NAME:
Tina Marie Hannon-Penney
SCHOOL:
Whitehouse Jr. High School
CLASS:
Visual Arts and Technology
SCHOOL PHONE:
903-839-5590
Conference Period: First Period M-F Room 103N
ABOUT ME:
Graduate from the Kilgore College and The University of Texas at Tyler
****Go Longhorns----Go Cowboys****
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
Alpha Chi Honor Society
Rising Star Teacher of the Year for the State of Texas 2001
Gifted and Talented Teacher of the Year for 2001
Nominated for Teacher of the Year at Whitehouse Jr.High 2001-2004
Who's Who Among American Teachers 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Nominated for Outstanding Art Instructor for the Jr. High Division
for 2004-2005 for the State of Texas.
Member of the DEIC Committee for Whitehouse ISD 2006-2008
Member of the CPC Committee Whitehouse Jr. High 2001-2008
President of the Whitehouse Classroom Teachers Association 2005-2006
UIL Coach for ART SMART for WJHS 2006, 2007
UIL Judge 1994-2008
Yearbook Advisor for WJHS 2006-2007
Yearbook Advisor for WJHS 2007-2008
Texas Association of Art Educators
Texas Association of English Teachers
Texas Association of Journalism
National Association of Professional Women Educators
Published Poet and Award-Winning Artist.
***New poem published in 2008
See poems at www.poetry.com
Mother of 3 children
Grandmother of 6 beautiful grandchildren.
Son in the U.S. Navy just returned frok Kuwait and will be in Virginia for 18
months.
DAILY PRAYER
Lord, please refresh my mind each day to remember all of the good things in
life that YOU have given me-a home, my healthy children, my job,
my friends, and my students who genuinely care about me. I trust YOU, Lord,
to take my disappointment in others and mold my brokeness into a tool of
trusst and hope no matter what is going on in my life, In Jesus' Name. Amen
God, grant me
The Serenilty
to accept the things I cannot change,
The Courage
to change the things I can, and
The Wisdom
to know the difference.
Art in Jr. High follows a sequential body of content knowledge and skills
that broadens learners' understanding of visual expression. Students will
explore, organize, understand, and evaluate their abilities in art. As they
observe and discuss visual environments, they extend and deepen the basis of
their knowledge of art. They learn to value curiosity and to appreciate
flexibility in their thinking and decision-making. Jr. High art lays the
foundation for work at the high school level by providing students with
opportunities to:
• Express ideas, thoughts, and feelings
• Explore a wide variety of media
• Collaborate on group projects
• Relate art to social, environmental, and political issues.
• Historical and multi-cultural influences
Art as a means of self-expression is of primary importance in Jr. High
school. Students grow more independent in the process of producing artworks
that are meaningful to them. They mature in their abilities to observe,
experience, and express themselves in effective and innovative ways. The
teacher encourages exploration and experimentation and gives consciously
individualize instruction to meet the varied needs of their students.
Students engage in complex problem solving and creative thinking as they
examine ideas relevant to the study of art.
Art is one semester in seventh grade and one semester in eighth grade.
"Art is that language, that common, innate desire to express ourselves and
communicate. Art transcends politics. Art truly goes beyond all borders."
