1)+Monday,+June+25,+2012

__Monday, June 25, 2012__ = Introductions, Ice Breaker Activity  = Marc [|Prensky] Article - Reactions - []
 * Course Schedule by Day**

Digital Natives - [] Digital Native vs Digital Immigrants - []

Click [|Here] to enter Feedback (Chatzy)
 * Define Assessment - What is Assessment?**
 * (Follow onscreen instructions to enter the chat forum)

View this short explanation about Authentic Assessment

Authentic Assessment, Alternative Assessment, Formative Assessment

"It should be understood that assessment is not an add-on to instruction. Rather, it is an integral part of the instructional process, and it can inform  both the teacher and the learner." (Asmus, 1999)

Work Cited:
 * Asmus, E. (1999, September 1). JSTOR: Music Educators Journal, Vol. 86, No. 2 (Sep., 1999), pp. 19-24.//JSTOR: Music Educators Journal, Vol. 86, No. 2 (Sep., 1999), pp. 19-24//. Retrieved June 18, 2012, from http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3399585?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=56264683253

In-Class Reading Assignment (1st PAGE ONLY) - **//[|Music Assessment Concepts]//**

[|Types of Assessment in Music Education] Edward Asmus - University of Miami - Author

[|Understanding Assessment Jargon] Edward Asmus - University of Miami - Author

How it's being used within Music Education? How do YOU assess your students?

**[|Learning Theories] -** []
[|Summary of Major Theories] - []

[|Cognitivism](found in multiple formats) - [|Constructivism](also found in multiple formats)

[|Gardner's Multiple Intelligences] - []

[|Gordon's Music Learning Theory] - []

Two Factors influencing education today, Collaboration and Higher Order Thinking
ACTIVITY: Create a [|DIIGO] Account and install "DIIGOLET" Into the Browser. ACTIVITY: Install DROPBOX and SUGARSYNC in the TOOLBAR


 * Simple Alternative Assessment tools for Music Educators.**

Wordle - [|www.wordle.net] You Are Your Words - [] Creating Acrostics - [] Vokis - [|www.voki.com]

__**Assessment Using Rubrics**__ [|What are Rubrics?] - http://www.music.miami.edu/assessment/rubrics.html

Assure that the rubric Create a rubric using [|RUBISTAR] - http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
 * 1) a. defines a continuum of quality,
 * 2) b. focuses on the same criteria,
 * 3) c. validly discriminates performance levels, and
 * 4) d. can be reliably rated.
 * CLASS ACTIVITY #1 - (40 POINTS)**

Create a Rubric for a choral, instrumental, or general music application that accurately measures four points of performance, using a four point criteria. Print out the rubric that you create, and paste a link to the discussion board for this page only.

READING FOR TONIGHT: Assessment in Music Education - Ch. 1 & 2