What's your Minecraft Username?:
_saage
What's your Discord username?:
_saagee
What's your Time Zone?:
EDT
Provide any link(s) to previous applications:
What are your current roles on the server?:
_saage - main & only account
[ GRADE-12 ] Lottie Nikov-Marlowe (current primary)
[ GRADE-12 ] Vanya Vitale (applying with)
Why are Teachers so important to SchoolRP?:
Teachers are the most integral part of SRP for so many reasons. The first reason, one that I felt was the most important to me when I was new to the server, is how they’re essentially the first person that will assist you in the server. One of my very first memories on the server was in a class, and in that class, I learned a variety of basics that’re necessary in the server such as /me, /whisper, and just the basics of how exactly the server worked.
Second, and probably most importantly, teachers are simply the face of SchoolRP. With the nature of the server, being centered around the school and all, it’s a given that teachers would be included. Without teachers, there would be no classes, therefore there would be no school! It wouldn’t be SchoolRP without teachers.
Lastly, it is important for the functioning of the school to have many faculty members to make sure things are running smoothly! The councillors and principals can’t handle the hundreds of kids at a time, and teachers are the perfect people for that job! There are many of them, which means that there can be many eyes around the school to stop delinquents and troublemakers!
Do you acknowledge that if you are inactive you may lose your role?:
Yes, I do!
Do you agree to undergo teacher training if your application is successful?:
Yes. I had hoped for something like this as I still have questions that I presume will be answered within this training!
What's your character's full name?:
"My name is Vanya Vitale... the middle name remains a mystery, okay?"
What is your character's nationality?:
"Born and raised in Italy."
What is your preferred subject to teach?:
"Art, absolutely!"
Describe your character:
Vanya Vitale stands at a relatively average height of 5’5, with wavy blonde hair dipping just below her shoulders. Her style seemed to reflect her soul; self expression was one thing Vanya preached constantly. It reflected that of a generic English/Art teacher, usually wearing sweater-vests and cargos.
Vanya is nothing if not genuine. Since she was young, Vanya was always a creative kid. She spent most of her evenings drawing on the walls with crayons and painting everywhere besides the easel. She always wanted to share herself with the world, to show that vulnerability is an important and necessary part of the world, especially the art world, and that was something she wanted everyone to believe in.
As she grew up, her artistic spark never faded. Her love for design and creation had never once dwindled, and she continued to preach the art of expression. Throughout all her pieces was a little bit of herself. Though on the surface, she’d appear to be a joyous, delightful person, her artworks would reflect the part of her that was beneath that; the deep, gritty parts of herself that she could never make obvious upon first gaze. She constantly focused on remaining a positive glow outside of that, though. She would express the positive, enthusiastic parts of herself throughout all the other places in her life; her real self was exclusive to her art. She was transparent with who she was, but she believed there was a time and a place, and if someone wanted to learn more, they would ask.
What is your character's outlook on students and co-workers?:
Vanya loves all of her students, even the miscreants. She does her best to give students as many chances as possible, and it’s rare for her to dislike any of them. Even when they’re giving her grief, Vanya is a patient woman, and it’s not easy for her to grow short with any of her students. She feels as though it’s lame wasting time on viewing students negatively—they’re kids after all, and her job is to teach them how to grow into proper members of society.
On the other hand, with co-workers, she is nothing if not respectful. She respects their position tremendously and tries to be as friendly as she can with each and every one of them, whether or not she agrees with their teaching or behavior. She would hate to disrespect any of her peers in any way at all. For the most part, though, Vanya simply comes to school to teach and then goes home. She’s not the most social, but will hold conversation if necessary.
What is your character's motivation for teaching?:
Vanya’s main motivation is spreading her desire to create and express herself around to the new generation. She knows that nowadays, many teenagers are often closed off with their emotions. She knows the emotional and mental toll that this can have on them, knowing that closing yourself off and hiding how you feel away is never healthy. So, Vanya aspires to show as many kids as she can the joy of expression—to show them that being open and vulnerable sometimes can be a wonderful, freeing thing.
Aside from that, Vanya has always enjoyed assisting people. Whether that was helping out her parents at home when she was little, or volunteering where she was needed after school hours, she always wanted to help. So, when the idea of teaching came to her, she knew it would be right where she belonged. Through her teaching, she wished to guide students to their potential, and be a source of inspiration and comfort within the school scene when she was needed. She wanted to help students learn how to create and spark creativity within them that they may or may not have already discovered within themselves. It was important to her that she could spread her love of the arts with as many people as possible.
A student in class is struggling to understand the content, what would your character do?:
Her eyes would flicker towards the student as a hesitant hand shot up into the air. She paused what the was saying, eyebrows quirking as she nodded to the student. “Hm?” She titled her head, listening closely as the student began asking her questions—ones she had assumed were rather simple concepts. Her face softened, nodding slowly.
“Just give me a moment to finish this, and I’ll come to you.” She hummed, smiling towards the student before returning to what she had been explaining. After she explained the assignment, and allowed the students to do their thing, she made her way towards the student’s desk, pulling up a chair and trying to present them with a comforting tone.
“Alrighty, lets walk through this together, yeah?”
A student is continuously being disruptive in class, talking out of turn, and making jokes with classmates. What would your character do?:
Vanya frowned as she was abruptly cut off in the middle of her sentence as the student began to shout things out. She narrowed her eyes in the kid’s direction, noticing the distraction they had been creating for the others around them. “Excuse me, please save your conversations ‘till after the lesson, okay?” She pursed her lips together, raising an eyebrow for a moment as the kid briefly went silent.
After picking up where she left off, she noticed them continuing with their antics—this time quieter, yet just as distracting. A paper plane whizzed through the air, and Vanya sighed. She continued talking, walking towards the piece of paper and folding it flat, placing it down on her desk and looking towards the student once more. She gave them yet another look, noting in her head that they were down to two strikes.
With an obnoxious laugh in the back of the class, just minutes after she had delt with the plane problem, she had enough. She wouldn’t mind discussing more with the student after and trying to help figure out what exactly the issue is, but as of now, it was too distracting. “That’s enough.” She shook her head, pointing towards the door. “Out, please.” Her tone was stern, but not harsh. Just enough to get her point across. She quickly apologized to the students that they had distracted, then clasped her hands together.
“Okay... lets get right back to it!”
Provide at least 2 interactive class ideas related to your preferred subject:
AUDIBLE VISUALS
The class would first start with a brief introduction where the students would learn about the importance of composition, color, and themes when they’re making pieces. Then, the project would be explained to them.
In their task, students would be asked to pick any song of their choice, as long as it was appropriate, and listen through it a few times. After they’ve really allowed their given song to resonate with them, they would be tasked to create a collaborative piece with a partner that includes attributes of both of their songs, allowing them to blend. Not only would this test their creativity and ability to interpret songs, but it would give them a chance to further their collaborating skills and composition elements. It would challenge them to hopefully discuss with new people and make them cooperate to create a piece that is not only creative, but consistent and blending together nicely, even if their songs are completely different (such as blending a hip-hop song with an indie-rock song).
OBSERVATIONAL MODELING
Vanya really values communication and collaboration in her classes, and that’s reflected within her assignments. The class would begin with a lesson on the difference between observational drawings and conceptual drawings. She’d go over how important it is to know when and where to use each technique, and then it would begin to transfer into the assignment.
For this task, the students would be required to pick a partner, or group if they pleased (though, it would take much longer). One of the partners would pick a position to sit in their chair, and using the observational technique, they would begin to replicate their partner’s pose with a simple pencil sketch. Once they were finished, they would then switch roles, and the one who’d been posing, would switch to drawing, and vice versa.
SUCCULENT SCULPTURES
When the students would enter the class, they would find several potted plants on each desk. To begin the lesson, she would first discuss the importance of balance and form, especially within art—being two very important principles and elements of design.
Following this, the students would each receive a chunk of clay, and another short lesson about different clay techniques—such as wedging, casting, and pinching—would be taught before she allowed them to do their thing. When she wrapped up, the students would be required to replicate the plant in front of them, as well as the small pot it was contained in.
FILM FANATICS
As the class began, a movie would already be running in the background. To ease the confusion of her students, Vanya would then present them each with examples of comic and graphic novel pages. She would then give a short lesson on composition as well as movement.
Afterwards, she’d hand each of them some papers, allowing the students to decide for themselves on a movie as well as a scene from said movie. With their time, they would be instructed to design a short mock-up sketch of a comic scene, practicing their own personal style as they swayed from the usual observational pieces. The purpose of this would be to encourage the students to get creative with their designs and learn how to interpret scenes in their own personal ways.
Have you read and understand the Teacher Application Guidance thread?
Yes, a few times!
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