GCU Student Teaching Portfolio
Teaching Artist - Jorge Che Chacon-Lopez
Che is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, and has worked as a traditional cell animator, web designer and commission artist since graduating high school. Che has taught at quite a few different schools over the years, including the Kirkland Arts Center, Pratt School of Fine Arts and Cloud 9 to list a few.
Che is a Signature Member of the Northwest Watercolor Society ( NWWS ) , Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists ( PSG ) and also member of the American Watercolor Society . He also co-chaired the NWWS Waterworks 2013 and NWWS 74th International Open Exhibition 2014. Che was nominated to become the NWWS Vice-President for 2016-17 and President for the 2017-18 year.
In 2020 he accepted the position of Visual Art Teacher at Atlas High School in West Seattle, where he currently teaches Art + Animation and Yearbook. He is dedicating the second part of his career to teach the next generation the love of art in the High School setting. He has also finished up his Masters in Secondary Education, and is happy and proud of all the work he has put in to get to this point in his career.
Instruction / Classroom Management
STEP Final Document
Student Teaching Evaluation of Performance (STEP) is the process for preparing and implementing a unit of instruction. By understanding the community and school environment and the makeup of the classroom, you will be able to strategically meet the overall needs of your students.
Teaching Resume and Statements
Resume
Maestro Lopez has been a teaching artist for over 20 years, and has been a professional artist since 1993.
Statements
Professional dispositions are the principles or standards that underpin a teacher's success in the classroom. They are the values, commitments, and professional ethics that govern how a teacher acts with students, families, colleagues, and communities.
Personal Teaching Philosophy- Video Refection
I believe in teaching the student and not the class. Art is about technique as much as personal exploration. A high quality art education focus on the fundaments of art and the basic skill of observational drawing. If you can draw and paint what you see and not what you think you see you're half way there.
GCU Clinical Practice Evaluations
Observation #1
Clinical Practice Evaluation- Beginning Art and Animation
Observation #2
Clinical Practice Evaluation- Beginning Art and Animation
Observation #3
Clinical Practice Evaluation-Beginning Art and Animation
Observation #4
Clinical Practice Evaluation- Beginning Art and Animation
Student Gallery
Beginning Art and Animation - Color Theory / Andy Warhol Pop Art
Advance Art and Animation - Life Drawing
Beginning Art and Animation - Fundamentals of Art / Shading Basic Forms