Fulton Elementary Music News
The September Edition
The News:
Schedules
Click here to access your One Note Class Notebook!
New Music Feedback Form
Quaver News: Sept. 11th Webinar!!!!
What else is happening in the Quaver Qmunity?
Register for our first webinar of the school year!
If only every parent, principal, and supervisor could witness the growth individual students experience in your music classroom! Portfolios have become a popular way to demonstrate and track this growth, especially for creative skills such as composition. Join Graham Hepburn and Otto Gross on Monday, September 11th, as they offer hands-on examples for integrating digital portfolios in your teaching.Click the button below to receive a link to the webinar on September 11th.
If you missed it, watch the recording on their UStream channel. Go to www.quavermusicblog.com for a link as well as news and notes.
Let's Get Personalized!
Varied Strategies
This year, the music department will be focusing on two personalized learning principles as we observe classrooms throughout the year. Varied strategies will be one of those focal points.
Here are a few key points Fulton Co. suggests to keep in mind when planning:
1. Adopt multiple instructional methods
2. Employ assorted learning materials
3. Teach in a variety of groupings.
Lucky for us, music education naturally lends to incorporating varied strategies! This should be an easy one for each of us. Join us at our next MLC to learn more about how you too can incorporate variety strategies in your lessons.
The FAST "Forward"
Annelise Evans - River Eves
Megan Gibson - Brookview ES
Katrina Scoggins - Roswell North ES
Katrina wrote basic rhythm patterns on 5 numbered index cards and had the students practice reading all cards. She then gave all other students a card that had a pattern on it….ex…24153. They had to practice clapping the rhythms in the order of their card. The teacher then clapped a pattern and had the students raise their hand if they had that card. The student then got to be the leader and clap a pattern for the students to guess.
Casey Hall - Wolfcreek ES
New Teacher Feature!
Rachel Plate - Woodland ES
My name is Rachel Plate. I graduated from Georgia College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. I was born in Wisconsin, but I have lived in Georgia for most of my life. I have played the piano for 17 years and have sung in choirs for as long as I can remember. In addition to all things musical, I love chocolate, the Green Bay Packers and dogs. I am so excited to be sharing my love of music with my students at Woodland Elementary! The first few weeks of school have been so much fun and I am thrilled to be working with such an amazing staff and awesome kids. I have a great classroom full of fabulous instruments and resources, and we’ve already had a great time learning, playing, composing and creating!
Shout Outs!
Fulton County Represents at the Orff Workshop 9/9!
Megan Gibson - Brookview ES
~ From Christian Padgett - Brookview ES School Improvement Coach / Vanguard Leadership SLC
Leslie Morgan - Wilson Creek
Anna Trude - Heards Ferry Elementary School
Megan Endicott - Dolvin Elementary
Are you presenting somewhere? Send me an e-mail so I can include it in the monthly newsletter. endicott@fultonschools.org
Quaver Shout out... - Sally Petty / Heritage ES
Around the Community
Once on This Island - Ben Moore / Asa Hilliard
Community Performance Announcement?
Mark Your Calendars!
Here are a list of important upcoming dates!
Personalized Learning Featured on Sept. 14th MLC Day
Heards Ferry ES from 4:30 - 6:00. See you there!
MLC/PLC Dates!
9/14 - MLC - Heards Ferry ES - Personalized Learning w/ the FCS Music Vanguard Team
11/19 - MLC - Asa Hilliard ES - Melody / Solfege
1/5 - PLC - Location TBD - Personalized Learning AM / Emmy Birch - Quaver Choral Music Curriculum
2/7 - MLC - Location TBD - Riser Choreography & Movement - Professional Choreographer - Allison Polaski
3/12 - PLC - Location TBD - Movement - Darva Campbell
4/10 - MLC - Location TBD - Drumming! - Guest TBD
Kodaly Events
Say, Say, O'Playmate: Singing Games for Grades K-5. Follow the group on Facebook to stay in touch with Kodaly events.
Learning Get's Personal Newsletter
American Orff-Schulwerk Association - Facebook
A Georgia Orff-Schulwerk Facebook Group could be amazing. Does it exist?
Kodaly Educators of GA - Facebook Group
About me:
Megan Endicott is the general music teacher at Dolvin Elementary School. She serves as a Fulton County Fine Arts Support Teacher where she coaches and provides support for elementary music teachers across the district. In addition, Mrs. Endicott is a lead coach for the district Vanguard team and works with educators across multiple grade levels and disciplines to support a personalized learning environment in their classrooms, build capacity, and seamlessly integrate technology. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in educational technology from Central Michigan University. She is currently working on her specialist degree in instructional technology with a leadership certification from Kennesaw State University. Mrs. Endicott was recognized and awarded the Atlanta Families’ Award of Excellence in Education and Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Endicott has presented at various conferences on topics such as PBL, Personalized Learning, Rigor & Blooms Taxonomy in music, Voice and Choice, and App Smashing to name a few at conferences such as: ISTE, CUE, TI:ME, GMEA, GaETC and local school district professional development sessions. She has co-hosted PlayDateATL and EdCamp Fulton. Mrs. Endicott serves as an ambassador for TouchCast, Seesaw, WonderWorkshop Innovation Squad, Plickers, Osmo, Quaver's Marvelous World of Music, Edmodo and Symbaloo as well as a Nearpod Certified Trainer and PioNear. Mrs. Endicott is a published author for the children's book, In the Hall of the Mountain King. Follow her on Twitter @EndicottSpot, Instagram @dolvinmusic, or her blog at www.dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com.
Email: endicott@fultonschools.org
Website: www.dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com
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Twitter: @EndicottSpot