march 14

today was the first day of 5 hour exam. where i was undertaking the task of looking for students whom needed help with sewing machines and spraying drawing the exam period. i felt myself that i was under the exam again no talking to food and drink and no music ... i have to take a number of students to a spraypainting point and fix  a couple of machine.

it was nice to see how the student got on with this different type of teaching/exam as it was more art than the have done thought-out one day and they weren't aloud to do what they would 'normally' be able to do in a class type teaching

Wednesday 7th March Open Day

busy busy busy today...

P1 ART start teaching a girl how to croquet circles so that it would look like an artist that she was inspired by. I started by helping her with double stitch, treble and adding on stitches.

P2 BTEC from bring in my portfolio last week one of the girls had been inspired by my work to add stitch into her seascapes. I love the texture it has given her work and now this has made her technical grade has increased to a A.
P3 BTEC looked though sketchbook to make sure they are all on target for the exam 15 hours.

P4 ART COMBINED the teacher wanted me to help a student that has been struggling with her ideas. she wanted to look and develop into boats and wanted to made them look more like water so I made her work quick and asked her to just do fast drawing which we could paint on or stitch into. The outcome are above I can't wait to see what she as done in this week ...

till next week

Wednesday 29th February ALONE

This week the teacher which I normally shadow was away so I was put to the task of teacher all of her classes.

P1Fine Art
P2 BTEC Art
P3 BTEC Art
P4 Art Combined

I found that I liked the day more knowing that I wasn't being watched to see if I messed up or that i was acting more like a friend to the class then a teacher but I hope that I go the balance right.
remember next I need my camera...

till next week ...

The Other Side of Teaching - MARKING!!!!

Wednesday 21st February 


Today activities are all about the marking of work.
How are students marked? How do you decide?
 They are all questions which I have learnt about today.

I had to mark a group of 30 sketchbooks in the morning using I detailed marking scheme that focuses on the experimentation work that the students need to complete, as the teacher taught her lesson.
Then I had to mark them again with the teacher so I understood where I went wrong with un-grading and over-grading. I now understand that teaching you have to take yourself out of the equation. I seemed to be not seeing the techniques and developed methods and over-grading the topic I liked.
I learned that I need to look into the techniques that students used and ever if I don't like the work it still might have I high grade.

Quote of the Day: ART IS SUBJECTED ....

Wednesday 8th February (FIRST DAY)

My first full day of working in a school.

 I was really nervous going to my first lesson...
 I started in the morning at quarter to nine with the teacher of art combined. Her group is one of the biggest in the art block with over 30 in the class. As it was I big class she introduced me then set me out to gather faces to names doing the register for her.
This week was prefect for me to start my placement as they have all been given their exam papers and starting a new project. So then I was set to walk around groups and given them ideas on how to start their projects. most were quiet and aloud me to ask question about what they are planning on looking at? and why they had chosen to do it? but i did have to work hard on I couple so that they trusted me with there idea. the teacher ended up putting me with these few as she wanted me to know what it would be look if they where my class. I was able to ask them questions and after getting to know them and listening to how they like to work, I got them going with ideas and techniques which they then undertook.
Though-out the day I was with this class. I looking forward to next week to see if any of the pupils have done any of the work inspired by the ideas that we came up with.

Until next week...

My Name

Emily Louise Tillotson

Do I like it? - I would say that YES I do like my name I just hate my initails ET. The name that came with them initails I won't repeat. I can remember being in primary school though, winning a raffle and they shouted out my initails out and instead of claps I got laughs. but I have learnt to live with it now.

Other Nick names
- Little M this is what my mum always calls me as I am the littlest in our family also because apparently I'm like Little John out of Robin Hood.
- ET obvious really.
- Emi Lou this is my high school nick name.

Names that I have wanted
Lyra
Lilu
Lorelai
as you can see I like L names greatly

where I am going to do my Placement

Blackpool Sixth Form

For my Placement I going to be Teaching a Textiles class in Blackpool Sixth Form College. I plan to start my placement at the begining of Feburay.
this is due to the fact that the students will be starting a new project and I will be able to apply my techniques to the project.