This years 2009-2010 Arts APS Cohort 2 was quite an experience to me from the beginning to the end. I had no idea of the type of commitment it would take to complete this professional development course. Even through alot of confusion, frustration and inclimate weather, I STILL PREVAILED. This experience gave me an opportunity to get back in the swing of things with school and education from a student prospective. I once again had to become focused and disciplined while coming out of my comfort zone of just delivering instruction. It was a challenge to stay on task and and to continue being involved with all of the other things that is a part of my life on a daily basis.
I must admit that I have definitely broadened my horizons and redirected my perspectives as a music educator. It is evident that I have become more knowledgeable
of the 21st century global society. Through illustrations from the Pink and Gardner readings I definitely have a more open mind about life today. I have become more aware of the functions of the brain and the minds of the future versus the minds of the past. The real life experiences that I have encountered in and out the classroom in correlation to both books have given me a much better understanding of the novels.
Blogging has been another wonderful motivational tool that I am delighted to have intrigued. It is something that I was not accustomed to doing, but I am very familiar with now. Blogging has given me a new insight on how to communicate with my peers or students through instruction from a technology point of view. It started off very frustrating, but grew on me the more I blogged. This really gave me a new insight on how to communicate with my peers or students through instruction differently.
The action research project gave the students and I a chance to build a better band. Fortunately, I was blessed to have students come join the band program this year that was inspired to learn how to sightread. I knew from the Performance Evaluation that this was a weak area in the band this year. So, by having to come up with an action project, I was in tune for a perfect topic. My research quickly came to mind entitled as, "How To Improve Sight Reading Skills in a High School Band?" The process was informative and beneficial. The results were remarkable and the bands confidence level towards sight reading is much better. The video will always be used as a teaching device for the students that it featured. Ninety plus percent of those students were freshman and sophomores.
The artistic and aesthetic classes gave me more one on one opportunities to clarify alot of the frustration during the cohort. I would definitely like to commend the teachers for their genuine responses to the countless questions that my peers and I presented. Though time was of the essence, all concerns were attended to respectfully. The syllabus really helped with comprehending what was needed towards bringing closure to the cohort.
Integrating all of the experiences throughout this professional development will definitely be a great asset for years to come. Hopefully, whether permits for Cohort 3 or a plan is in place to make-up classes. Applying Arts APS applications through classroom instruction is a priority for years to come in our system.
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