Music Integration Literacy
Enhancement Page
Information
Advancing Music For Changing
Times
An Innitiatiave of the Oakland Unified School District
Visual & Performing Arts Programs
Contact for more information
Phil Rydeen
Oakland Unified School District
Visual & Performing Arts Manager
Eric Swihart
Oakland Unified School District
Music Teacher Leader
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Currently a
network of 5 music teachers and 5 classroom teachers who collaboratively design
and implement integrated music curricula
Grades 1-3
Oakland Unified
School District
Music in Schools
Today (MuST)
Music-in-Education National Consortium (MIENC, not MENC)
Linked to the
National Learning Laboratory School Network through Thornhill
The first MILE
cohort started designing curriculum during the 04-05 school year
05-06 (this
school year) was the Pilot Year
Prospective
teachers (YOU!) can join the 2nd MILE Cohort, and begin participating
in 06-07
The future of
MILE: possible 4-Year Research Study with a national network of schools
Expand the
program to other schools in the district
Establish music
as a core academic subject (“music for music’s sake”) AND a springboard
to other academic subjects
Form
collaborative partnerships with classroom teachers, administrators, and artists
Design and
implement engaging, integrated music curricula that support student achievement
and learning in all academic areas
Document student
learning to provide evidence of learning across academic subject areas
Maintain the
Instrumental Music Program, Grades 4-5
Comprehensive--Students do all that a musician would do: listen, create,
perform, question, reflect, and assess musical works, including their own
Authentic: Music
lessons that integrate learning strategies and concepts of other academic areas
whenever and wherever appropriate
Shared
curriculum ideas, individualized by music specialist and classroom teacher at
each school
Standards-Based
Co-Taught with
collaborating teachers
Previously
disengaged students become engaged, inside and outside the classroom, in
and through music
Student learning
in music serves as a springboard to language arts and math
Students develop
a new “literacy” for language arts, music, and math
Students make
useful and meaningful connections across academic subject areas
“De-Isolation”
Rich
professional collaborations with classroom teachers and colleagues
Improved
teaching strategies, and shared vocabulary and concepts
The opportunity
to play a more integral role in the school community
Additional
instructional time during Language Arts Blocks-- because music curriculum
includes language arts concepts and learning strategies
Bi-Weekly
meetings during school hours
Every other
Wednesday 2:00-4:00
Stipend for
designing and implementing integrated music lesson plans and units
Stipend for
completed units
Professional
Development Workshops and Training
Claudia McCarthy
@ Kaiser
Janan Apaydin (1st
Grade) Collaborating Teacher
Alison Streich @
MLK and Glenview
Teri Salvatore
(3rd Grade), Collaborating Teacher
Deb Sarnoff @
TCN (Think College Now)
Jason Greenwald
@ Lazear
Annette Pirrone
@ Thornhill
Eric Swihart @
Thornhill
Alyson Swihart
(4) and Karen Gibson (3), Collaborating Teachers
Music
Specialists – OUSD music teachers
Classroom
Teachers – OUSD teachers
Principals –
participating schools
OUSD Visual &
Performing Arts Programs
Artists – Music
In Schools Today
University
Partnerships – New England Conservatory of Music
Phil Rydeen
OUSD Visual & Performing Arts
phil.rydeen@ousd.k12.ca.us
510-879-8116
Eric Swihart
MILE Teacher Leader
eric.swihart@hotmail.com
Special
Thanks
National Endowment for the Arts
Music in Schools Today
Eric Swihart – Brochure Information
Alison Streich - LogoKathy Quain -
Program Consultant
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