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Professional Learning Community
American String Teachers Association2014 National Conference
March 7, 2014
Dottie Ladman & Rhonda NeelyLincoln Public Schools: Lincoln, Nebraska
Creating Effective Assessments for Strings
Professional Learning Community
American String Teachers Association
2014 National ConferenceMarch 7, 2014
Dottie Ladman & Rhonda NeelyLincoln Public Schools: Lincoln, Nebraska
Creating Effective Assessments for Strings
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AGENDA
1. Profile 2. Process 3. Examples
4. Collaboration 5. Results 6. Thriving
7. Activity 8. Resources
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“Behind every PLC is a veteran
teacher rolling his eyes.”
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Profile
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LPS Elementary String Program
of instruments for rent or fee waiver
1500elementary string students
15 to 100+students per school
15elementary string teachers
School Inventory
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LPS Elementary String Program
“Essential Elements 2000 for Strings” vol. 1 & 2
Orchestras4th (some)
5th (all)
Begin in 4th Grade
Small Group
Instruction
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• School district size: nearly 38K students
• Socioeconomic populations between schools
• Pulling students for small group lessons
• Computerized classroom testing
• Differing class size/classroom space
• Time to reteach students
• Different teaching styles
Challenges
Begin in 4th Grade
Orchestras4th (some)
5th (all)
Small Group Instruction
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Process
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Establish NormsOn Time
Fully Present
Keep Meeting Moving
One Person Speaks
Honor Confidentiality
Be Prepared
Actively Engaged
No Bird Walking
Respect Opinions
Support Decisions
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Identify Essential Outcomes
Note Names
Posture/Position
Rhythm
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Create Assessments
• D major scale• No key signature
Note Names/Fingerings
(4th grade beginners)
Rhythm Counting• Quarter notes• Eighth notes• Written• Traditional counting
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“Knowing what you want to
accomplish is half the battle. The other half is the room full
of fourth graders.”
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Assessment Examples
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Beginning NNF has stayed the same since 2008
Note Names and Fingerings
(Beginners)
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Note Names and Fingerings
(Version #1)
1st Try
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Note Names and Fingerings
(Version #2)
2011 Only
All lines start with 4 quarter notesAdditional measure for all rhythms taughtChallenge: too long and confusing for some students
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Note Names and Fingerings
(Version #3)
2012 - 2014
Eliminated a measureCustomized rhythmMore manageable for beginnersTeachers recording the playing tests
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Scoring Sheet
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Bowing Assessment
New essential outcome based on ASTA curriculumNew district-implemented data gathering processCommittee created examplesGroup decision on selected assessment tool
(2nd Year)
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Bowing Assessment - Scoring
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Sharing Teaching Strategies and Best Practices
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Note Name Fingering (Worksheet)
One strip per week
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Note Words
Higher order thinking
Analyze visually, mentally
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Traditional Counting (Worksheet)
Use after pretest
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Rules for Counting (Worksheet)
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Counting / Performance (Worksheet)
New line each week at lessonsPractice writing the counting, then playing
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5th Grade Bowing Practice
Same measures, different order
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Measuring Results - Data
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“The new data analysis
software is here, Ms.
Riggs. Could you send one of the third
graders down to install it?”
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2008
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2010
2011
2012
2013
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1300
1800
82%
84%
86%
88%
90%
92%
# St
uden
tsAvg Score
Results: Fingering
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
300
800
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1800
82%84%86%88%90%92%94%96%
# St
uden
tsAvg Score
Results: Note Names
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Results: Individual Students
Growth from pre-test to post-test
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Results: Measuring Schools
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Data Gathering in Google Docs
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Thriving
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“We need to choose
somebody to plan a little
celebration. Did anyone here go to a
party school?”
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“That’s who the principal thinks I am.”
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Common vocabulary
Common curriculum and
pacing
Develop teaching strategies
Identify students who
need re-teaching
Collegiality / Respect among
teachers
Teacher accountability
PLC Positives
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Our Team
15 Elementary String Specialists in Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln, NE
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Group Activity:Scoring Assessments
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Group Activity
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Resources
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ResourcesWebsite wp.lps.org/rneely/
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• Dottie Ladman – [email protected]
• Rhonda Neely – [email protected]
• ASTA Curriculum Guide
• Cartoons from The PLC at Work Cartoon Book by Martha F. Campbell
• Essential Elements 2000 for Strings. Allen, M., Gillespie, R., and Tellejohn Hayes, P.
• Renee Alexander, Alexander & Associates, [email protected] -- PowerPoint designer
Resources
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Dr. Jane StavemAssociate Superintendent for Instruction
Dr. Jadi MillerDirector of Curriculum and Professional Development
Dr. Raymond LowtherSupervisor of Music
LPS Administration