Student Teaching Seminar

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Standard I: Teachers demonstrate leadership

• Participate in professional organizations (NAfMEC, ACDA, ASTA).

• Organize events and trips with the aid of their cooperating teachers.

• Dress professionally.

• Demonstrate punctuality, attendance, and participation.

• Volunteer to speak, demonstrate, or model.

• Develop a career placement file.

Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students

• Create lesson plans that incorporate culturally relevant materials for their class.

• Apply teaching strategies that utilize contingent positive reinforcement.

• Create lesson plans that address individual students with special needs in their classroom.

• Create lesson plans that foster peer interaction and peer approval.

Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach

• Create lesson plans that include the national standards and North Carolina Essential Standards for Music

• Demonstrate pedagogical knowledge specific to the content area (choir, band, orchestra, general music).

• Develop comprehensive materials that integrate music with other areas of study, including reading instruction.

• Create lesson plans that use a variety of musical styles to engage all students.

• Demonstrate musicianship skills in a classroom setting.

Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students

• Implement a student leadership model that facilitates a positive classroom atmosphere.

• Develop policies and procedures that are specific and precise.

• Adjusts instruction to meet the needs of individuals in the classroom using a variety of instructional strategies.

• Demonstrate how to enhance and use reading comprehension, vocabulary, research and inquiry, writing, and discussion strategies within the context of music teaching.

• Implement effective verbal and non-verbal communication.

• Employ a variety of strategies for assessing student learning in music

Standard V: Teachers reflect on their practice

• Exhibit an appropriate disposition toward teaching through which he or she will strive to acquire professional knowledge, develop materials, and establish credentials that will lead to employment in a music education position.

• Develop and submit all necessary components of the e-portfolio through EdTPA.com.

• Maintain a comprehensive journal during student teaching that contains lesson plans, self-evaluation forms, journal entries, and daily reflection.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Professionalism (attendance, paperwork submitted on time, etc.)	40%
In class assignments, activities, and discussions	20%
Reflections (journals, post-observation reflections, etc.)	40%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100	A
90-92.9	A-
87-89.9	B+
83-86.9	B
80-82.9	B-
77-79.9	C+
73-76.9	C
70-72.9	C-
67-69.9	D+
63-66.9	D
60-62.9	D-
0-59.9	F

Attendance/Participation:

You are expected to attend seminar each session. Miss no more than two scheduled seminars for any reason. Two instances of lateness are equal to one absence. Anyone missing more than two scheduled seminars will be unable to pass seminar successfully and will have to repeat the course. The exception to this policy is if the absence is related to a prolonged illness. Such circumstances will be handled on an individual basis.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.