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One of the many things I look forward to as a teacher is building relationships and communities within my classroom. In my life outside of school, I am looking forward to spending time with my new born niece and nephew.

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Examples of formative assessments used within the lesson are oral discussions with the class, questioning, praise-polish- ponder. Other ways to use formative assessment to engage all learners could be observation, playing rubrics, and checklists.

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One way to utilize UDL to reduce obstacles to learning and create engagement for all students would be to show/present information in different ways.  One way I can do this is by presenting the information and then having students think-pair-share the information to summarize in their own words.  Going farther with that idea, I can have students write down the information in their music journals with their personal notes.

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As a teacher, I am looking forward to helping students find and grow their inner musician. I desire to provide the opportunity for all of my students to realize what they are capable of and to experience musical self expression. Outside of school I look forward to spending time with my family and being the best mom I can possibly be!

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The band teacher in the video I chose uses a few different formative assessment techniques that I also employ in my own classroom. When working with the whole band she assesses students through observation as well as listening. If she notices a specific section needing work or intonation is off, she will ask that section specifically to play in order to fix what she is hearing. More individual and specific feedback occurs in sectional times when she is able to give more personalized feedback to students. She may consider adding an exit ticket which addresses one of the concepts from the lesson that day or allowing partner sharing in which peers check in on each other.

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I look forward to engaging with my students on a more personal level. Many emotionally disturbed students express themselves using art. Giving them an opportunity to engage in the curriculum, using skills that they enjoy using, will allow me to engage with them with them for better understanding.   

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I look forward to engaging with my students on a more personal level. Many emotionally disturbed students express themselves using art. Giving them an opportunity to engage in the curriculum, using skills that they enjoy using, will allow me to engage with them with them for better understanding.   

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The teacher in this video used group work for a formative assessment. All the students had to design a song that they think an owl would use in the wild. Then all the students would try and sing the song together. Another method that she could have used is to have a piano that makes animal sounds, and play along with them. This could raise interest in musical instruments.

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I like how every student learns differently. What UDL will do is engage students with their strengths so they can develop their weakness. How this can be done is to let the student approach a problem from their own point a view. We, as teachers, can guide them along the way. This will give the students ownership of the problem at hand and increase their confidence.

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Reducing obstacles to learning and increasing engagement is the goal of any teacher. One way I can increase engagement by utilizing UDL practices would be to allow students multiple ways to express or demonstrate their learning. In band, the obvious and most utilized mode of expression is through playing our instruments. Students may also demonstrate their learning by written communication in their music journals as well as opportunities to "teach" the class.

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Next year I look forward to expanding our digital media resources and classes to go with them!  Outside of school I'm filling up with music bookings for various bands and projects over the summer.

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Next year I look forward to expanding our digital media resources and classes to go with them!  Outside of school I'm filling up with music bookings for various bands and projects over the summer.

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Elements of Dance. Verbal responses, asks students (volunteers, not random). Observation during exploration time. Prompted peer conversations and interactions while observed by teacher. Reflection on process encouraged and prompted.

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I have to remind myself to keep my learning goals at the forefront of the entire lesson design process.  If I ask my students to create a written reflection on a music composition activity,  I may accidentally be assessing a student's writing skills and not their composition or musical understanding.

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I look forward to continuing to grow our program.  I'd like to focus on chamber music of all sorts, as well as overall programming.  

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I look forward to continuing to grow our program.  I'd like to focus on chamber music of all sorts, as well as overall programming.  

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Music (Grades 9-12) - “Arts Integration: Exploring the Music Business”

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Music (Grades 9-12) - “Arts Integration: Exploring the Music Business”

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This instructor incorporates several different types of formative assessment. First, he is constantly asking questions of the students as the conversation flows. Second, he asks the students to ask questions and he asks them follow up questions. Third, he allows them to start giving suggestions to the performer, even going to far as to change instrumentation. Finally, he asks the students to create a music video with the artist. All of these ways are formative assessment methods. Each of them is showing what students know at the given moment. The final product, the music video, will be the summative assessment, but there is much formative assessment on the path to the final product.

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UDL is an important method so as to reach all students. I often need to remember to do this for everyone. Different practices may include a student being able to describe a piece of music in their own words, not how someone else has. Or assess their writing skills as opposed to their musical skills. Students can contribute to a band in ways other than musical ways.

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As a teacher I look forward to each new year and the completely different experiences that come with them. Different students bring different repertoire, different shows, different ways of teaching and interacting with kids. Outside of school I look forward to spending time at home and with family and friends.

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As a teacher I look forward to each new year and the completely different experiences that come with them. Different students bring different repertoire, different shows, different ways of teaching and interacting with kids. Outside of school I look forward to spending time at home and with family and friends.

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The teacher asked many questions to the group , encouraging new ideas which led to a group discussion.  The teacher listed student ideas on the board and formed smaller focus groups based on the discussion in which the students met to discuss specific ideas. Thea teacher observed the small group discussion asking questions to further new thoughts. Perhaps the teacher could have asked for an exit ticket summarizing each groups broad ideas.

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The teacher asked many questions to the group , encouraging new ideas which led to a group discussion.  The teacher listed student ideas on the board and formed smaller focus groups based on the discussion in which the students met to discuss specific ideas. Thea teacher observed the small group discussion asking questions to further new thoughts. Perhaps the teacher could have asked for an exit ticket summarizing each groups broad ideas.

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Specific examples of using UDL practices in my class: When teaching key signatures I differentiate instruction by using a combination of lecture/explanation, breaking into pairs and working together, watching a colorful video which includes some  animation, practice worksheets, dividing the class into teams and letting each team figure out the key on flashcards, and more. The more vary instruction the more likely it is that I will reach all learners. 

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Specific examples of using UDL practices in my class: When teaching key signatures I differentiate instruction by using a combination of lecture/explanation, breaking into pairs and working together, watching a colorful video which includes some  animation, practice worksheets, dividing the class into teams and letting each team figure out the key on flashcards, and more. The more vary instruction the more likely it is that I will reach all learners. 

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Every school year, I look forward to meeting my ensembles. I've never been able to predict what kind of students are coming into my class every year, so I can't fully plan repertoire. I love the first day of new students and asking them what do they want to play or what part do they sing.

Outside of school, I look forward to seeing more live music with the friends I have neglected due to my early bed time. I truly feel "teacher-tired" throughout the year and staying up late is very difficult. So it goes without saying that I also enjoy "sleeping in" until 7AM.

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The types of formative assessment that are happening in this lesson are questioning, discussion, and direct feedback. These are all things I do in my classroom. The way I engage everyone in the classroom is as the class with a scale 1-5, on their hands, to rate either a section fo students or a pair. I never do it for one student, to avoid embarrassment, but it really works to get the whole class listening to others.

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I teach in a school where many students are still developing their English skills. It has become somewhat second nature to write every new musical terminology on the board and accompany it with a drawing. In order to engage those who are under-challenged, I typically ask them to expand the definition another student has given. If a student gave a one word answer and cannot go further, I then ask another to explain it further. I then check back with the first student to repeat, or in their own words, say what that other student said. I sometimes then have the whole class say it together to catch some who were confused.