Student Leadership in the Elementary Classroom

Student Leadership in the Elementary ClassroomAMEA 2015You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comSIntroductionPreviously Thoughts on leadershipWhat I said: Provide an idea.Be a good leader Show your leadership

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comWhat I meant: What I meant: Be compliant.Follow directions. Demonstrate self-control. Lead by example.Assumed that leadership always positive.You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comThoughts on LeadershipA leader is best when people barely know he exists, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. Lao TzuYou can find slides @: www.corriebox.comThoughts on leadershipHe who has never learned to obey, cannot be a good commander. AristotleLeadership is influence. John C. Maxwell

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comLeader in Me-Stephen CoveyLeadership is about. . . doing the right things. building relationship.innovating and thinking outside the box.inspiring people.building complementary teams. teaching principles. You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comQuestion: What does leadership in the classroom mean to you?

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comPositive leadership lead by positive example and ideas. 7Idea #1: Student Takes Teacher RoleWarm-upConductingModelingYou can find slides @: www.corriebox.comSs taking over T role in warm-up with solfege. Ss conduct our class. When doing parts words/beat on drum have students come up and model. 8Idea #2: Providing ChoiceGiving young musicians opportunities to choose our direction.

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comWhat should our ostinato patterns be? Holiday song asked students What are some holiday things Turned into ostinatos. Student choice on instruments. 9Idea #3: Small Group CollaborationCreate your own rhythm pattern: ComposerPointerPerformersBeat on drumPattern on rhythm sticksYou can find slides @: www.corriebox.comCollaboration 3 roles take turns Need a lot of time If only time for one round tends to have more conflict. 10Idea #4: Students As Their Own Folk MusiciansCreate own version of songs for play. Gold class Tideo

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comTell story of Tideo and students swinging the melody during play previously would have corrected I decided to listen to them. 11Idea #5: Students As Leaders of Our Class ExperienceKinder class Created own complicated rhythm ostinato instead of what I planned.Recorder students Do I build on their discoveries or suppress their enthusiasm?

You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comI had a s-m melodic exploration with snails. For some reason the young musicians just started doing their words and bodies to a pretty complicated rhythm pattern. Far beyond what I thought they could do. I added a drum for a heartbeat and they kept their ostinato pattern. Recorder students - noodling sounds a lot like process of folk musicians. 12Get Out of the Way!!Guide Carefully: Guidance is not bad, but needed. Handle with care! Listen Flexibly: Be flexible and ready to quickly adjust as needed. Play Time: Foster atmosphere of play and innovation.You can find slides @: www.corriebox.com1. Guide Carefully: Guidance is not bad Elementary musicians are still children and developing musically, cognitively, socially, & emotionally. 2. Up to you to have all of the strategies in your toolkit. 3. Play time Researchers propose that the greatest need children have, especially children of a low socioeconomic background, is for play. Provide an atmosphere where they have the freedom to play.

13Time to PonderWhat are some ways you already incorporate strategies to foster student leadership in your classroom? Imagine some ways you can integrate strategies to foster student leadership in your classroom. You can find slides @: www.corriebox.comSharing Time! Teaching is listening. Learning is talking. -Deborah MeierYou can find slides @: www.corriebox.comCorrie BoxCorrie Box's Album2015Corrie Boxkinder cha chaGarageBand for iOS 2.0.62015-01-23T08:43:46-0700com.apple.VoiceMemos (iPhone OS 8.1.2)