Using Keyboards in the General Elementary Music Classroom Breeana Talley Kent State University Abstract The purpose of this study is to research the use of keyboards in the general music classroom. Studies show that the use of instruments at an early age will enhance students’ musical intelligence as well as spatial-temporal abilities (Rauscher & Zupan‚ 2000). Introducing keyboards to preschool and kindergarteners will improve fine motor skills‚ listening skills‚ problem solving skills
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BY: Ixchelle Sandoval July 17 ‚ 2013 Observation 1 I observed preschool classrooms at St. Vincent’s Catholic School They are a Montessori preschool. The classrooms are clearly laid out for children. The classrooms are prepared and equipped for the size and pace of preschool aged children and are designed to put them at ease by giving them freedom in an environment carefully prepared with attractive materials arranged on
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Classroom Walkthrough Kachur‚ et.al.‚ (2013) delineated classroom walkthroughs as brief‚ frequent‚ informal‚ and focused visits to classrooms by observers for the purposes of gathering data on educational practices and engaging in some type of follow-up. Moreover‚ Grissom‚ et.al. (2013) mentioned in their study that classroom walkthroughs may serve multiple purposes. Principals in the 2011 survey where they learned about the instructional practices of their teachers‚ 62% of principals identify
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[pic] Cambridge CELTA Written Assignments Trainee: Michael Andrady Title of Assignment: Lessons from the classroom Date submitted First submission: Date submitted Second submission: I confirm that this assignment is my own work signed by trainee |Tutor’s comments: first submission
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Classroom Management and Discipline Plan Sixth Grade Classroom Management Plan Introduction: This is a management plan designed by Amanda Fox Turner targeted for a sixth grade classroom. It is broken into five sections: “Management Vision‚” “Management Plan‚” “How does it work?‚” “The Daily Routine‚” and “Sum it Up.” This management plan will be followed by appendices that include examples of items outlined within the management plan‚ classroom layout‚ and
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During this lesson‚ I was able to observe not only the classroom teacher‚ but also a student teacher from Texas A&M. As the student teacher was explaining to the students what a truism is‚ the teacher was pacing around the room as she spoke with the students about their essays. The student sat in their desk the entire period‚ listening and learning about how to correctly write a truism. The resources that were being used for the lesson were the projector‚ computer‚ online class bulletin‚ and each
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Classroom management is extremely effective to create a better learning environment‚ in which the teacher invests in space‚ time and materials to achieve academic and personal development to the students. Personally‚ seating arrangements play a significant role in creating a stress-free and a beneficial atmosphere for the ESL/EFL learners and helping the teacher in controlling the class easily. It will also reflect their performance in the activities‚ how much they have struggled from the lesson
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educator‚ it is important that I not only know how to effectively deliver the curriculum to my students‚ but to also be able to effectively manage my classroom. Managing the classroom is not just writing disciplinary referrals or assigning detentions‚ but also includes making the proactive decision to prevent and mitigate conflicts as they arise in the classroom. While all conflicts obviously cannot be prevented‚ teachers must be instrumental in guiding students to resolving their conflicts. Thomas Lickona
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Classroom Management Strategies Classroom management is an area that I have been struggling since day one. I have been able to gain more control of my classes since September but as many of my colleague have mentioned we have good days and bad days. One strategy that has work for me is to give out a great amount of praise to the students that are able to stay focused and that not feed into the disturbing student behavior. I have set up individual meetings with those student’s that I’m yet to
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school has one principal‚ three vice-principals and approximately 65 full time teachers. It has a student to teacher ratio of about 15 students per teacher. The average student-teacher ratio for Miami-Dade County is 16 to 1. I am observing the classroom of Mrs. Yessenia Prieto. She teaches 3rd grade language arts. Mrs. Prieto earned her degree in Education for grades K-5. She has only taught elementary and has been a teacher now for close to 10 years. Her average class size is about 30 students
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