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		<description><![CDATA[Focus for Best Practices in the Arts Classroom for Second Semester, 2008
Jim Kimbrough, Arts Instructional Specialist
Networks 1 and 4
    1.       Student Environment ·         Classroom arrangement is student centered·         Arts Standards and Progress Indicators are posted·         Instructional materials are displayed and organized.·         All materials are available and accessible for instruction.   2.       Student Behavior and Organization ·         Organization of students and [...]]]></description>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Jim Kimbrough, Arts Instructional Specialist</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Networks 1 and 4</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">1.</font>       <font size="2">Student Environment</font></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Classroom arrangement is student centered</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Arts Standards and Progress Indicators are posted</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Instructional materials are displayed and organized.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">All materials are available and accessible for instruction.</font></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">2.</font>       <font size="2">Student Behavior and Organization</font></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Organization of students and materials are appropriate to arts discipline (e.g., seating charts, job charts, posted behavior expectations, expectations for assignments.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Word walls are posted and user friendly (posted at a level that students have access to the information.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Intended learning/expectations for days instruction is posted.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Proficient student work is posted in the classroom.</font></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">3.</font>       <font size="2">Learning Tasks and Assessments</font></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Lesson Plan structure allows for flexible instruction (differentiation).</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Student/teacher created rubric/assessment toolss are posted and/or in print.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Student portfolios include self-assessments.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Record keeping documents students’ experiences, knowledge and skills – includes connections to Standards and Progress Indicators.</font></font><font size="2">·</font>         <font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Evidence of cross-curricular instruction – writing and reading in particular</font></font></p>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site is designed to help elementary general music educators share information, lessons, and materials.  My hope is that we will develop a professional learning community to strengthen our move toward standards based music education that supports literacy, creating a well balanced learner for the 21st century.
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