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

2. Where can you find information?
2nd Requirement (ePortfolio)
4th Requirement (STP- Student Teaching Portfolio)
Word doc: STP Guidelines
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3. ePortfolio Home page Résumé About/Biography section
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

4. 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
Assessing Student Learning
Reflecting on Teaching and Learning

5. 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

6. Preparing and Planning for Instruction
Tasks
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

7. 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 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

8. 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 for prompts

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