I.

Knowledge of Self as an Individual Goal:

a. I will grow in my understanding of music and teaching young minds. I will
gain experience in discipline and handling problems appropriately for the
children.
Procedure:
I will arrive promptly and prepared with lessons at my corresponding school. I
will set a good example by leading my students K-12 by being understanding but stern in
my teaching examples.
Evaluation:
I will assess myself and my decisions that I have made in my reflection paper at
the end of the semester.

II. Knowledge of Content Goal:
a. I will challenge students with material taken from the Silver-Burdett
Making Music books and music taken from JW Pepper. I will choose
repertoire that will correlate with their set grade and talent levels that
challenge them in correspondence with the National and State standards.
Procedure:
I will accomplish this goal by doing extensive research with pieces and choosing
warm-ups that challenge and encourage learning with the students. I will also give pre-
tests of the information that is in correlation with the standards and assess at the end of
the unit with a test and compare results. There will be many informal aural tests of
matching pitch, making chords by listening and fallowing music outside of harmonies.

Evaluation:
I will evaluate this goal by aligning the pre-tests with the tests and seeing what
was absorbed by the students and what was not. The High School students will be
evaluated by their performance and large group contest and K-12 will be evaluated by
the outcome of their concerts and test results.

III. Knowledge of the Learner Goal:
a. I will gain acceptance of other learning styles and behaviors of students
in my classroom K-12.
Procedure:
I will strive to differentiate my instruction taking into account that not all people
learn the same and continue to find new innovative ways to incorporate other subjects
into the learning curriculum
Evaluation:
I will reflect in a paper of my findings on what has worked and what has not. I
will be able to tell through tests and concerts on how students learn.
IV. Knowledge of Pedagogy Goal:
a. I will gain a deeper understanding of music K-12 and acquire what music
selections fit each age group.
Procedure:
I will scan books and start making a music and literature journal to keep hand-
outs of sheet music and programs to further my style and selection of music.
Evaluation:
I will reflect on my selections for contest and concerts and evaluate which pieces
the student liked as well as which ones were challenging and which pieces didnt go over
well.

V. Knowledge of Self as a Teacher and Member of a Learning Community
Goal:
a. I will gain an understanding of what it is like to work with other
teachers, parents and community in a school environment.
Procedure:
I will greet the community, other teachers, and parents openly and introduce
and develop an open relationship to which we get along and know what my
expectations are for my experience student teaching.
Evaluation:
I will continue to ask for opinions from my cooperating teacher and other
teachers, community members and parents of what they like of my teaching style and
how they think I can improve always open to suggestions and continually working on my
growth as an educator.