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7th Grade Dance Class Pre Assessment

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Strategies for pre-assessment and tracking student progress in a 7th Grade Dance Class Pre-assessment: I think pre-assessment is a great tool to use if you are planning your lessons, as it allows you to plan for differentiation. We all want to have engaging lessons, but how do we know what level each student is at in a given subject or topic? Pre-assessment allows us to gauge the level of students' understanding on a given topic or unit, which we can use to see how we can best prepare the content, process, and products of our lessons. Whether that be providing different levels of assignments, grouping students based on level, re-teaching, using specific materials, media, or equipment to help teach, and give options of ways students can express their learning. General Guidelines– Inclusion in Dance Education   Most students, regardless of physical, cognitive, or emotional disability, have the capacity to accomplish most of movement tasks. This includes th...

Project Based Learning

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Project based Learning Project Theme:  Dance and Environm ental Education Subject Areas:  Social Studies, Environmental Sciences, Dance, Qualitative research Project delivery:   the product delivery is a choreography presented to an audience linking Learning Goals: Understand how dance can be used as a catalyst for a variety of environmental issues and how dance can advocate for change. Use a variety of source material as inspiration for choreography. Collaborate with a group to create, rehearse and perform a dance. Communicate the importance and overall meaning of their choreography Use the critical analysis process to reflect on and evaluate their own and others’ dance works and activities; Analyse dance works in terms of both their content and their fluency, artistry, or expressiveness 21st Century Skills Skill How is it developed in the project Problem solving Finding the connections between dance and environmental is...