Lesson Plan Steps/Rote Learning/Sequential Learning

Steps of a Lesson Plan:

1.       Anticipatory Set--- Get the students attention
2.       State the Objectives--- Tell the students what they will learn
3.       Teacher Input--- Teacher describes the content
4.     Modeling--- Teacher shows an example
5.    Check for Understanding--- Teacher checks to see if the students know what they are learning
6.     Guided Practice--- Students work on problems with groups and teacher help
7.    Review/Closure--- Summary of the lesson
8.     Independent Performance--- students complete individual work over the lesson

Rote Learning

Rote learning uses the repeat after me strategy. The teacher breaks a song into small sections, usually by line. Then the teacher sings one line at a time for the students to repeat. After each echo, the teacher adds another line to the phrase. Eventually the whole song will be sung, so the teacher will sing it once more alone and then the students will repeat the whole thing. If there are parts that were not correct, the teacher will go back to that section of the song and review it with the students. Once the song is completely known and ready, actions can be added to the song.

Importance of Sequential Learning

Sequential learning is very important within a classroom. It is like creating a foundation and then building off of it to get to higher levels of thinking. Students learn from repeating knowledge that they already know to reinforce that concept. Students learn a concept in one lesson and then carry it with them to the next lesson for extra practice. Overall, sequential learning is important because creates a better understanding of the concepts being taught.

Educational Philosophy Alignment

                My personal education philosophy will always be changing and progressing. This is because I want to be a continuous learner. When it comes to the National standards and my educational philosophy, it is important to identify how students learn and also know the development of children. I believe that all students should strive to succeed, but this does not mean that they need to be perfect. I believe that students and all people learn from their mistakes and successes. Adding music to the classroom will make learning fun and exciting for students. Music gives students the chance to express themselves and show off their uniqueness. In order to do this, I need their environment safe and comfortable so that they are not afraid to be who they are. I want my classroom to be a community.

Music Therapy

                 I love the idea of music therapy. I could tell in the video that the children participating in the music therapy were happy and enjoying themselves. It looked like it helped them open up and forget about their situation. Music is a kind of escape for them. I think music therapy could help with literacy and reading because it can make it fun. It shows children and adults that reading does not have to be boring and can instead be exciting and fun. For the development of social skills, music therapy can be empowering for children. Music gives them the chance to express themselves and show their uniqueness. Music gives children confidence. Overall, Music therapy can be very beneficial for children.

Special Education and Differentiated Learners

                I have not had a lot of time in a special education classroom. I have taken a couple of special education classes that I felt were very beneficial to me. I learned about what takes place in special education classroom and strategies that are used to reach all types of learners. Although I have not had a lot of time in a special education classroom, the place I work hires people from Mainstream Living, which is a place that enhances the opportunities for people with disabilities. These people are the friendliest, most hard-working people I work with. They also always work with a smile and their happiness in contagious.

               

                Every student we teach is going to be unique. They are all going to have different learning paces, styles, and abilities. It is the teacher’s job to be able to identify and meet the needs of all learners. It is the students’ right to receive equal education opportunities. While a concept might click right away for some students, it might take extra time to reach other students. Teaching concepts in different styles and providing learning materials can help meet the needs of differentiated learners. Another way is to do both large-group and small-group learning. Students can learn a lot from each other. Finally, teachers should continuously be assessing the students on what they know. This is so the teacher can identify what the students know and what the teacher needs to review with the class and approach it in a different way.

Compare/Contrast: Bloom's Taxonomy and 9 National Standards

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Nine National Standards for Music Education are very similar. Bloom’s taxonomy is made up of remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. One of the things that make these two so similar is that in order to get to the highest step, you have to complete the beginning steps first. For example in Bloom’s taxonomy, a person first has to be able to remember the information before he or she can create something new with the concept. This is   like the music standards. A person must be able to understand music and be able to play it before he or she can evaluate and create his or her own. The beginning steps are like the foundation that has to be built upon to get to the higher levels for both Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Nine National Standards for Music Education. The difference between the two is that Bloom’s Taxonomy is more general than the Nine National Standards for Music Education. Bloom’s Taxonomy can be used in all subjects and areas of school while the Nine National Standards for Music Education is specifically for music. 

Definitions

Cognitive learning: Learning that involves comprehending information, organizing ideas, and problem solving.

Cooperative Learning: An approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences for students.

Eurhythmics: the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding.

Multiple Intelligence Theory: 8 intelligence groups developed by Gardner that help teachers see what the strength and weaknesses of their students.

Rote Learning: A memorization technique that is based on repetition.

Think-Pair-Share: The strategy where the teacher poses a question, the students take time to think of an answer on their own, and then the students find a partner and discuss what their answers are.

Checking For Understanding: The process to which the teacher takes time to make sure the students understand the material to which they were just taught.

Assertion: Time and Sustained Energy

An arts education that meets student standards needs to be conducted for a long enough period of time to actually take root and grow; in consequence, because time is a key issue for instruction, teacher preparation programs need to focus on time management as a key issue.

The assertion I decided to respond to was the time and sustained energy assertion. I think that this assertion is very relevant because as the article stated, the curriculum keeps being added to, but the time remains the same. Teachers have very limited time during their days to create lessons that take a lot of preparation. Music and art benefit children in many ways. It helps students remember concepts and is a factor in raising standardized test scores. Although planning music and art lessons are a little more time consuming, teachers should invest that time so that their students can thrive as well-rounded learners.