Jack Valle

I am an enthusiastic educator and artist, excited to educate, encourage, and mentor all students in the future as an art educator. Driven on providing an interactive and goal oriented art learning environment in order to allow student s to learn and grow in the classroom and beyond. I want to inspire all students to learn art in a safe and encouraging classroom environment. Has experience with students ages 5 to 16, as well as tailoring art lesson plans to students interests, curriculum requirements, and leading and educating classroom sizes up to 30 students.

• Maintained a 4.0 GPA at UNT while maintaining a part time job 28 hours a week.
• Recipient of 3rd place in an art competition at the Weatherford College held in Fort Worth Texas.
• Received a perfect score medal for VASE in 2020 for Azle High School.
• Won 4 medals in 2 different states for weightlifting (TX, IL).

• Passed the EC-12(178)
• Passed the PPR-160

When it comes to creating artworks, I pull inspiration from multiple areas and time periods from the art world to create my artwork. 

While inspired from those sources, I am able to learn about the history, culture, influence and importance of the artwork. I learn more than just a painting or drawing technique, I learn what other cultures valued in their artwork, as well as the significance the artwork has on the world today. I look forward to inspiring students with this creative technique of learning about art, art history, and the significant impact it can have throughout generations. 

By investigating and learning about art pieces, I have subsequently learned about other cultures and how art is sacred to them. From the Avant Garde art movements originating in Europe that signified a massive cultural shift and attitude of Europeans, to the Benin Bronzes that hold the history of Kingdom of Benin in modern day Nigeria, to the rapid development of skyscrapers in the twentieth century and the importance it had on American culture as well as the world.

I desire to learn more art techniques and develop my technical skills as an artist. I also become more culturally aware, and become more understanding of other cultures and their impact on the world. This is what I bring to students; a classroom environment that is dedicated to building skills for the students to grow as an artist, and to help students see the rest of the world through the lens of the artworks and styles from across the world.

REFERENCES:

Baryn Shepherd

High School Art Teacher

Phone: 817-578-7687

Email: bshepherd@azleisd.net

Randell Robins

Figure Drawing II Prof.

Phone: N/a

Email: Randal.Robins@my.unt.edu

Deborah Diaczenko

Middle School Art Teacher

Phone: 940-389-4732

Email: dede.diaczenko@decaturisd.us

Beth Link

Art Education Prof.

Phone: 940-396-7559

Email: Beth.Link@unt.edu