King of All Media

  • Welcome! I'm Galen Rosenberg, Johnson HS' instructor for Principles of Arts, AV Production, Commercial Photography, and Graphic Design! I sponsor JHS' Business Professionals of America chapter and our Stadium Video Crew, and I'm also the campus Webmaster. 

     

    My teaching philosophy: 

    Let's be honest, here. All of the information our kids need to absorb is already out there. Between textbooks, how-to files, apps, and YouTube videos they could almost do it all themselves! It begs the question - is a teacher still necessary? The data (and my humble opinion) say yes and I take on three roles as an educator: 

    - An Expert: I'm the guy that has specialized training in the tools along with specialized training in how to learn them and can be the resource to get through difficulties.

    - A Curator: I'm the guy that can design experiences and set up resource material to help kids learn the right things at the right time.

    - A Mentor: I'm the guy that has done this before, walked the trail a little, and can ask the right questions at the right time to challenge and encourage our kids to be the best they can along with provide some real-world advice when it is needed. 

     

    My environment: 

    I'm a firm believer in Design Thinking and try to structure our learning environment (physical, digital, and philosophical) to promote creativity, resilience, and innovation. In simple terms, I try as hard as I can to help students work hard, enjoy making new media, and make learning "not suck". I'm a media freak myself and genuinely enjoy the content we cover! I treat everyone here fairly and in an adult manner - reciprocate that and we'll always be good! I ask that everyone in the environment do The Two Things: TRY and CARE. 

     

    Contacting me:

    Email is normally the fastest, with Schoology messages the next option. I move around a lot during the day - I'm cool with USING voice to talk to you, just email me first so I'll be able to get near a phone!

    galen.rosenberg@hayscisd.net

    My extension is 44352.

     

    Cool stuff we do:

    - Publication design in magazine and album covers

    - Poster design in vision boards and infographics

    - Animation with Adobe Animate

    - Portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, and photo retouching with Adobe Photoshop

    - Video Production with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

    - Logo design with Adobe Illustrator

     

    Personally:

    I'm a Dallas native and newcomer to Hill Country! I've been teaching since 2005 and have covered almost every Arts/AV & Communication course at one point. Electronics and media has been my jam since my time in high school and have been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1998. I'm a HUGE sci-fi geek (Star Wars, Potter, LOTR, Dune - love it all) and tend to work that into our schoolwork. I'm also a big-time travel freak: 20 countries and four continents so far!  Weekends you'll find me either playing with my radio or photo equipment, cooking something interesting in my smoker and avoiding mowing, and looking for cheap international flight tickets!

    BS Communications, Dallas Baptist University '03
    MS Educational Technology Leadership, Texas A&M University-Commerce '16

    Google Certified Educator/Trainer/Innovator
    Adobe Creative Educator Level 2
    Apple Certified Teacher
    Apple Learning Coach
    Adobe Certified Professional - Premiere Pro/Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Video Design/Visual Design
    FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot
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