Educational Theory

SCHOOLING:
Grammars of Schoolingexamine to discern
differences from then to
now. Or are there?
Student centered/Teacher
Centered classrooms and
their characteristics. How
can you strive to have a
learner-centered
classroom and
experiences for your
students?
LEARNING:
Blooms Taxonomy: To
use in forming
instructional objectives
(divergent vs. convergent
thinking)
Theories of Learning: As
teachers, we can ID
under what theory our
practice falls. What kinds
of teachers are we?
(Constructivism,
Behaviorism)
TEACHING:
Assessment- Summative
and Formative,
Traditional vs. Alternative
(Eisner Triangle :Brian
Franco used it in his
Weedsport program)

Teacher Beliefs

Personal Journey
Project- Realizing you
have a starting point
and seeing where
youd like to go
Philosophy/MetaphorWhat you believe
constitutes good
teaching and why
Your values as a
teacher. What we
believe and care
about will show
through our teaching
Teachers as Agents of
Change: the
importance of
constantly reevaluating what it is
were doing and
enacting change
when we feel a need.
Are my beliefs static?
Or am I willing to
embrace the
uncomfortable and
new in order to learn

Educational
Frameworks

The use of
Frameworks as a
tool to organize our
conceptual thinking
Ones to help us
understand Teaching
and/or Learning:
Root MetaphorsDesigned to help us
ID how we see
teaching at this
stage
4 Commonplaces:
Teaching is multifaceted
Ones to help us
understand connections
between teaching and
learning theory:
Blooms Taxonomy;
used to help us
distinguish between
Divergent and
Convergent thinking
National Standards
(2014)- process
oriented framework

Curriculum and
Instruction

Short Teaching
Episodes- what did you
learn?
Blooms Taxonomy
Teaching Philosophydrives how we teach
National Standardswhat is their use in the
classroom?
Learning TheoriesHow do they make us
aware of our practice
and what comprises
our teaching?
Lesson Plans- Their
function and frames
How/Why to Plan for
instruction: long term
to make connections
among students
Time Management in
the classroom- why
this is important
Childrens abilities and
differences
(intellectual,
behavioral, social and
cultural)
Our OWN experience

How do I see the role of

assessment in my
teaching and my
students learning?

ED THEORY, CONT:
SUBJECT MATTER:
2014 National Standardsuse and implementation.
How can we create
artistically literate
students?
Lesson Planning
Decisions-what do we
have to examine when
planning instruction?
Exploring the current
Music Ed paradigm
CONTEXT/ENVIRONMENT:
Ayers, chapter 3Classroom environment
affects how students
learn/messages sent
Video ObservationTraditional instruction vs.
constructivist (Band
tchrs Nick White/Pam
Gallagher)

more as a teacher?
The importance of
Environment (Ayers)
and how it can impact
my teaching
TEACHER BELIEFS,
CONT:
To what belief
(learning theory) do I
identify with as an
educator? How can I
adopt constructivist
principles?

for guiding
curriculum
Learning Theories- to
help us ID how our
practice fits into
contemporary
educational thought
EDUCATIONAL
FRAMEWORKS,
CONT:
Lesson Planning
Templates- varied
and multifaceted
Roles of StudentsActive/ Passive.
Which context
encourages either
role?

its influence on our

present life as
teachers
CURR AND INSTRUC,
CONT:
The importance of
process; what are
the benefits of getting
kids to be messy
learners and discuss
their own thinking?
The difference
between a curriculum
and standards
Use of technology in
the classroom