THE ART OF TEACHING

A HUGE thank you to everyone out there for participating in The Creative Process! Very awesome of all of you. We have created a new section to celebrate the "invisible arts"– the teachers, editors, translators, curators and others who do important work but who we do not honor as much as we should. We are always open to new ideas and we would love to hear from you. If you would be interested in participating in a brief interview, it may be included on www.creativeproces.info, shown as part of the projection elements of the traveling exhibition, and excerpted by participating literary magazines. Interview/Submission Form

What is The Creative Process?
A travelling exhibition of interviews and portraits of writers from around the world. The Creative Process is being exhibited at leading universities and selected literary museums. As a part of our non-profit international educational initiative, we are publishing poems, stories, essays, and creative works broadly related to the author interviews, which will appear in a network of university and national literary magazines.

THE ART OF TEACHING

Interview

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

The questions below are merely suggestions. Feel free to skip or go more in-depth on any subject you feel relevant to your teaching process.

THE ART OF TEACHING
When did you realize you wanted to become a teacher?
Were you always interested in helping people? Are your parents teachers?

TELL US A STORY
What are some of the most rewarding things about teaching?
Can you share experience(s) which made all the hard work worthwhile?
Do you stay in touch with your students/teachers? How do you maintain your enthusiasm and motivation to teach and connect with students?

IN THE BEGINNING...
What are some things you wished you had known as teacher starting out?

FORMATIVE INFLUENCES
Which teachers, parents, colleagues have been important to you and your evolution as a teacher?
How did their example or advice impact you and the kind of teacher you would become?
What books were important to you growing up or to your formation as a teacher?
And which books/creative works do you recommend to your students?

HOW IS CREATIVITY PART OF YOUR TEACHING PROCESS?
Do you think telling stories, engaging students’ imaginations is an important part of the learning process?
What do you feel makes your approach to teaching a little different than what educators might find in books on pedagogy?

THE CHANGING FACE OF EDUCATION
Looking back, how has the teaching profession changed since you started?
In your view, what are some positive developments? And, in this technological age, what are some traditional approaches to education which you feel are important to maintain…which we may be at risk of losing?

LIFE APART FROM TEACHING - Outside Interests, Hobbies, Artistic Practice
Besides teaching, what other art forms and disciplines interest you?
Do you write fiction, poetry, make visual art, music, film…? What makes that discipline distinct from all other art forms?
If you would also like to submit a creative work or essay to us, the submission page for creative works can be found here: http://www.creativeprocess.info/submission-form-creative-works

Please feel free to skip any questions you have already answered as part of your Art of Teaching interview.

MY PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING - Advice for young teachers and students.
What books would you recommend to new teachers?
What advice do you give your students?
What do you hope your students take away from your classes?

DO YOU HAVE A BOOK, ART OR EDUCATION PROJECT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE?

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HUMANITIES
What are your hopes/concerns for the future of literature? What are your thoughts on the importance of creativity and the humanities?
What are your views on the future of communication and how technology is changing the way we communicate, read, interact with the world and our imaginations?
Considering the current state of the world, what are your hopes for our future on this planet? As we face various problems, do you think education should be at the center of a humanistic vision of our world?

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Tell us about yourself! Up to 120 words in 3rd person. Please include your website, facebook URL, and twitter handle so we can link to same and notify you when your piece is online. Alternatively, we can social share with your publisher or university.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?

Please send us a photo(s) of yourself and, if possible, include one in the classroom with your students. Kindly include in the subject line: Your Name / The Art of Teaching to submissions@creativeprocess.info

I would like information on how to participate in The Creative Process.

Can I send artwork to accompany my interview?
Yes. Feel free to send us photos of yourself, related images, book covers, and artworks, which may accompany your piece or be used as a starting point for a new artwork/collaboration with the artist Mia Funk.

I’d like to get involved in other aspects of the traveling exhibition and educational initiative.
That’s great. There are many ways to get involved. Let us know on the submission form, and we’ll send you more information. Feel free to share this page with colleagues so they may participate in an Art of Teaching interview.

You can also invite colleagues and students to submit essays, stories, poems, and other creative works, which may be published alongside your interview and contribute to a collective portrait of you and your teaching process.

We welcome your suggestions for interviewees in literature, the humanities, and STEM disciplines for the traveling exhibitions.

One of our educational initiatives is collaborating with leading film schools, writers, and the non-profit initiative Storyvid on the creation of short films. Read more > Through film workshops and special 4th-year courses dedicated to combining film and literature, students and faculty collaborate on the short film adaptations. If you would like to participate in this, please fill out the Short Film Collaborations section of the submission form and your piece(s) will be added to a selection of work available for adaptation. If your story is selected, you will be contacted by the participating film school, and there may be opportunities to collaborate further in the filmmaking process. When the film is made, you will be gifted with an original artwork by Mia Funk inspired by your writing.

How should I submit audio/videos? What are you looking for? Is interpretation open?
Yes, interpretation is open. You might submit audio/video of a lecture or talk where you are discussing teaching/your creative process. Some teachers have a background in the arts or other disciplines, and it can often be interesting to read their interview alongside other expressions of their creativity.
Video submissions should be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo (public access). Please copy and paste the link(s) into your submission form.
Audio – We support .mp3. (If you have audio in another file type and aren’t sure how to convert it, we can make the necessary conversions.)
Most smartphone recordings will automatically be compressed. For best performance, we recommend compressing your files using these specifications:
Bit Depth: 16bit / Bitrate: 128 kbps max (96 kbps for spoken word)
File Size: 160 MB or smaller. For larger files, we will link to an external host.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. And thank you for participating in The Creative Process!

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