Teacher: Caitlin Klipp Unit: Choreography Lesson 1: Intro to Choreography

Lesson 1

Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain the different parts of choreography Students will have a beginning idea of their final choreography project Content Standards: Development of Motor Skills and Technical Expertise 1.1 Demonstrate refined physical coordination when performing movement phrases (e.g., alignment, agility, balance, strength). Development of Dance Vocabulary 1.5 Apply knowledge of dance vocabulary to distinguish how movement looks physically in space, time, and force/energy). Development of Partner and Group Skills 2.6 Collaborate with peers in the development of choreography in groups (e.g., duets, trios, small ensembles). Connections and Applications Across Disciplines 5.1 Demonstrate effective use of technology for recording, analyzing, and creating dances. 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. 1. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness 3. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes 1. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments 2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETSS. 1. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

2. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress 3. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources 4. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching 3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. 1. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations 2. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation 3. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats 4. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. 1. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources 2. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources 3. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information 4. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. 1. Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning

2. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others 3. Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning 4. Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self- renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community Materials: Prezi Video camera Computer Blog Class Website Instructional Directions: 1. Turn on the computer and projector, open up the Prezi link for the choreography presentation. Students will watch a prezi presentation on the different parts of choreography. (10 minutes) 2. Tell students to get into groups of 3 or 4. Students will need a recording device of some sort (i.e. phone, flip cam, etc.). You will give them instructions: they are going to make a how-to video that displays the different components of choreography. They will need to define the term and show examples of how they can display it within the video, remind them to use music to help demonstrate timing and musicality. Each video should have each member of the group participating in it. Walk around to check if for understanding. (30 minutes) 3. When it is complete, tell each group to post it on the class website. (5 minutes) 4. Given time, ask students to open up their blogs. Have the students begin to brainstorm ideas for their final choreography project. Remind them of the different elements of choreography, also that they can post any song, choreography, story, setting, and costume ideas on their blog. (5 minutes) 5. For homework, students will be asked to watch each group video to see if they did their movements and definitions correct. If they did not students will need to comment on the video to correct mistakes.

Product/assessment: The teacher will walk around the room to make sure all groups are working. Assess for understanding through the video content. Assess through the comments students make on the videos to see if they can find errors or corrections. Rubric:

Video- Preproduction: Intro to Choreography Elements

Teacher Name: Ms. Klipp Student Name: CATEGORY Elements addressed 4 All Elements of Choreography are addressed in the video The definition of each Element of choreography is clearly defined and stated. There are 3 different examples demonstrated for each element. Working 100% of the time with group. ________________________________________ 3 Missing one Element of choreography in the video. A definition to an element of Choreography was missing 1-2 parts. There are only 2 examples for each element. Working 90% of the time with group. 2 1 Score Missing 2 elements Missing 3 or more of choreography in elements of the video. choreography in the video. The definitions for the elements of choreography are missing 3-4 points. There is only 1 example demonstrated for each element. Working 70-80% of the time with group. The definitions for the elements of choreography are missing 5 or more points. There are no examples demonstrated for each element. Working less then 70% of the time with group.

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Teamwork