PerformingArts

ContextforLearningInformation

CONTEXTFORLEARNINGINFORMATION
Respondtothepromptsbelow(
no more than 3 singlespaced pages, including prompts
)bytypingyourresponseswithinthe
bracketsfollowingeachprompt.Donotdeleteoraltertheprompts.Pagesexceedingthemaximumwillnotbescored.

AbouttheSchoolWhereYouAreTeaching
1. Inwhattypeofschooldoyouteach?(TypeanXnexttotheappropriatedescriptionif
otherapplies,provideabriefdescription.)
Elementaryschool:_____
Middleschool:__
X
__
Highschool:_____
Other(pleasedescribe):_____

Urban:_____
Suburban:__
X
__
Rural:_____
2. Listanyspecialfeaturesofyourschoolorclassroomsetting(e.g.,charter,coteaching,
themedmagnet,classroomaide,bilingual,teamtaughtwithaspecialeducationteacher)
thatwillaffectyourteachinginthislearningsegment.
[Therearenospecialfeaturesofmyschoolorclassroomthatwillaffecttheteachingof
thislearningsegment.]
3. Describeanyfacilitiesconsiderationsthatmightimpactyourinstruction(e.g.,equipment
needs,roomlayout/design,accesstoperformance/practicespace,instruments,
accompanist,storage).
[Inourclassroom,Ihaveaccesstochairs,risers,awhiteboard,acomputer,adocument
camera,aprojectorandscreen,speakers,andaclassroomsetofukuleles.Alargeopen
spaceallowsformovementwithoutinterference.Thewhiteboardandprojectorscreenare
tothestudentsleftwhenseated.]
4. Describeanydistrict,school,orcooperatingteacherrequirementsorexpectationsthat
mightaffectyourplanningordeliveryofinstruction,suchasrequiredcurricula,pacing
plan,useofspecificinstructionalstrategies,performanceschedules,orstandardized
tests.
[Instructionisscheduledinresponsetoperformanceschedulesforperformancebased
classes.Forgeneralmusicclasses,thescheduleofinstructionisintendedtocreate
consistencyacrossseveral9weekrotationsofstudentswithsomeflexibility.Eachclass
thatistaughtinvolvesplanningfortheinclusionofstudentswithspecificlearningneeds
throughadaptationandaccommodation.]

AbouttheClassFeaturedinThisAssessment
1. Howmuchtimeisdevotedeachdaytoperformingartsinstructioninyourclassroom?
[Thisclassmeetsfor42minuteseveryday,foranineweeks.]
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2. Identifyanytextbookorinstructionalprogramyouprimarilyuseforinstruction.Ifa
textbook,pleaseprovidethetitle,publisher,anddateofpublication.
[None.Materialsarecollectedfromavarietyofsources(below).]
3. Listotherresources(e.g.,electronicwhiteboard,recordings,videos,multimedia,online
resources)youuseforinstructioninthisclass.
[
a. Book
AmericanPopularMusic
byMarkAmmons,publishedby
CarsonDellosaPublishingCompany,Inc.
b. Book
ILoveAmericasMusic
byGaryGrim,publishedbyGaryGrimm&
Associates
c. Book
WhoWeretheBeatles?
byGeoffEdgers,publishedbyGrosset&
Dunlap(Classroomset)
d. DVDSetEdSullivansRock&RollClassics:7DVDSet
e. Top40RockNRollbookbyTomAnderson,publishedbyHalLeonard
f. Youtube
g. iTunes
h. http://www.si.edu/
]

AbouttheStudentsintheClassFeaturedinThisAssessment
1. Gradelevelcomposition(e.g.,allseventhgrade2sophomoresand30juniors):
[Thestudentsinthisclassareallinsixthgrade.]
2. Numberof

studentsintheclass:__
24
__
males:__
13
__females:__
11
__
3. Completethechartbelowtosummarizerequiredorneededsupports,accommodations,
ormodificationsforyourstudentsthatwillaffectyourinstructioninthislearningsegment.
Asneeded,consultwithyourcooperatingteachertocompletethechart.Somerowshave
beencompletedinitalicsasexamples.Useasmanyrowsasyouneed.
Considerthevarietyoflearnersinyourclasswhomayrequiredifferent
strategies/supportsoraccommodations/modificationstoinstructionorassessment(e.g.,
Englishlanguagelearners,giftedstudentsneedinggreatersupportorchallenge,students
withIndividualizedEducationPrograms[IEPs]or504plans,strugglingreaders,
underperformingstudentsorthosewithgapsinacademicknowledge).

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StudentswithSpecificLearningNeeds

IEP/504Plans:
Numberof
Supports,Accommodations,
Classifications/Needs
Students
Modifications,PertinentIEPGoals

IEPExtendedInstruction

Providevisualcueswhenpossiblefor
workassignments.Repeat/rephrase
directions,checkforunderstanding.
Seatsclosetoboard/teacher.Positive
praisetopromoteselfconfidence.
Assignmentsmaybebrokeninto
smallerchunks.

OtherLearningNeeds
GiftedandTalented

Numberof
Students
3

SpeechServices

Supports,Accommodations,
Modifications
GiftedandTalentedpullout2daysa
week.

Speechservicespullout1dayaweek

OccupationalTherapy
Needs

Attendsoccupationaltherapymonthly
(outsideofclass)

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