Photography Unit

I think the difference between a teacher and a great teacher is that the teacher simply tries to get through the curriculum but a great teacher incorporates the arts into their teaching. What the photography unit has made me think about is how there are so many ways of looking at the same object or location and this can be applied to education.

I have tried so many different ideas with the camera...different lighting...different angles....different backgrounds...framing. This can also be applied to education. The same information can be presented in many different ways. I think many children are bored in school because they are just presented with worksheets day in and day out.

When I took pictures of my back yard I thought about how this would be a great way to show students different types of trees by showing them compelling pictures. I also thought about how cool they would think it was if they could take the photos and create their own book about trees.