{"id":624,"date":"2013-10-22T11:23:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T04:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=624"},"modified":"2013-10-22T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T10:59:39","slug":"thursday-friday-1017-1813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"Thursday & Friday, 10\/17-18\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"

THURSDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

We had a \u201cslow\u201d day of teaching.\u00a0 Judy is getting a better feel for her students and how to plan.\u00a0 My class goes well (rhythm performances), and I was also being observed for \u201cassessment\u201d.<\/p>\n

The arrangement I\u2019ve been working on for the orchestra worked well.\u00a0 My biggest problem is the wide diversity of abilities.\u00a0 Several of the students \u201cread it down\u201d, and others were struggling with fingerings.\u00a0 I\u2019ve got to find a way to challenge everyone and still include everyone in something.\u00a0 I may have to organize several smaller ensembles that match individual student levels better.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY<\/b><\/p>\n

Judy\u2019s Friday is always a big day.\u00a0 All<\/span> the classes meet, and it\u2019s really busy.\u00a0 At the end of the day, the musical \u201cAnnie\u201d rehearses, and Judy is the musical director.\u00a0 She\u2019s working with 3 other faculty members to pull it all together.\u00a0 They perform in February, but with only one rehearsal a week, they needed an early start.<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/a>

Annie Rehearsal<\/p><\/div>\n

After my classes, I meet with my principal for my \u201cpost-observation\u201d interview.\u00a0 It goes well, and she had some fun watching the students perform for the class.\u00a0 The \u201cguitar club\u201d, meets Thursday and Friday during lunch, and I\u2019ve mostly been watching them make decisions on what they wanted to work on.\u00a0 They settled on \u201cBoulevard of Broken Dreams\u201d, by Green Day.\u00a0 I used \u201cGarageBand\u201d to put together a drum track they could take home and practice with.\u00a0 I also broke down the phrases of the tune to make their rehearsals and home practice a little more efficient.<\/p>\n

We finish the day at the pub with the BISS Friday \u201cwind down\u201d.\u00a0 It\u2019s always fun to catch up on the gossip.\u00a0 International Schools begin their hiring process in November, especially smaller schools like BISS.\u00a0 Teachers have already had to turn in their preliminary commitment statements, and several teachers and administrators are moving to other schools next year.\u00a0 There is much discussion about possible replacements, and all the possible staff adjustments created by the vacancies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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