min read

Aesthetics in Elementary

Art criticism and aesthetics can be tricky to do on student work in an elementary room, as from my observation this year it is very...

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Andy Bensen

Nov 7, 20212 min read

Elementary Presentors

We had the pleasure of multiple guest speakers this week who had a lot of information regarding working with huge groups of young...

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Andy Bensen

Nov 6, 20211 min read

Addressing the Exceptional

Every student that walks through the door has a unique past and perspective that they bring into the classroom, and it’s an instructors...

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Andy Bensen

Oct 29, 20211 min read

Practicum Plans

It’s practicum season, which means the opportunity to test out a lesson plan in a structured environment with expert guidance and...

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Andy Bensen

Oct 26, 20212 min read

Setting the Rules

My cooperating teacher works at three different buildings which gives me the opportunity to observe many different sets of rules and...

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Andy Bensen

Oct 6, 20212 min read

Teacher Interview

We had the opportunity this week to interview a teacher who is also a recent Stout graduate from the Art Education program. Mr. P was...

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Andy Bensen

Sep 24, 20211 min read

Teacher Interview

We had the pleasure to share an interview with Ms. S, a teacher with ten years of experience this week. I found it to be a great...

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Andy Bensen

Sep 16, 20212 min read

The Case for Mindfulness

Some time ago I remember being instructed in deep breathing exercises, and the importance of taking the time to slow down and really feel...

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Andy Bensen

Sep 9, 20211 min read

Back at it

Here I am starting back up my last methods class for my education program here at Stout. It's been an interesting previous year...

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Andy Bensen

Apr 27, 20211 min read

Practicum - Final Blog

Practicum season Spring 2021 has come to an end, and it feels like perhaps a little too quickly. It’s hard trying to jump into the middle...

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Andy Bensen

Apr 27, 20212 min read

Practicum Reflection

This practicum experience in the Spring of 2021 was extremely beneficial to my confidence as an instructor. I was able to get experience...

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Andy Bensen

Apr 12, 20211 min read

Practicum Lesson Reflection

Our lesson is over now, with the critique wrapped up and student work all finished and documented. This was my first experience in...

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Andy Bensen

Mar 17, 20211 min read

Teaching Online

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-strategies-award-winning-online-instructors Teaching online can be a struggle, I know this both...

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Andy Bensen

Mar 16, 20212 min read

Practicum Behavior

Student behavior during my practicum is as varied as possible. Having exposure to such a wide variety of age ranges, I’m able to see some...

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Andy Bensen

Mar 12, 20211 min read

Practicum Advocacy

My cooperating teacher works to advocate their department and their students work in a variety of ways. While it may not have been an...

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Andy Bensen

Mar 6, 20211 min read

Practicum first impressions

This is technically my second day at practicum but this was the first day where I really saw a variety of teaching techniques put on...

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