EDU 397I THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS
The First Week of Class C.M. (dum, dum…) Microteaching Assignment Preparing for the School Year The First Week of Class Group Music Integration Unit Kodaly Practice Guitar (A & E, alternate bass strum) For Tues: Read Chap. 5, work on accomp. Instruments, microteaching lessons, GMIU
Start BEFORE tchr orientation Group History & traditions Preparation of Instruments Music Library First class meeting (aspirations) Preparing for the School Year
Before the school year starts Discipline Plan Assessment Plan Handbook Meeting w/ Administration First teacher meeting (music stickers) Personal visits to teachers and staff
The First Week of Class Establish a Routine! Make sure they play (last year’s music/concert?) Personal warm-ups Professionalism Opening Remarks Student Input on Discipline Plan Student Health Registration (Check with the Nurse) First rehearsal (last year’s music) Use humor and smile but be consistent!
“Without music, life is a journey through a desert.” -Pat Conroy