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WapsieValleyCommunitySchoolDistrict

PreObservationFormTierI,II&III
(TobecompletedbyTeacher)

Evaluator:
RossBauer

Name
:
SarahBieber

DateofPreConference
:
2/18/15
Date/TimeofObservation
:2/18/153rdHour

GradeLevel/CurriculumAreaObserved
:78JHChoir

1.
Brieflydescribetheclassandlessonscheduledtobeobserved.

TodaytheJHstudentswillbepreparingtheirPOPsConcertmusic,practicingtheirsolosforcontest
withouraccompanist,andbreakingoffintosectionalstopracticePompeiiontheirown(withchromebook
practicetracksORpracticingRockinRobininsectionswithMs.Bieber.
Itisashortenedclassperiodsoourwarmsupswillbebrief,butwillstillcoverthebasicvocal
pedagogyusedineverydaysinging.
Announcementswillbeontheboard.ThestudentshaveapianokeyassignmenttofindallAsandEs
onthepianokeyboardastheycomeintotheroom.

2.
Identifyanytopicorpracticeforwhichitwouldbehelpfultohavetheevaluatorspecificallyviewand
collectinformation.

JHstudentsliketomoveandbeactiveandbesocial!Iliketokeepmytasksshortandtothepoint(but
continuous)tokeepthemengaged.TakenoticeofhowIstructuremyclassroomworktomeettheirphysical
andmentalneeds.Theyaregiventimetoworkasindividuals,inpartners,inasmallsection,andasagroup
choir.Thisalsohelpsinstilasenseofcommunitywithinmyclassroomsetting.

3.
Listanyitemsyouwanttocalltotheattentionoftheevaluator.

Giventodaysshortenedclassperiod,Imustbeextrapreparedandhaveanextraclearintentionof
howclasswillrun.Asawhole,thechoirmustgetthemostoutoftheirshortrehearsaltime.Bepreparedto
witnessabusyclasstoday!

4.
WhatIowaTeachingStandards/criteriawillbedemonstratedinthisobservation?

MU:Pr4.2.E.IaDemonstrate,usingmusicreadskills,howcompositionaldevicesemployedandtheoreticalandstructural
aspectsofmusicalworksimpactandinformpreparedorimprovisedperformances.
MU:Pr4.3.E.IaDemonstrateanunderstandingofcontextinavariedrepertoireofmusicthroughpreparedandimprovised
performances.
MU:Pr5.1.E.IaDevelopstrategiestoaddressexpressivechallengesinavariedrepertoireofmusic,andevaluatetheir
successusingfeedbackfromensemblepeersandothersourcestorefineperformances.

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