Student Teaching Placement 1: Mifflin County Middle School

Caitlin spent ten weeks at Mifflin County Middle School (her primary placement). She worked primary with sixth and seventh graders, as well as student life skills group ages up to sixteen years old. Throughout the school day, Caitlin was responsible for rehearsing the sixth and seventh grade full bands, as well as provide students with additional enrichment through individual section pull-out lessons. She also provided equitable and accommodating general music experiences in a life skills music class. After school, Caitlin had the opportunity to rehearse and coach the Mifflin County Jazz Ensemble and Select Ensemble through repertoire of higher difficulty. She also served as an indoor marching band staff member to kick off the first ever season of the Mifflin County Middle School Indoor Winds program! 

Student Teaching Placement 2: Easterly Parkway and Corl Street Elementary Schools

Caitlin is actively providing a well-rounded general music experience through grades K-5. She has worked to develop young singing voices through exploration, storytelling, and solfege challenges. Caitlin has continued to build on rhythm fluency through Gordon syllables and tempi/dynamic contrast through Dalcroze eurythmics. Lastly, she has had the opportunity to provide students with the time and software to explore their creativity as a musician through composition and songwriting.

Classroom Management Plan - Ms. Goldberg's Golden Three

Accountability

Students will internalize classroom procedures and take the necessary measures to be consistently prepared for each rehearsal. It is with utmost importance for students to think ahead, plan, and communicate with people in their life so they can put their best foot forward for themselves, as well as their peers.   

Respect

Students will demonstrate respect through listening intently during instruction. Students will respect rehearsal time by swiftly transitioning and following the time-stamped rehearsal schedule posted on the board. Students will politely listen and take in the opinions and perspectives of their peers with an open mind. 

Valiance

Our space is designed for students to take musical risks. We applaud our peers for going out of their comfort zone. We recognize that everyone is on their own individual musical journey, and we support and celebrate every milestone with our peers.  

Rewards:

~Student-lead warm-ups 

~Student gets to pick repertoire order for one rehearsal 

~Gold/silver stands (Given out to 2 students every rehearsal for hard work and going beyond expectations) 

~PBIS Points (Pool points and save for a prize – candy, soda, stickers, etc) 

Consequences:

~Points taken off daily rehearsal grade 

~Loss of eligibility to participate in extra-curricular ensembles 

~Call to home/ISS/OSS 

Conducting

Sample Unit Plan