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Homework Blogs: Due June 7th

For this week's posts and response, consider specific concepts that lend themselves particularly well to integration.  We have discussed blending two areas in a lesson, but I want you to think of something that can blend three or more.  You do not need to write a full lesson, just describe how you could integrate three or more disciplines.  You can use two core content areas and integrate music, movement, art, etc.  You can also decide to use art and movement with one core content area, etc.  Mix and match and be creative.  In your post, explain the concepts being covered and give a summary of what would be done. 

This should take some reflection, since it is so important that students experience connections between disciplines, learning, and their world.

Length- this should be between 3-5 paragraphs.  It may end up being a brainstorm for your integrated lesson later in this course.

Aubrey

Reminder Learning Stations - Mondays June 1st, 8th, & 15th

	June 1st	June 8th	June 15th
ARTS	Tanya (Round 1) Cybil (Round 1) Alana (Round 2) Jenny (Round 2)	Taylor (Round 1) Stephanie (Round 1) Kelsey (Round 2) Robin (Round 2)	Tana (Round 1) Audrey (Round 1) Shauna (Round 2)
MUSIC	Audrey (Round 1) Robin (Round 1) Shauna (Round 2) Stephanie (Round 2)	Cybil (Round 1) Alana (Round 1) Tana (Round 2)	Tanya  (Round 1) Kelsey (Round 1) Jenny (Round 2) Taylor (Round 2)
MOVEMENT	Taylor (Round 1) Tana (Round 1) Kelsey (Round 2)	Tanya (Round 1) Jenny (Round 1) Shauna (Round 2) Audrey (Round 2)	Cybil (Round 1) Alana (Round 1) Robin (Round 2) Stephanie (Round 2)

Weekly Blog Prompt due May 31st- Post early Post often

Note: post early and post often.  This will reduce last minute anxiety and ensure your classmates have a chance to read and respond to your posts.

Directions:  Unfortunately, there may be times when you will need to justify integrating arts, music, and movement.   Below are three scenarios.   Choose one.  Respond to the prompt as if you are in that situation.  Cite sources.  In each scenario,  you are a professional educator and your response has to be professional. When you respond to your peers' posts, you should take on the identity of the critic described in the prompt.  This is role playing, but still show professionalism.   The best arguments are respectful.

Prompt Scenarios: 

1. You are a third grade teacher at Imaginary Elementary School.  You integrate arts, movement,  and music in your lessons.  You have just received a scathing email from a parent of a gifted student.  The parent states that you are wasting time with pointless activities and that you need to cut the frill.  How do you respond? 

2. You are a music teacher and there are budget issues. You have a chance to address the school board regarding the importance of your program.   What do you say?

3. You are on a grade level team with other teachers.  One of your partner teachers tells you that she's heard you are wasting time and tells you that you should focus on the skills that will be tested on the Smarter Balance test that is coming up.   How do you respond? 

Homework: Teaching Channel-Subscribe

Please subscribe to the teaching channel  .  Additionally, when you subscribe, select all the areas that you want more information on.  Minimally, you should select "engagement." 

After subscribing, go to the left side of the page and click on "Arts."  View 4-5 arts videos of your choice. 

Type in a synopsis (in the comments section below and on your own blog so it will show up in your blog portfolio) of the ideas and points you gathered from the videos you watched.  Of the 4-5 videos, choose 1 to highlight most and cite your source (APA style).  Here is a citation generator you can use, if you want to use it.

P.S.  To include a link as I have above, highlight the term where you want to embed the link.  Then click the "Link" button on your toolbar for the blog and copy/past the link as prompted.  This is a professional way to include a link in your blog.  You can use this on your own blog, when opportunities arise. :)

Have a great long weekend!  See you again May 27th, Wednesday.

Grading Policy Updated Typo

Click on the link below to open the revised grading policy.

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Attendance Policy

Note:  If you have a legitimate reason for being late or missing class, please contact the instructor as soon as possible via text message.  (In your text identify yourself as an SMU student.)  You should contact the instructor prior to the missed class, if at all possible.  There can be no more than two absences during this course.  Each class is four hours long, so missing two classes means 8 hours of instruction lost.  If you have an important meeting to attend, you are encouraged to come late to class and join in wherever we are in the lesson.  It will be your responsibility to catch up. 

It is up to you to initiate this and follow through with the "make-up" work, which should be equivalent to the instruction and activities missed.  I would rather you come late than not come at all.  If you come late and actively engage, participate, make up missed work, and have a legitimate reason, then it is possible that your participation points will not be impacted.  This is up to instructor's judgment.

If you miss a full four hour class, then earning full participation points, assignment points, and learning log points will need to reflect four hours of your effort.  You will be responsible for writing a rubric for the instructor to assess your make-up work.  However, adjustments to the rubric may be made by instructor's discretion.  It is encouraged that your make-up work include sharing something with your classmates, since your colleagues in this course missed out from not having you in class to help with group work, activities, and discussions.  Remember, type up a brief proposal and submit to the instructor prior to completing the make-up work.

Syllabus

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Homework: Watch Kinesthetic Learning Video

Prior to our next class on Wednesday, May 20th, watch the following short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41gtxgDfY4s

Welcome to your Arts and Movement course blog!

This course promotes student engagement through the integration of arts and movement. We will use this blog as a forum for professional collaboration and communication.  Please review the syllabus for this course.

Create your own blog for this course and please use the same blog host site as I am using for the sake of consistency.  You may continue to use the blog you create to collaborate with other professional educators.  The posts you make within my blog count towards your blog communication grade.  The posts you put in your own blog count towards your portfolio blog grade.

To earn maximum points for your blog communication grade, you need to:
* Create your own blog using blogger.com
* Subscribe and follow this blog as well as the blogs of each of your classmates
* Respond thoughtfully to weekly blog prompts in this room
* Create a dialog within that weekly prompt by responding to your classmates' responses by making at least three comments to peer responses
* Provide at least one relevant resource or tool either in your blog response or following blog discussions each week

Your blog portfolio requirements will be provided step by step and explained as assigned.  You will need to provide professional dialog for the blogs of your classmates and your classmates will in turn make comments on your blog posts.

After you have created your blog, respond to this post with your blog address.  Your first blog assignment is to set up your blog, provide your blog address below, subscribe to this blog and your classmates' blogs.  This first blog assignment is due May 27th.

Remember these blogs are professional forums.  All SMU policies and expectations apply.