January 28, 2015
8:00
Air National Guard Concert Band
What an outstanding performance put on by this band out of Peoria! I especially enjoyed their patriotic music and wish I could share this live experience with my students. You can check out this group at ANG Band of the Midwest on Facebook!
9:00-10:00
The PERA Law and Measuring Student Growth
Growth defined: the change in performance between two points in time, must occur along the same continuum for learning
Why is growth fair? Takes into account measures beyond control of the school, no penalty for where the student entry point is for achievement, focuses less on "bubble" students
Current measures of success: Schoolwide vs. in music
Assessment means any instrument that measures a student's acquisition of specific knowledge and skills. Assessments used in the evaluation of teachers, principals, and assistant principals shall be aligned to one or more instructional areas articulated in the Illinois Learning Standards...
Assessment Types:
Type I: No existing ones for music
Type II (Team): We need to develop district-wide performance rubrics to adapt for each area. Also, possibly in other areas (rhythm, melody, etc)
Type III (Individual): Sight-reading, playing/singing, rhythm dication, etc., must align to curriculum
10:15-11:45
Opening General Session and Keynote: Milt Allen
We need to look at what we have, not at what we don't have.
We are dealing with people. Let's learn to deal with them.
Kids: Brain development-tons of brain synapses, have developed primary and secondary emotions
12-13 year olds and up: Develop taste, puberty, oxytocin (hug drug), dopamine levels are high, frontalization, more conscious control over thoughts and actions, great experiences hugely impact them, all areas of the brain light up when they perform or even just think about music
Let's consider that the next Mozart is sitting in our class!
Parents: Our biggest advocates and decision makers
Boomers: reward with recognition and status
Generation X: chance to be involved (Latchkey Gen)
Millennialist: Personal and public chance to develop
Generation AO: 24 hour of access "breadth not depth"
Look for more at Milt Allen website!
Looking at us: Why did we choose this profession in the first place? Finding that passion will help light up that Mozart in our classroom.
Start showing that music is relevant, rather than important. Don't fight for excellence, fight for artistry. Do what you can, where you are, with selfless teaching.
12:30-1:30
Non-Traditional Composing in the General Music Classroom
MART: Music-Art Fusion
Contour line Project
Kandinsky Soundscapes
Found Sound or Inspired Composition
Nature songs
PBL-Problem-Based Learning
Composing with Iconic Notation
Open composing
Playing with notation
Aleatoric Composing
Rolling the dice
How do I assess these projects?
Can they respond?
Rubrics, discussion, debate, performance critique
1:45-2:45
Active and Creative Classrooms: An Introduction to the Orff Classroom
All of the following activities have Danielson domains noted throughout the lessons:
What fun to be in Peoria!
Chicka-Boom (I already use this book, and this is a great musical activity to accompany it)
Gray (recorders)
Movement Inspired by shapes
Music classrooms have to have activity, creativity, and community.
Allow students choices.
3:00-4:00
Common Core in the General Music Classroom
Extras handouts will be on the ILMEA website
Listening log: Adjective list
Music tells a story: Use music without lyrics, use 4 sheets of paper, paper slide video
Video: Sand Art, Ukraine's Got Talent- Sets the stage to tell a story through the music and art.
Resources: Powtoon, wideo.com, animoto, discovery Ed, safeshare.com (use to show a YouTube video without ads)
What songs? Nickle Creek, Broadway Overtures, less known movie music
The Best Beatle: Comparative Organizer
Stations in the Music Classroom
1. Think about noise
2. Anchor yourself strategically
3. Only have one high-maintenance center
4. Think about how students are grouped
5. Give you and your students enough time
Ideas:
Solfege fun
Rhythm cards
Compare/contrast: Must be focused!
Description (hook), Comparison, Conclusion, (Are the items more alike or different? What is the Biggest difference/similarity?), Application
4:15-5:15
iPads in Music Education: The Latest Trends, Apps, Accessories, and Strategies
For Chromebook: Noteflight or NeoScores
Ipad latest and best: iPad Air 2, do not buy less than 64GB
If interested in mini, get last years model 64GB
If you have ipad 1-3, soon 4 it is almost time to upgrade, due to 64-bit notice that came out 2 weeks ago.
Mirroring-See Tony Vincent's "10 Ways to Mirror an iPad"
iOS 8' most exciting change? MIDI over bluetooth LE
Best accessories: Airturn foot pedal, Apple TV, VGA dongle, thegigeasy iPad mounts, styluses (Evernote boxwave capactive stylus, Magnus stylus with microfiber)
New: Jamstik, mi. 1 wireless MIDI dongle (connect iPad to keyboard), c24 keyboard case, bluetooth styluses
Apps:
Forscore (pitch, tuner, audio recorder),
Notion
Notability or Noteshelf (notetaking)
PDF expert $10 get signatures, etc. within PDFs
NotateMe with PhotoScore ($70)
NotateMeNow (for one-line compositions is free)
Attendance2
Flubaroo, Socrative, Kahoot (like a game show)
Showbie (performance assessments)
Keynote (Warmups and announcements)
Incorporate writing (AVID, WICOR, Google forms, Showbie)
Accompanist (Norton)
Remind (communication)
Videos (Titan video player)
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