STP Student Teaching Portfolio MUS 495 Student Teaching

STP: Student Teaching Portfolio MUS 495: Student Teaching Seminar 9/27/17

Where can you find information? § https: //www. mitchellrobinson. net/mus 495 student-teacher-seminar/ § 2 nd Requirement (e. Portfolio) § 4 th Requirement (STP- Student Teaching Portfolio) § Word doc: STP Guidelines § This is your go to document for all things STP, save it now!

e. Portfolio § Home page § Include a picture, greeting, and contact information § Résumé § About/Biography section § Short bio § Could also include • Teaching philosophy, Sample Cover Letter § STP information and documentation

STP § A creative project that “demonstrates your ability to prepare, design, implement, assess and reflect upon the teaching of composing, improvising or arranging in your internship setting” § Should include documentation and commentary on at least three consecutive lessons with a group of students that includes three areas § Performing § Creating § Assessing § Your STP will be presented on your website in 4 Sections § Preparing and Planning for Instruction § Implementing Instruction

Types of Information Included § Documentation § statement of philosophical beliefs about music education § lesson descriptions § student work and videotaped classroom activities § Commentaries § brief written analytical and reflective responses to specific prompts

§ Preparing and Planning for Tasks Instruction § Select a class or group to teach for your STP project § Complete Portfolio Class Profile Form (STP guidelines, pg. 8) § Write an introduction to for your portfolio (STP guidelines, pg. 9) § Lesson Information Form (STP guidelines, pg. 10) • 1 for each of the three lessons • Include a copy of repertoire or materials used if applicable • If you prefer to write your lesson information in a narrative format, this is okay provided you include on the information on the form § Individual Lesson Analyses • Follow prompts on STP guidelines, pgs. 7 -8 after each lesson is taught

Implementing Instruction (STP guidelines, pg. 11 -15) § Tasks § Video recording of the three lessons • How you decide to balance the Processes (i. e. Creating, Performing, and Assessing) across the video segment(s) depends on your instructional goals for the series of lessons • Video should be no longer than 10 -12 minutes of video TOTAL for the three lessons • Video should include active instruction and musical modeling by you as well as student actions. § Video Form • STP guidelines, pg. 13 § See STP guidelines for further video tips and requirements

Assessing Student Learning § Tasks § Document Student Learning • Samples of student work (images, scanned documents, video/audio recordings, drawings, other examples as appropriate) • Remove student names/identifying information • Samples should include YOUR feedback to the student § Provide Assessment Instruments • Rubric, rating scale, test/quiz, checklist etc used in during the project § Assessment Commentary • See STP guidelines, pgs. 16 -17 for prompts

Reflecting on Teaching and Learning § Task § Reflection Commentary • See STP guidelines pg. 18 for prompts