Empowering Students to Make Musical Decisions
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Music class is a problem-solving laboratory. Even so, the traditional teaching strategy from the podium is to be the "sage on the stage." In the service of "efficiency," error detection is the domain of the teacher on the podium, which leads to the teacher being the only problem-solver in the room. Currently, all teacher evaluation systems place a high value on student engagement, so it is imperative that teachers shift more of the responsibility for musical decision-making to students. This class will offer multiple strategies for teachers to create the conditions under which students will take the lead in their own learning.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Engage participants in conversations about current teaching practices and discuss approaches more in line with current teaching models.
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Create lesson units that include multiple opportunities for students to offer their own ideas and solutions to problems.
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Explore models for leadership teams and apply them to their current teaching situation.