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authentic audience = tone, style = context

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authentic audience = tone, style = context

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I thought that you all might like this resource as it is centered around middle school and ELA

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I like to use music to teach in my classroom (if you know me, this is obvious).

However, I also like to use it just for fun during independent time (Or quite group time)

I decided to share with you guys some of my favorite Pandora radio stations.

Unless it is holiday music I like to try to keep it to mostly instrumental arraignments.

Instrumental Versions of Popular Songs
These stations are GREAT. They are all instrumentalarguments of songs that are currently playing on most radios. Prepare yourself to hear your students singing along. So far, I don't have any future world renowned singers...but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Instrumental Hip Hop

At some schools my students would exclusively request this station, at others they wanted nothing to do with it. However, I always think that it is nice change of pace.

Reggae Instrumental

Same as above...this is nice to play on cold and rainy days!

Film Scores

This station is a LOT of fun. How can students not feel inspired with The Pirates of the Caribbean theme song playing? Although I must admit that from here on out whenever I hear this song I will think of this:

I feel like this category is pretty self explanatory

How can your room not be a calming environment with babbling brooks and raindrops mixed with instrumentals? I would like to find a straight up nature sounds only Pandora station, but alas, I cannot.

These are the holiday stations that I used in my classroom during the Christmas season last year. These seemed to stick to the classics.

If you go into your Pandora account under "Settings" you can filter out the explicit content and you can protect it with a PIN # which is great too!

Are there any stations that you guys use that I didn't mention?

Comparing Music and Poetry (Paired passages)
Identifying literary symbolism in music and literature
Identifying Figurative Language in Music Activity
Tone and Mood in Songs with answer key and intro PP
Making Inferences in Popular Songs with Suggested Answer Key
Figurative Language in Popular Songs with Suggested Answer Key
Literary Elements in Songs (59 songs!)
Point of view in Songs with answer key
Figurative Language in Popular Songs with Answer Key
Book/Movie Scene Soundtrack
Identifying Literary Theme in Popular Song Lyrics
Identify Elements of Plot Diagram in Songs with answer Key
Identifying Foreshadowing in Songs with answer key

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Pandora Stations for the middle school classroom

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I like to use music to teach in my classroom (if you know me, this is obvious). However, I also like to use it just for fun during independent time (Or quite group time) I decided to share with you guys some of my favorite Pandora radio stations.

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pg 59 "The open ended nature of the task, audience and format did create anxiety." I don't think that this is necessarily a bad thing! These kids will be put in real world situations that cause anxiety for the rest of their lives.  So, I don't see the anxiety that this classroom format creates as a negative, but a positive in that it further preps them for the real world. -AJ

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pg 59 "The open ended nature of the task, audience and format did create anxiety." I don't think that this is necessarily a bad thing! These kids will be put in real world situations that cause anxiety for the rest of their lives.  So, I don't see the anxiety that this classroom format creates as a negative, but a positive in that it further preps them for the real world. -AJ

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fear of failure, independence, responsibility = MINDSET (p. 59)

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fear of failure, independence, responsibility = MINDSET (p. 59)

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alison

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I like that this book provides the reader with links to what they describe to further help with comprehension. It makes it a great resource for the future! 

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I like that this book provides the reader with links to what they describe to further help with comprehension. It makes it a great resource for the future! 

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AJ

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Celebrating the small wins is IMPORTANT! It's easy to get discouraged in the middle of a project. Regroup and keep going!!! -Bridgit

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mathtrain.tv/category/student-created-videos

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Andy uses Pythagorean theorem often to make 90 degree angles on buildings
alison

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Check out the figure here to see examples of a communication goal using a writing standard. -B

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I like the idea of breaking down the walls that separate "school work" from "real work".  That was something I disliked about school as a kid myself.  Math in particular in my case.  When am I ever going to use Pythagorean theorem again?  Maybe if there was some real world context for me to relate to I might have paid more attention...

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I like the idea of breaking down the walls that separate "school work" from "real work".  That was something I disliked about school as a kid myself.  Math in particular in my case.  When am I ever going to use Pythagorean theorem again?  Maybe if there was some real world context for me to relate to I might have paid more attention...

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PS I never used PT after school.

Pg 54 AJ

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Relationships, relationships, relationships!! I do love that these models really do require a strong focus on developing strong relationships with students!

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Relationships, relationships, relationships!! I do love that these models really do require a strong focus on developing strong relationships with students!

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AJ Pg 54

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Students had to demonstrate mastery of the six triangle congruence theorems/postulates using any modality they chose. These are some of the best ones.

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kids probably aren't used to being given choices and flexibility and being encouraged to explore their own interests --
they probably have NO idea how to navigate the choice making, the evaluating --
that will need a lot of exploration (53)

alison

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"Teachers consult with students one on one to develop a coordinated plan and timeline for various tasks...." How is this facilitated in the classroom? At the beginning of every unit? Does that keep each class at completely different points? What if classes can't agree on a direction?

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"Teachers consult with students one on one to develop a coordinated plan and timeline for various tasks...." How is this facilitated in the classroom? At the beginning of every unit? Does that keep each class at completely different points? What if classes can't agree on a direction?

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Page 65- I have previously used writing rubrics specific to the assignment, but in our building we always use the same rubric so that they are familiar with it and practice understanding what they need to do for the state test- I see the merit in both.

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Page 65- I have previously used writing rubrics specific to the assignment, but in our building we always use the same rubric so that they are familiar with it and practice understanding what they need to do for the state test- I see the merit in both.

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-G

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Change who the power broker is...I've often wondered how to get students to "grade" themselves...they struggle with this, but I LOVE the idea.
-Stacey

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The student driven one on one conferences seem overwhelming...  it would be hard to keep straight what each child was doing!

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The student driven one on one conferences seem overwhelming...  it would be hard to keep straight what each child was doing!

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Sara

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maybe I start with students as "participants" . . . then, later, when they and I are more comfortable, we co-create . . . then work our way up to students as "drivers" . . . 

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maybe I start with students as "participants" . . . then, later, when they and I are more comfortable, we co-create . . . then work our way up to students as "drivers" . . . 

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Alison

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Student as participant - What do we do when our choices aren't a good fit for all students? We want to offer choices, but how many? Does that mean we have to tailor for every kid? To me, this aspect of it is overwhelming.

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Student as participant - What do we do when our choices aren't a good fit for all students? We want to offer choices, but how many? Does that mean we have to tailor for every kid? To me, this aspect of it is overwhelming.

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pg. 52
AJ

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Craig Gastauer is my hero! Authentic audiences!
-Stacey

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Page 58 mention a teacher who notes that when students focus on audience it changes how they write (ex: scientific rescue vs. for a parent)- I like the idea of turning this into a writing assignment in some way for perspective unit?

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Page 58 mention a teacher who notes that when students focus on audience it changes how they write (ex: scientific rescue vs. for a parent)- I like the idea of turning this into a writing assignment in some way for perspective unit?

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Page 58 -G

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For MS students, I LOVE comedy routines and finding the humor - especially in appropriate fashions!

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For MS students, I LOVE comedy routines and finding the humor - especially in appropriate fashions!

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-Stacey

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I disagree that tasks should feel "gimmicky." If they do, then the task should be changed. Authenticity is so important to student buy-in!

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I disagree that tasks should feel "gimmicky." If they do, then the task should be changed. Authenticity is so important to student buy-in!

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-Stacey

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"...break down the walls that separate 'school work' and 'real work,' making the assignment more relevant." YES!

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"...break down the walls that separate 'school work' and 'real work,' making the assignment more relevant." YES!

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-Stacey

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I remember other schools talking about having problems with "authenticity". What teachers think is authentic may not feel that way to students. pg. 61 Bridgit

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I remember other schools talking about having problems with "authenticity". What teachers think is authentic may not feel that way to students. pg. 61 Bridgit

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Love the word cloud on page 55. Lots of ideas I haven't thought about in regards to possible outcome "tasks" - p 55 Bridgit

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Students can exercise choice and still feel as though they have enough structure to avoid getting lost...maybe this is where to start - with student as participant? But what to do with those students for whom the choices are not necessarily a good fit?
-Stacey