Date of Prep Talk:
January 31, 2007
Facilitator:
Mrs. Kathy
Openshaw, Band/Chorus Teacher
This session's focus intelligences:
Objective:
- Teachers will use music to enhance learning in the classroom.
Procedure:
- Distribute hand
outs on ideas for using music in the
classroom.
- Discuss rationale
for music in the classroom.
- Have teachers
participate in a sample music in the
classroom activity.
- Group discussion
and feedback.
- Teachers
participate in a second activity.
- Follow-up
discussion.
Summary of teachers response to this lesson:
Several
teachers are already using music
in the classroom. Some teachers
asked for help selecting and
locating music and ideas. One
teacher noted that music is a
"great way to attract student's
attention." Most teachers
indicated that this session
provided them with helpful
information.
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