Welcome to your class portfolio!! The purpose of this site is to show CAPE the development of your arts integration partnership, as guided by your big idea and inquiry question. 

Make sure you have the following:

1. Planning Form: You must fill out the planning form by October 15th

2. Reflection Questions: Make sure you have your reflection questions filled out for each semester

3. Class Documentation: Include your best documentation with captions. Note about videos: upload videos to your designated folder (click on link here), and then embed the video on this page by clicking "Drive" (under "Insert") on the right-hand side menu, then selecting your video from that folder under "Shared with me." 

IMPORTANT: 

• Please do not edit any other pages other than this, your class' page!

• Please make sure that all media that you upload only displays students whose parents have given consent to their documentation through the signed Media Release Form. Should you upload images of a student who has not given their consent to be documented, please make sure to blur their face.

Reflection Questions

How do you understand the concept of sensemaking in relation to your teachig practice?

I understand sensemaking as the process through which students actively create meaning by connecting new ideas to their lived experiences, identities, and relationships. In my teaching practice, sensemaking happens when learning is not just received, but felt, interpreted, and reshaped by students in ways that help them understand themselves and their place in the world.

What is something that you’ve learned about your students (and their funds of knowledge) that has influenced your class projects or class structures?

One important thing I’ve learned about my students is that they bring a deep well of funds of knowledge rooted in their cultural traditions, family histories, languages, and lived experiences, even when they do not initially recognize these as “academic” assets. Many students understand rhythm, storytelling, and music through family gatherings, celebrations, and community practices long before encountering them in a classroom setting. Recognizing this has significantly influenced both my class projects and how I structure learning.

How have you investigated your teacher inquiry questions thus far? 

I have investigated my teacher inquiry questions primarily through ongoing observation, reflection, and documentation of student participation during music-based and creative projects. Throughout after-school programming, I pay close attention to how students engage, collaborate, and express themselves when learning is connected to culture, music, and identity.

Class documentation: 

Students play ukuleles for the first time. In preparation for this, students learned about string instruments, as well as the rules for recieving the instrument and the importance of listening to each others in a group setting so we sound like one community playing together (harmony/unity) as opposed to many individuals playing different things at the same time (cacophony/chaos).

Reflection Questions

Class documentation