Evaluation
I will know that my students have achieved my transformation when I see less students struggling and more students making fewer mistakes when they perform on a soprano recorder. Teachers should always be looking at their product and be thinking, “How can I improve this product that I have created?” Where would we be if we still had the model T Ford, the dial up phone, the 2Gs. We, as educators, need to explore, innovate. Is there something (a tool, a method) out there that could improve the way I teach my subject?
I especially get this feeling when I have a student in my class that wants to learn. He has a good attitude. He works hard, but for some reason, he fails to meet his goals. I then ask myself, “Is there something I could have done differently? Could I have done anything differently to help this child be successful? It is not right for me to be satisfied with the same unit year after year. If I change the way I am teaching, will he become more successful?” I hope SmartMusic will be that “magic bullet’ that will help my students become more successful musicians.
SmartMusic’s percentage scoring system on pitch, rhythm and keeping a steady beat plus my formal observations will decide if my students have mastered playing the soprano recorder. If I see more students score 90% or better on the songs that I assigned, then I know my students have mastered the basics of performing on the soprano recorder.
In summation, I will know that I have successfully taught the Soprano Recorders Unit when I see the following changes. More students will excel in learning pitch, rhythm, and keeping a steady beat on their recorder. More student will be interested in the “Recorder Club”, an after school activity. Over half my students are earning a 90% in SmartMusic on the songs they perform.
When these activities take place, I know I have successfully ignited the passion for music.
I will know that my students have achieved my transformation when I see less students struggling and more students making fewer mistakes when they perform on a soprano recorder. Teachers should always be looking at their product and be thinking, “How can I improve this product that I have created?” Where would we be if we still had the model T Ford, the dial up phone, the 2Gs. We, as educators, need to explore, innovate. Is there something (a tool, a method) out there that could improve the way I teach my subject?
I especially get this feeling when I have a student in my class that wants to learn. He has a good attitude. He works hard, but for some reason, he fails to meet his goals. I then ask myself, “Is there something I could have done differently? Could I have done anything differently to help this child be successful? It is not right for me to be satisfied with the same unit year after year. If I change the way I am teaching, will he become more successful?” I hope SmartMusic will be that “magic bullet’ that will help my students become more successful musicians.
SmartMusic’s percentage scoring system on pitch, rhythm and keeping a steady beat plus my formal observations will decide if my students have mastered playing the soprano recorder. If I see more students score 90% or better on the songs that I assigned, then I know my students have mastered the basics of performing on the soprano recorder.
In summation, I will know that I have successfully taught the Soprano Recorders Unit when I see the following changes. More students will excel in learning pitch, rhythm, and keeping a steady beat on their recorder. More student will be interested in the “Recorder Club”, an after school activity. Over half my students are earning a 90% in SmartMusic on the songs they perform.
When these activities take place, I know I have successfully ignited the passion for music.