Art and nature
Environmental art
I am really interested in environmental art and art and nature because nature is such a great grounding tool for people. It's also such a great foundation for artwork because everything is made from nature and resources. The reason why I think this is so important for students is because nature and art is meditative and calming. Meditation is a good tool for students and children to use throughout their life. Nature is what anchored my inner peace, love for meditation, and passion for art.
Special education art
Social emotional learning
Inclusivity for the classroom
Special education art is very important to me due to my experience and love for working with special education students. They deserve the same amount of art and use of creativity as general education students do. I didn't realize that elementary art teachers taught the special education art classes until I observed an elementary art school teacher this semester. As art educators, we have to know how to teach special education students and how to accommodate projects and instructions for these students. The other topics I have on my list are social emotional learning and inclusivity for the classroom. I feel like these all come down to the same reason why I'm interested in these in education, which is improving my students mental health as much as I can.