8/5/2023
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Kevin Spilling
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Think of a music student with a disability you have now, or have had in the past. Identify their disability. Describe the way in which their disability affected their music learning. Describe at least one or more ways you successfully accommodated or modified instruction for this student. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a clarinet student who was doing fantastic in beginning band. all of a sudden, this student is missing for a week and returns with a note from the doctor saying that the student is going to need oral/sinus surgery. Without going into detail, she would not be allowed to play clarinet for at least a year due to the severity of the surgeries. Instead of having her wait a year to maybe be able to play, she switched to percussion. She was my best percussionist that year. |
8/5/2023
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Kevin Spilling
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- Option 2: Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your music classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
I had a student who suffered from extreme anxiety due to being a victim of abuse. Anytime this student was asked to do anything in front of the class (answer questions, play an example, etc.) they would have a breakdown. To help this student, I used Schoology to have the student submit playing tests as a video instead of performing the playing test in class. This let me assess the student in a comfortable environment for the student. |
8/5/2023
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Kevin Spilling
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Option 1: Provide/Describe one or more examples of adapted or alternative assessments you have successfully used in the music classroom for students with disabilities. Be sure to identify the student's disability. Share your response in the threaded discussion.
Students who have social anxiety can have difficulties with performance tests. To help them feel more comfortable, Instead of a metronome I play the drum set or put on a drum set track on in the background. This way, they feel more like they are jamming which makes it fun. |