Waters-Burghy Blog

  As I reflect on my identity as a teacher I see that there is so much to me. I am a very complex person with a myriad of experiences that have helped to form who I am, and what I believe. I know that I have more to learn and room to grow, to add to who I am as a teacher and person.  I became a teacher by chance. I did not choose to teach, it chose me. Not many can say that. I had never truly sought to become a teacher. I feel that God’s hand has been not just in my life but also on my teaching journey. It is as if it is a divine appointment. My goal early on was to become a commercial artist in the field of Interior Design. While in my freshman year of college I changed my mind and became an Illustration major with Advertising/Graphic Design and Photography minors. After graduation, I became a graphic designer and have been an art director for several corporations through the years. In my last position as an art director,  I was offered a position as an adjunct instructo...

I have been a commercial artist for over 30 years and teaching for over 20 of those years. I have taught advertising/graphic design 16 years at the Columbus College of Art & Design and  Columbus State Community College. Where I taught design on the computer using the Adobe Creative Suite which includes; Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and After Effects.  I have been working with K-12 age children for over 20 years teaching in the classroom, art camp, church, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. I enjoy helping students learn history, language, math, science and literature through art to help them gain a greater understanding of the world around them. ​ My interests in art education include finding ways to help students connect to the world through art as well as help them to gain an appreciation for the arts.  I have taught at the elementary level at Licking Valley Elementary and currently teach at Licking Valley Middle School as the Visual Art teache...