Standard 4: Content Knowledge
The teacher understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
In music education, the comprehension of content knowledge is knowing the theory, history, and ability to perform the music at hand. Content Knowledge is also much more than just knowing the material. This standard also incorporates the ability to share this information and to open minds to be able to access and learn the information. It means using the theory and history to create a strong performance that means more than pushing the right buttons at the right time. Standard 4 also touches on the educator's ability to create learning experiences that make the content accessible to all. This means writing and leading lesson plans that teach to every student and being available to work with students who may need more time or work to fully understand the material.
At Ball State, much of the curriculum has been designed around content knowledge for the obvious reason that to teach music, you must know music including theory, history and literature. But the music education curriculum has also been designed around the pedagogical skills and knowledge that builds strong educators. I feel that I am fully prepared with the knowledge of these tools and that I am able to prepare lessons that will teach the content in an accessible way for all. I also feel that more experience in this aspect is still needed. The final semester of my education at Ball State is student teaching and I believe this time will give me more experience and improve my understanding and application of this concept.
The course I've taken up to this point have given me a greater understanding of theory, history, and basic music pedagogy. I will continue to further understand these aspects as I student teach next semester and after graduation with attending professional development events and renewing my membership with NAFME. As part of my coursework, I have completed numerous assignments that utilize my understanding of course content. The lesson that I feel best illustrates my understanding of creating accesssible lesson plans come from MUSE 351. This lesson utilized multiple ways of learning the concepts and allowed students to experience the topic in multiple ways.
The teacher understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
In music education, the comprehension of content knowledge is knowing the theory, history, and ability to perform the music at hand. Content Knowledge is also much more than just knowing the material. This standard also incorporates the ability to share this information and to open minds to be able to access and learn the information. It means using the theory and history to create a strong performance that means more than pushing the right buttons at the right time. Standard 4 also touches on the educator's ability to create learning experiences that make the content accessible to all. This means writing and leading lesson plans that teach to every student and being available to work with students who may need more time or work to fully understand the material.
At Ball State, much of the curriculum has been designed around content knowledge for the obvious reason that to teach music, you must know music including theory, history and literature. But the music education curriculum has also been designed around the pedagogical skills and knowledge that builds strong educators. I feel that I am fully prepared with the knowledge of these tools and that I am able to prepare lessons that will teach the content in an accessible way for all. I also feel that more experience in this aspect is still needed. The final semester of my education at Ball State is student teaching and I believe this time will give me more experience and improve my understanding and application of this concept.
The course I've taken up to this point have given me a greater understanding of theory, history, and basic music pedagogy. I will continue to further understand these aspects as I student teach next semester and after graduation with attending professional development events and renewing my membership with NAFME. As part of my coursework, I have completed numerous assignments that utilize my understanding of course content. The lesson that I feel best illustrates my understanding of creating accesssible lesson plans come from MUSE 351. This lesson utilized multiple ways of learning the concepts and allowed students to experience the topic in multiple ways.
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Revised InTASC Standards (April 2011)
Council of Chief State School Offices. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.
Council of Chief State School Offices. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.