Hello, All! I hope you enjoyed the first week of class---it has been a pleasure to read your blogs, assignments, and lesson plans thus far this week. I wanted to send you a couple of reminders for next week of class:
1. For your first journal article, please choose a peer-reviewed journal (digital OR hard copy)--it should be from Teaching Music or the Journal of Music Education. If you find another interesting journal article and are unsure about its validity, just shoot me an email.
2. Remember to bring your recorder next Tuesday---we will be beginning learning the recorder. Please review musictheory.net to ensure that you know the names of the lines and spaces on the treble clef staff. We will be moving sequentially, but quickly, so come prepared.
3. Please keep in mind that every assignment is important and has a purpose....if you are continuing to read the lecture notes, the hand-outs in class, and assigned reading from your texts, you will find that there is a culminating theme---much of this course is "active learning"---my role as a facilitator, and your role as a life-long learner. Think of college as your chance to "train" for teaching rather than just another place to finish assignments, get "through" a class, and get your degree.
An interesting article to read about discovering your own learning style (as well as shedding some light on the learning styles of your future students) discusses the Myers-Briggs model for student learning:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwmbti.html
(Hint: this would be an excellent article to print off for your portfolio):-)
Have a wonderful weekend, and I am looking forward to seeing you Tuesday!
Dr. H.
One more detail:
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention the components of your article summary:
The first part should contain a summation of the article's content. The second part should be a reflection on your opinions and thoughts of the article....did you like it? Not like it? Why? Do you think it was valid/not valid? Explain. The third section should be a detailed summary of how you would be able to use this information in your own (future) classroom.....what information did you glean from this article that might help you in the future?
Good luck!
Some guidelines to develop your teaching skills:
ReplyDeleteIn early May, the Nebraska State Education Association released the early development of teacher and principal standards to help guide students and institutions toward what all teacher and principal candidates in the state of Nebraska should be able to accomplish. Take a look at these standards....ask yourself, "Am I meeting these standards/on my way to meeting these standards?" It is a great way to self-assess....
http://www.education.ne.gov/EducatorPrep/Articles/MAY_5_PUBLIC_DRAFT.pdf
Dr. H.
You mentioned you want a hard copy, so would you like us to sent you the link to our article or bring a copy to class?
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