MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011
CRN: 200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202
Office: Band Office - 330.672.2965 - Telephone: 330.672.2965 (Kent Campus) - E-mail: mneiman@kent.edu
Office Hours: TR 9:00 – 9:55 am (Additional hours available by appointment)
BlackBoard and Text Readings
Submitted by: Emily Young
Submitted for: Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: October 20, 2011
Pages 1-2.
This article contains a list of resources that would be very useful to a music educator looking for more information about assessment. There were a couple titles that I would be interested in reading. Those articles are Assessment strategies for self-directed learning by A.L. Costa and B. Kallick and Arts PROPEL : Handbook for music by E. Winner, L. Davidson, and L. Scripp. Assessment Strategies for self-directed learning would be interesting to me because I personally believe that ensemble students can learn better when they are given a little more power to apply their musical knowledge. Arts PROPEL: Handbook for music is something that would interest me because I don’t really know much about Arts PROPEL, but I have heard about it a lot, so it seems to be very important in the assessment process.
One of the online resources in this article is Kathy Shrock’s guide for educators. This website is a fantastic resource for teachers. It offers several links for creating rubrics, which can be a very helpful assessment tool. There are also several other links on this site for teachers of any subject area. When I begin teaching, this would be a great resource to have when it comes to assessing students. There are also several links on this website that can help teachers get ideas on different ways of assessing students.
Another Website in this article is a website dedicated to the SmartMusic software. SmartMusic is computer software that allows teachers to send assignments to their students and the students will then practice on their computer with immediate feedback. This software can help to ensure that students are practicing and practicing correctly. Technology is such a big part of our society today; I think that teaching with technology is a great way to keep the students engaged in the curriculum. However, affording this software may be difficult for some teachers and students, and it would be hard to convince students and parents to want to buy it.
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