READ 302 Content Area Literacy an3 Teacher Candidate: Isaac Cardot Standards: MU.6-8.1 Sing songs and/or play instruments MU.6-8 6 Visually and aurally identify musical instruments MU.6-8.11 Improvise on percussion instruments Content Area Literacy Strategy: Assessment: Tied To Your Stance On Learning (improving Adolescent Literacy, p. 160) Goal: The goal of this lesson is to provide the students with a fun learning experience that incorporates other aspects of content they've received throughout the semester. Since this is the last lesson and class for these students before they move on to their new classes for the hnext nine weeks, | wanted to give them the opportunity to create an instrument that they can play and keep, Description of Learning Strategy and Experience: Assessment tied to your stance on learning is a tool used by teachers to assess students’ understanding of the content while incorporating the teacher's philosophy and values as a teacher into the assessment, Rationale: Assessment is an integral part of teaching and one that should be considered heavily ‘when crafting lesson plans, Improving Adolescent Literacy says, “Every teacher brings a philosophy of education and a view of literacy to his or her practice. It is important to recognize how assessment choices fit into that perspective.” It is important for us as educators to discuss and utilize each other's philosophies. The National institute for Learning Outcomes Assessmen says, “The second purpose is for assessment professionals to be better prepared and informed ‘on how to engage in conversations about student learning with people from different philosophical positions and viewpoints such that they do not talk past each other.”“On the bongos, you've just created, Id like you to repeat after me.” Play rhythm patterns including quarter, eighth, and triplet notes. “Now Id lke to play question and answer | will play a four-beat rhythm pattern and then Id like you to improvise and play your own pattern” Assessment: It was a very chaotic day scrambling around to help each student create their bongos but they were smiling the whole time and told me how much they enjoyed class. | assessed their performance on the instruments through visual and aural assessments. They Performed the rhythmic patterns that they repeated after me almost perfectly! If | have them next year for general music Ill make sure to practice the question and answer activity more. Mentor Comments This was a fur clay! Teac anol I bolle learned a lo-about how +o execute O Dry lesson. T+ was a bit hectic, but He Students Were Kind ancl patieut. They Wen began helping, sre anoHur | Mentor Signature: Date: | Student Teacher Signature Date: lt /3¢ /at