Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport
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For me, the classroom environment does not start and stop at our doorway. Below is a performance of myself and Ms. Lucksom alongside two students at an assisted living facility.
Student's look up to us not just as musicians, but as humans! This article details our grappling with New Years Resolutions, S.M.A.R.T. goals, and beliefs and attitudes.
In this Knight Time's article, a student calls me her "cello buddy," and assures me that everyone feels like they belong in our Orchestra.
Evidence of student interactions with other students:
Evidence of student interactions with other students:
Chamber Orchestra at Art Show 23.jpegStudents in the Chamber Orchestra rely on communicating, not only verbally but musically. Above is some evidence of the culture of Chamber. Socially, students are connecting with each other before and after Chamber Orchestra rehearsals, during lunch, etc. Musically, we rely on body language, breath, and pulse to create high quality music.
Below is evidence of the type of interactions students have in class. For our StringFest concert, students worked collaboratively to coordinate the set-up, the projector and miscellaneous technology, the posters, and the speeches that will occur. This concert presents not only the music that students put together but the totality of a student-driven concert, by students and for students.
Establishing a Culture for Learning
Establishing a Culture for Learning
Importance of Content
Importance of Content
Revelance is demonstrated in my praxis through repertoire selection. With my co-teacher, Ms. Nurkit Lucksom, I have explored the potential and results of student-selected songs. In our graduate studies, we worked together to best curate student choice. My own Graduate Oral Exam highlights the authentic student-centered nature of this practice.
Expectation of Learning and Achievement
Expectation of Learning and Achievement
Rigor is also what make content important. The rigor toolkit on the left below is from ICLE and the right is BandQuest's Facet Model. The Facets Model translates rigor into musical ensemble terms.
rigor documents.pdfFacetsModel.pdfManaging Classroom Procedures
Managing Classroom Procedures
A classroom operates smoothly when routines are established. The following slides demonstrate the routine nature of the 5th grade Orchestra.
Managing Student Behavior
Managing Student Behavior
This slide was shown the first day of 5th grade Orchestra, to establish expectations. Midyear, I noticed that students were not treating instruments with care and respect and thus created the below Forgotten Instrument Form. To its right is a student sample.
Organizing Physical Space
Organizing Physical Space
Current seating
Current seating
Potential future seatings
Potential future seatings
Circle, smaller circles, or the fishbowl or wagon wheel, with the inner circle facing out, may all prove to be especially effective in peer to peer interactions.
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