Elizabeth Johnson's Group Padlet by Becky Brown https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5 Module 2 Teacher Response Padlet en-us 2019-03-21 22:24:11 UTC 2025-12-23 22:31:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Success: Earned superior ratings several years in a row with a group of 6-8th grade performers and all levels of experience and levels https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345825411
Challenge: the attitude and lack of commitment during my 1st year at a school. unfortunately in Shasta County, I had many 1st years at many schools.]]> 2019-03-27 17:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345825411 I thought it was very effective because kids were communicating and evaluating art with a focus and suggestions for improvement. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345826510 Teachers might face challenges in peer assessment because students often are not confident or knowledgeable enough to provide useful feedback to others]]> 2019-03-27 17:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345826510 I want to try this strategy with music performance examples. Both pre- recorded and our own live playing. Have students listen and use rubrics and/or feedback to understand what a 1-4 is and how to improve from a 2 to a 4 https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345827838 2019-03-27 17:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345827838 Success: Introduced a lyrical selection to my 7/8th grade band. Excellent response and students are willing to work on musicality and intonation. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345882413
Challenge- kids don't practice. We meet 3 times a week during the last period of the day. Students are apathetic and unmotivated during this time period, and with the lack of practice outside of class, it is difficult to keep the standard of excellence I would like to achieve with them]]> 2019-03-27 19:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345882413 I would like to have each section of my band play for the other section. What do the flute players hear when the trumpet players play a certain passage? A rubric containing articulation, dynamics, accuracy etc that could be turned in anonymously. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345886896 2019-03-27 20:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/345886896 I took my orchestra to an instrumental festival last week, the first they have ever done, and we received a Superior! My challenge is that I have completely overloaded myself with projects both at school and personally and I am more stressed than I have been in years. I have to learn to tell myself "no". https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346418518 2019-03-29 04:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346418518 I might want to consider peer assessment. Students care a lot about how their peers feel about their playing. Might be tricky though. They would have to buy into it. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346419295 2019-03-29 05:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346419295 Goodness, I filled out the next column before noticing this said "peer assessment"! Glad to know I am on the same wavelength as others. Students have to "agree" as a whole to this technique. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346419439 2019-03-29 05:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346419439 Challenge https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346829566 My biggest challenge is having a performing arts class (middle school) with  about half the students excited to be there and perform, and the other students hating every minute.

The most recent success was combining my performing arts class with the band kids for a period.  We did some simple improv games and some quick skits.  I think it  gave my reluctant  performers a chance to see  it can be fun.

]]> 2019-03-30 22:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346829566 Peer Assessment https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346834015 I think the peer assessments shown were very effective; the rubrics were clear and understandable, especially the visual ones. It is challenging using peer assessments because students don't always take their role very seriously when assessing other's work. If it is a friend, the work is great, with no real purpose or offer of improvement. I might use this strategy by creating with the students examples of what is excellent, etc. and have a visual rubric that doesn't just show 'this is what a beautiful bird should look like" but rather good methods for students to use while still being creative.]]> 2019-03-30 23:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346834015 https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346836448 With my actors, I will use the peer assessment strategy. They don't always 'hear' my instructions/suggestions; having fellow actors use the rubric with common "director's comments" might be more motivating. I think this will prove to be effective because students aren't just saying positive things to their friends; the feedback will be useful.]]> 2019-03-31 00:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346836448 https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346902965 I think Donnor set clear expectations with the use of peer assessment. The students were able to write clear and explicit notes to each other and use examples from the rubric in their notes.
When using peer assessment I could see how students may have difficulty if the expectations aren't clearly set. With the use Donnor's use of the rubric and showing visuals she avoided any confusion. 
The only thing I may consider modifying would be to have kids discuss what they see and notice about the rubric models first rather than a teacher led discussion.  ]]> 2019-03-31 15:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346902965 https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346904356 I would like to use more visuals and rubrics to set clear expectations with classroom projects. I see this as a highly effective teaching tool to increase student understanding of the subject matter. ]]> 2019-03-31 15:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346904356 https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346904933 One success I've had is observing the increase in detail that my students have in their art products. It's always a great experience to see the quality of their work increase over the school year 
Challenges? I have to pick only one? :) I struggle with keeping within my school budget when planning and producing quality art projects for an entire school year.  ]]> 2019-03-31 15:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346904933 Peer assessments. Test comment here. https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346912946 2019-03-31 16:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346912946 One challenge I have experienced is having daily content that engages all of my students no matter what level they are at. One success of late is that more of my students are having aha moments in their personal growth at school and the are proud of themselves for it! https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346945076 2019-03-31 20:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346945076 The use of peer assessments in Donner's class seemed very effective because the students were able to apply suggestions from peers and work them into their bird painting project to bring their example of a bird closer to the level 4 that the rubric was asking for. Peer assessments could be hard for other students to understand for example is there a way to do peer assessment without aliantated the student being given the suggestions and how can we do it if students do not write yet and may have difficulty talking as well? https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346963758 I could see in my SDC class that the visual levels laid out in a rubric could be very helpful to students as they complete there work. I might ask students to share verbally 1 thing that they liked about a specific students drawing, or dance style. I am struggling with how I might modify this strategy effectively in my classroom. ]]> 2019-03-31 22:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346963758 I have a boy in 3rd grade who sometimes takes me aside and tells me things like "I gave up on myself today" or "I was a failure today." His classroom teacher told me he says things like this to her regularly too. I have tried to find lots of positive ways to interact with him. I invited him to join the 3rd grade choir, which meets one day a week after school. He has been coming and even sang in his first performance last week. He seems to be enjoying it... tfrankenberg https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346966255 2019-03-31 22:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346966255 Assessment tools I want to use https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346967380 Rubrics could be very useful for my students when utilizing peer and self assessment. I would have to make my rubrics more visual since most of my students do not read at this point. ]]> 2019-03-31 23:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346967380 tfrankenberg https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346972487 The Visual Rubric was very clear and very useful for this lesson. The combination of self and peer assessment worked so well in this lesson. I am impressed how well the kids took technique advice from their peers. I heard not a word of discord or argument. When kids know what to look for in others, it makes them more aware of their own technique. If I used a visual rubric for recorder technique it could be a real game changer...

]]> 2019-03-31 23:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346972487 I want to use more visual rubrics in music classes, especially for recorders and ukuleles. Self-assessment should become a regular and positive tool for life. I want to introduce more peer assessment, but am a bit worried about this back firing with some students. tfrankenberg https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346975059 2019-03-31 23:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/346975059 I thought her use of peer assessment was outstanding. The partners were there for immediate support and the peers kept their sticky notes somewhat anonymous and constructive.I enjoyed watching that lesson a lot! https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/347863637 2019-04-02 23:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bbrown88/tysabarii8h5/wish/347863637