It is my conviction that the visual arts and visual arts education are subjects worth knowing. For this fundamental reason, my mission in education is to provide meaningful teaching in and through the visual arts while making connections to various areas of learning and real life experiences.

All students under my direction are provided a learning environment that values cultural and social differences, recognizes divergent learning styles, and encourages deep thinking and better cognition. This type of learning environment requires interactive participation between my students and myself. It is not a situation that relies upon regurgitation of textbook knowledge and skills; rather, it is a situation that makes students responsible for individual learning and personal demonstrations of competence. It is a learning situation that empowers students in their own cognitive development.

In practical terms, my teaching approach is one of modeling, coaching, and self-reflection.  This learning environment creates (in my opinion) a healthy classroom that encourages students to be risk-taking team players rather than passive bystanders of their own education.