Read this: High school a cappella jives with teacher evaluation systems

Recently I attended a festival at South Glens Falls High School in Upstate New York where I presented on two topics near and dear to my heart; contemporary a cappella music and student choice. I have found this type of music to be extremely popular among students and it allows them the opportunity to be creative, not simply perform the pre-written notes on the page. Read the excerpt and check out the full article:

Student leadership and choice has been a hot topic among music educators recently as the element is being used to evaluate teachers. To earn a perfect score using teacher evaluation tools such as the Danielson rubric or the new National Core Arts Standards, students need to take ownership of their experience and proceed beyond teacher-led activities. In many cases, that’s exactly what they are doing in their high school a cappella groups.

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