Getting To Know Your Students (45 Minutes)

Lifetime

All levels

1 lesson

0 quizzes

57 students

Overview
Curriculum
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Course Description

Learn activities to authentically connect with your students and set the stage for a successful year. Center your classroom, curriculum, and repertoire around your students to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment.

Course Objectives

1. Discover engaging activities to remember your students’ names and learn about their identities and experiences.

2. Integrate Musical Interests: Discover how to incorporate students’ musical preferences into your curriculum for enhanced engagement.

3. Build Strong Classroom Management: Explore activities and strategies to establish robust classroom management rooted in your student’s interests and goals.

Learning Outcomes

1. Enhanced Student Engagement: By the end of the workshop, you will be able to engage more students by using name games that help you learn their names and interests, fostering a more connected and inclusive classroom environment.

2. Curriculum Integration: You will be able to incorporate students’ musical interests into your curriculum, making lessons more relevant and engaging for your students.

3. Effective Classroom Management: You will be equipped with activities and strategies to build strong classroom management, grounded in understanding and supporting your students’ interests and goals.

Requirements for Completion

Maria Del Valle

Maria Del Valle is an activist, mother, musician, teacher, consultant, and social entrepreneur. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is based in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Florida and a Performer's Certificate in Flute and a Master's Degree in Music Education from Longy School of Music at Bard College. She is a flute player and has 14 years of teaching experience creating music programs in international schools, charter schools, and El Sistema programs throughout New York City and abroad. Maria is the Assistant Principal of Music at a Music focused Charter School. She previously taught at The Equity Project Charter school where she worked with 3rd-grade musicians and has created partnerships with the New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall. She co-founded Upbeat City Arts, a community for Urban Arts educators to support one another and share resources, and founded Shine on Kids Arts Initiative, a community-based arts program for children and families based in Uptown Manhattan. She has been nominated three times by the RECORDING ACADEMY© and THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION© Music Educator Award and is a winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award. She loves to travel, read, and make music and is dedicated to decolonizing the music curriculum, creating culturally responsive lessons, and making arts accessible for all children.