Dr. Christopher Loftin
Ms. Yaxi Gao
Ava
Fall 2022-Spring2024 - Principal for two years with LTT initial implementation at her school.
Fall 2024 started as the Director of Federal Programs for her school system.
Ava's School
Rural school, primarily a farming community, predominantly white population (72.8%).
62.5% Free Lunch Eligible + 4.3% Reduced Lunch
See State Data. See NCES Data. Additional Data found in NCES Data Generator, ID #650998.
Connections between AUME and school
Connections between school faculty, admins, and AUME students
Connections between stakeholders (especially parents), school staff, and AUME
Several teachers took photos/videos of exciting musical moments and shared them with parents via school-approved apps
Vertical collaborations between AU Music and Music Education department and LTT/school staff and students
Instrument petting farms
Full-AU performances for LTT schools
Community Music Night
Collaborations between cooperating general education teachers and AUME students
Possibly have students observe general education teacher another time in the semester to work on classroom management and teaching strategies (especially implement management already in class into music classes to reinforce)
implement management already in class into music classes to reinforce)
We have a great thing going. Professionalism and consistency have been noted.
Teachers are starting to feel more comfortable with AU music education students as they are seeing the benefits.
What about new cooperating school teachers? How do we continue to build that rapport?
Continue the process with every new AUME class on building professionalism, resilience, and communication.
Continue to always have students’ best interests at heart
There are challenges. How do we overcome them for the benefit of students?
Not enough music in classrooms?
Need to encourage musical interest.
Students need more management and differentiation tools.
How can we continue and expand the impact of LTT?
More tangible musical items?
More experiences within school day? Outside school day?
Continue building rapport with all stakeholders
Partnership where all stakeholders have students best interests in mind is why this program has been so successful so far.
Find ways to incorporate music/art/arts into general education curriculum. (Some gen ed teachers are using music cues as behavior management. Since funding is always a challenge, how can we add more music, regardless of funding.
Music is an end unto itself, but music is beneficial for student engagement, confidence, creating patterns between music/art and music/core curriculum.
AU music education faculty and students are willing to receive and implement feedback
Growth Opportunity for LTT program: Need for more teaching strategies and classroom management
Possibly pair more extroverted with introverted
Possibly have students observe general education teacher another time in the semester to work on classroom management and teaching strategies (especially