Acronyms
What the academics say
Trios
Beginning with ourselves
Technology and more
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Often written incorrectly when put into words, "OISE" administers the Bachelor of Education component of the concurrent teacher education program.
What is the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education?
100
Its publication in 1956 helped to establish a shared language for academic assessment and the construction of learning objectives.
What is Bloom's Taxonomy? (January 30)
100
"For," "As," and "Of" are three forms.
What are three forms of educational assessment?
100
Still has a baby tooth!
Who is Shiyomi?
100
Two of its features are an instrument lab and interactive interviews with classical musicians.
What is ArtsAlive.ca?
200
The "OCT" is the administrative body that issues teaching certificates and may suspend or revoke them.
What is the Ontario College of Teachers?
200
This document lists responsibility, organization, independent work, collaboration, initiative, and self-regulation as the six learning skills and work habits that teachers should help students develop through all curriculum areas and grade levels.
What is "Growing Success"? (February 11)
200
"Creating & Presenting," "Reflecting, Responding, & Analysing," and "Foundations."
What are the three strands of the Ontario music curriculum?
200
Big fan of "Gilmore Girls"!
Who is Eric?
200
This online program features a harmonic analysis of over 1300 pop songs.
What is hooktheory.com?
300
Among other things, "SUPO" facilitates practicum placements, monitors internship placements, and provides a variety of supports to teacher candidates, course instructors, and associate teachers.
What is the School-University Partnerships Office?
300
Hale & Green (2009) suggest this as the second key principle for music assessment.
What is "Find out what students know (diagnostic assessment)."? (January 21)
300
Shugarman, Friesen, and Kay.
Who are three music teachers we have collaborated with this semester?
300
Great-great granddaughter of a former mayor of Toronto!
Who is Jocelyn?
300
This music theory resource sells alto clef books for twice the cost of the treble/bass clef books.
What is Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory?
400
With more than 60,000 members, the OSSTF is committed to protecting and enhancing public education.
What is the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation?
400
Roger Mantie (2008) describes the dramatic musical and educational results of this alternative music education programme in a Toronto school.
What is the One World Youth Arts Project? (Feb. 11)
400
"Identify desired results," "Determine assessment evidence," and "Plan learning experiences and instruction."
What are the three stages of Backward Design?
400
An arachnophobe!
Who is Steph?
400
This Toronto outreach program provides FREE!!!! tickets (for great seats) for a wide variety of professional concerts.
What is Share the Music?
500
Designed for band, strings, and vocal classes, GPS is a series of performance tasks that will teach students fundamental musical concepts required to achieve success at each grade level.
What is Grade Performance Steps?
500
In his study on boys' experiences in choral music, Patrick Freer (2009) draws upon this proximal theory of motivation in which the enjoyment of an experience or activity results in the desire to seek repetition of the experience.
What is Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory? (Feb. 1)
500
Music, Social Studies, and Religion.
What are the three subjects Nancy has taught in junior high?
500
This pop culture icon owns the hotel restaurant in Tampa from which Nancy sent a message with links to important SUPO resources, such as lesson plan templates and observation checklists.
Who is Hulk Hogan?
500
This author of "Composing Music: A New Approach" provides a useful array of activities for teaching composition in the classroom.
Who is William Russo?
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