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    The candidate worked to create positive learning environments that supported individual and collaborative learning through building relationships between teachers and students. This included seeking opportunities to talk with students to understand them as musicians and people. The candidate also encouraged positive peer interactions and student motivation by providing praise and acknowledging successful student work, allowing students to learn from each other. Examples included an elementary lesson where students taught each other solfege and a secondary audition class where students collaborated to improve their solo performances. Developing these learning environments took time but established a foundation for effective instruction and interactions.

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    The candidate worked to create positive learning environments that supported individual and collaborative learning through building relationships between teachers and students. This included seeking opportunities to talk with students to understand them as musicians and people. The candidate also encouraged positive peer interactions and student motivation by providing praise and acknowledging successful student work, allowing students to learn from each other. Examples included an elementary lesson where students taught each other solfege and a secondary audition class where students collaborated to improve their solo performances. Developing these learning environments took time but established a foundation for effective instruction and interactions.

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    The candidate worked to create positive learning environments that supported individual and collaborative learning through building relationships between teachers and students. This included seeking opportunities to talk with students to understand them as musicians and people. The candidate also encouraged positive peer interactions and student motivation by providing praise and acknowledging successful student work, allowing students to learn from each other. Examples included an elementary lesson where students taught each other solfege and a secondary audition class where students collaborated to improve their solo performances. Developing these learning environments took time but established a foundation for effective instruction and interactions.

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    3: Learning Environment

    The candidate works with others to create environments that support individual and
    collaborative learning, includes teacher and student use of technology, and encourages
    positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

    The candidate should complete a reflective essay illustrating the learning environment
    established in their teaching. Three artifacts are to be submitted and may include student
    assignments, student feedback, lesson plans, teacher observations and evaluations, and
    teacher reflections.

    One of the most important things that an educator can provide is a positive relationship.
    In my student teaching semester, one of my primary goals was to get to know students, as
    musicians and individuals. During the semester I continually sought out opportunities to talk
    with students. Building relationships with students builds a positive learning environment that
    the music making could take place in.
    It is important to provide students with positive praise and acknowledgement whenever it
    is earned. In this way, I am able to provide examples of successful students, not only pointing out
    those performing or behaving in a negative manner. Positive praise allows students to learn from
    their peers instead of only following what the teacher has told them to do. When students receive
    acknowledgement for their performance, others are more likely to behave in the same way as the
    student that was just praised. In a similar manner, I found success in using students to teach their
    peers. One example of this came from an elementary lesson where students were providing
    names for solfege syllables on a staff. Students were eager to show their knowledge by naming
    the notes. When one student would write, a dozen other hands would want to be next. This
    activity was facilitated, but students provided the answers and feedback for each other. This was
    encouraging to see an environment of positive collaboration and student-led learning.
    At the secondary level, one of the best experiences of a positive learning environment
    came in the Auditions class. In this class, students selected and were provided with solos that
    they learned and performed in a mock-audition. This small class of 10 students worked together
    in practice rooms, providing feedback, support, and assistance to one another. Many classes were
    spent learning and rehearsing solos, with students paired up and working to improve their
    individual pieces. These rehearsals were facilitated by myself and my cooperating teacher, but
    were mostly led by the student. In several discussions throughout the semester, students became
    more comfortable with each other, leading to better trust and support in the class. The
    environment had high levels of student motivation and collaboration.
    Creating positive learning environments can produce incredible results in both instruction
    and interactions. During the student teaching semester, I feel that I was able to form meaningful
    relationships with students, and created opportunities and experiences for praise and
    acknowledgement from both teachers and peers. Developing a learning environment may take
    time, but it is incredibly important for establishing a foundation that learning and music making
    can take place upon.

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