CT DPT EVALUATIONS

CT Observations

US Evaulations (Elementary)

US Observations (Secondary)

" Remember that you will always know more than the people you are teaching to."

" I can see that you know what you are talking about but I want you to show the students your confidence on what details to fix."

" Even when the students are warming up, never accept them just going through the motions. Always remind them to play as if it were a performance."

~ Mike McGrath (Coordinator for Secondary Music at CCSD)

~ "Have the students state the learning intention, in child friendly terms, so that they know what they should be learning."

~"Revisit this and the vocabulary throughout the lesson (eg.  “When you go to the barred instruments say something like, “What are we supposed to be learning today on the instruments?”-mallet technique. “What does that look like?”-pinch, wrap and roll.) This way they will be able to articulate it again at the end."

~"See if you can add a reflective part to the closure (maybe the person that throws the beanbag has to state one of the success criteria points?)  Allow them to self evaluate if they feel they have accomplished the intention for the day."

~ Amy Brown (Assistant Professor of Music Education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas)