For Classroom Teachers!  Get your students to actively listen to music it will be like taking them on mini field trips. Once they have had those listening experiences, you will have new and exciting opportunities to integrate with your current curriculum. You don t have to be a musician-teacher to use Inspired by Listening. All you need is an enjoyment for listening to music. This book will guide you step by step on how to introduce the listening experiences to your class and use them in order to inspire your students and enrich the curriculum you already teach.   For Music Teachers!  As a music teacher, you will be able to use Inspired by Listening as a comprehensive unit of study where students learn the value of listening to music. This book will show you how to introduce the art of listening to your students as you learn strategies to encourage your students to listen actively. The activities and lessons will give them opportunities to respond to, interpret and speak intelligently about music. Everything from introductory lessons about listening to a meaningful assessment is included in this book for you.   This Complete Resource includes information, activities to advance students listening skills, ready-to-use lesson plans for both musical and core curriculum based lessons, vocabulary usage, project ideas, reproducible worksheets, rubrics and a list of practical resources you can use to implement active listening strategies into your curriculum. Suggestions for teacher collaboration are provided to encourage integration of subject areas.

Inspired By Listening: Teaching Your Curriculum While Actively Listening to Music

Education & Teaching

Elizabeth M. Peterson

Schools & Teaching

Yeoman Press

<p>Give your students experiences in the creative process. Create. Reflect. Discover. The 3 components of Studio Days: 1. Students are given ample time to create something original. 2. Students reflect on the creative process through discussions and questions. 3. Students begin to discover more about themselves as learners through thoughtful reflection time. Studio Days provide students of all ages the chance to persevere in a safe, creative environment. With Studio Days you can give your students creative experiences in music, visual art, movement, storytelling, photography, poetry and more while aligning what you do to the Common Core. What s more, your students will start to discover more about themselves as learners through thoughtful reflection. Elizabeth has provided the theory behind her concept of Studio Days as well as a complete introduction on how to get them started with your students. Each Studio Day lesson plan has been used in the classroom and includes both the National Arts Standards and Common Core Standards, ways to share creative work, reflection questions for students, extension ideas, and links to additional resources. Regardless of whether you teach first grade or twelfth grade, Studio Days provide unique, authentic learning experiences for your students.</p>

Studio Days in the Classroom

The Inspired Classroom

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Inspired By Listening: Teaching Your Curriculum While Actively Listening to Music

Studio Days in the Classroom