LISA LENARZ
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Philosophy & Student Projects

k-12 and Higher Ed  |  Examples of Student Curricular Work
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I believe teaching should be inclusive, collaborative, culturally responsive, and embrace a constructivist approach; understanding learners ultimately need to construct their own meaning for learning to be transformational. I also believe the visual arts are a vital and critical part of cultural development and personal authorship in the learning process. This development and authorship makes learning in the arts deeply personal; nourishing important conceptual pedagogical foundations in art education such as: sense of identity, inclusion, an appreciation for an array of differing/diverse perspectives, practice in exercising creativity and innovative practices, personal expression, an awareness of the greater world, and career-readiness in art and design-related fields.

​As an art educator in higher education, it is my role to equip students with an enthusiasm for: the visual arts and visual art education; advocacy of the visual arts; cultural exploration through the arts; an appreciation for classroom diversity and creating community; models for social justice infused curriculum; exposure to the building blocks of creativity; the educational value of using one’s imagination; tangible skill-sets within the content knowledge; the production value of object-making and producing meaningful content; curricular contexts for learning; reflective analysis; and a sense of identity and purpose in the contemporary classroom..
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  • About
    • Artist. Educator. Advocate
    • Graduate Study & Professional Affiliations
    • CV
  • Studio
    • Exhibitions
    • Bodies of Work
  • Teaching
    • Philosophy & Student Work
    • Current Art Ed Research & Future Agenda
    • Notable Prior Research
  • Research