Curriculum requirements

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GOALS

1. To actively pursue a personal awareness and understanding of aesthetic and artistic value by attending the best experiences currently available in New York City.​

2. To bring that understanding back to Ohio and be able to integrate the arts in new ways in your classrooms across all disciplines.

3. To collaborate with peers and students; apply knowledge and pedagogy in all teaching areas; demonstrate inquiry by posing questions and thinking critically; exhibit professionalism which embodies a strong commitment to on-going professional development; exhibit enthusiasm.

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GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

• Daily Exercises & Reflections: All teachers will be asked to complete daily exercises to enrich your learning experience as well as creative reflections to help you capture your learning.

• Post-trip Survey: You will be asked to complete a survey to gauge the satisfaction and quality of your experience as well as the effectiveness and impact of the ATTS content.

• Lesson Plan Preparation: You will be asked to submit a fully prepared arts-integrated lesson plan inspired by an ATTS activity, utilizing inquiry-based instruction and essential questions using the provided Muse Machine template. The lesson plan is due to Becky Davis by Friday, December 8, 2023. (No implementation or observation is required.)

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UNIVERSITY CREDIT (3 Semester Hours)​

• Teachers seeking university credit will submit the lesson plan that incorporates something gained during the ATTS planned activities, some aspect of Inquiry-based instruction, and the use of Essential Questioning and will be observed implementing the plan by the end of the University of Dayton fall semester.

• A post observation meeting will be held at the conclusion of the observation not to exceed 15 minutes.

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PREPARING FOR THE LESSON PLAN

Personal Goals 

Take some time to develop a short set of goals for yourself over the course of the ATTS trip. These goals are for you outside the many hats that you wear – parent, teacher, caregiver, and educator.

 

Professional Goals 

Now set a few goals for yourself as a professional with Muse Machine. What would you like to gain from this experience?

 

Ask Big Questions

Reflecting on both your personal and professional goals above, you’ll probably notice that there are certain things that you will need in order to accomplish them. Write down a few big questions that you will need to answer to gain knowledge and expertise that you will need.

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What Is an Essential Question?

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A good essential question is... 

 

• Open-ended. It typically will not have a single, final and correct answer.

• Thought-provoking and intellectually engaging, often sparking discussion and debate.

• Not effectively answered by recall alone, but engages higher-order thinking, such as analysis, inference, evaluation, prediction.

• Transdisciplinary and cross-curricular in its scope.

• A spark to further inquiry.

• Not satisfied with just an answer, but requires support and justification.

• Timeless. The question can and should be revisited again and again.