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Yearbook Advisor
Graphic Design & Digital Media Teacher
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I am credentialed in Industrial and Technology Education, Multiple Subjects, and Art. I also hold a Master’s Degree in Best Practices of Education. My focus is to present practical computer-based lessons that students will be able to utilize immediately, while enjoying the process.
Digital Media I class is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to use computers effectively, to design documents and images that will enhance their work at school and beyond. Students will improve abilities in all core classes for better presentations, document formatting, and organization. Students will understand how computers relate to design, and their future careers. Lessons are created to integrate literacy standards from the common core initiative as well as from the Media and Design Arts Pathway of the California Career Technical Education Curriculum Standards. Students will use Google Docs and Adobe Creative software to design resumes, posters, advertising, artwork, videos, games and presentations that support their communities, families and selves.
Digital Media I class is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to use computers effectively, to design documents and images that will enhance their work at school and beyond. Students will improve abilities in all core classes for better presentations, document formatting, and organization. Students will understand how computers relate to design, and their future careers. Lessons are created to integrate literacy standards from the common core initiative as well as from the Media and Design Arts Pathway of the California Career Technical Education Curriculum Standards. Students will use Google Docs and Adobe Creative software to design resumes, posters, advertising, artwork, videos, games and presentations that support their communities, families and selves.
In the Graphic Design Capstone course, we will focus on giving students an in depth knowledge of Adobe Design software. Our goals is for students to have real life clients for whom they can design websites, brochures, and other graphics related projects while getting feedback and critiques from design professionals. We will be building their knowledge from Digital Media, Drawing, and Design courses they took as part of the Graphic Design pathway. We will be guided by the Media and Design Arts Pathway of the California Career Technical Education Curriculum Standards in our coursework. We are proud to also be offering Adobe Associate Certifications free of charge to our students as a way for them to demonstrate their in depth understanding of professional design software and design principles.
As Yearbook advisor at BCCHS, I help recruit, train and oversee a highly qualified design and photography team of students who work collaboratively to produce the school yearbook.
As member of the Digital Media Arts Academy, I collaborate with fellow staff to bring the best of 21st century learning to our students.
I love working at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Our students and staff are wonderful. Together, we are collaborating to make our campus a continually evolving space for young minds to develop and realize dreams of a successful future.
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- Mari Kono
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- Technical Arts Department Chair / Digital Media & Graphic Design Teacher/Yearbook Adviser
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