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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn to use the National Core Arts Standards to your advantage! They can simplify your planning by providing a framework for planning as well as assessment.
Music ConstructED Online Learning Reading Room Courses compile articles from across our site on issues pertinent to general music teachers. Learn from expert music educators free of charge and at your own pace. Reading a block of articles in Music ConstructED Online Learning Reading Room equates to one hour of Professional Development Seat Time.
After completing an Online Learning Reading Room Course, you can request a PD Certificate.
Reading Room Course Fee: Free
PD Certificate: $5.00
Course Credit: 1 PD hour (calculated by seat time)
Super Star Standards
Pinpointing your Super-Star Standards and relying on them in your teaching will not only unearth the areas in your curriculum where you can be flexible but highlight your program goals where flexibility is not your best option
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Meet the Author Read the Article Check for UnderstandingMaking the NCAS work for you | Part 1
The National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) were released in 2014, but they may still feel “new” to many music educators. If you are in the process of aligning your music curriculum to the NCAS, it can seem like a daunting challenge. The NCAS can appear wordy, complex and vague, but a change in perspective will reveal they are actually intuitive and in step with activities you are already doing!
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Meet the Author Read the Article Check for UnderstandingMaking the NCAS work for you | Part 2
No matter the activity, it probably aligns to one or more processes in the NCAS. If you can identify what you want the students to learn, chances are, it’s already written in the standards
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Read the Article Check for UnderstandingListening Rhythms and Solfege
Assessment can be fun! Listening, rhythms, and solfege… oh my! Use centers to practice and assess concepts in the general music room.
