January was all about music, by way of percussion (see my previous post on Arts Worriers). In planning classes (dance, theatre, or music), I keep in mind the 3 categories of Vocabulary & Concepts, Skills, & Ensembles. It helps me keep track of my goals and our progress toward them. In a specific lesson, these […]
Entries Tagged as 'curriculum integration'
Music for Dancers — 1st & 2nd Grade
February 16th, 2009 · Comments Off · Lesson Plans
Tags:culture·curriculum·curriculum integration·music·primary·teaching
Arts Worrier: teaching theatre & music for dancers
February 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
A number of years ago, when I first started teaching as a certificated dance educator, I heard someone (I don’t know who it was) say, “Every school needs an arts worrier.” That’s someone who worries about ensuring that the kids get a well-rounded exposure to the 4 arts disciplines. Someone who thinks about offering comprehensive, […]
Tags:assessment·curriculum·curriculum integration·logistics·music·percussion·schedule·teaching·theatre
Lesson Plan: Making Inferences about Culture
January 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · Lesson Plans
Grade Level: 5th Grade Enduring Understanding: We can make inferences about a culture from its dances. Target: Get the feeling of a culture by learning a cultural dance. Assessment criteria: Students navigate the dance successfully. Target: Make inferences about a culture after doing a cultural dance. Assessment criteria: Students guess at possible generalizations, supported by […]
Tags:culture·curriculum·curriculum integration·intermediate·lesson plans·standards·teaching·thinking skills
And the winners are…
December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Check out the contest winners for Dance Your PhD… I’m so glad there are scientists who wanted to dance their theses. I wish the choreography was on the same level as the science probably is. But that would take… more dance education, wouldn’t it?!
Tags:choreography·curriculum integration·higher ed·performance
Dance & curriculum integration — advanced course
November 20th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
News item from my daughter — You can dance your PhD!