IOSA Workshop:
erika bridge
(february 8th, 2020)
Music for Everyone— Everyone for Music!
Ever feel overwhelmed by all the new things thrown at you? Do you ever say to yourself, “not one more assessment strategy” or “not another expectation that I have to fit into my curriculum” or “can’t they just let me teach music?!” Well, you are not alone! Come to this workshop to talk about all these elements and how to spiral them into your curriculum in a way that works for you, not you working for it!
We will sing, dance, and play our morning away as we process our way through assessment strategies that work, designing lessons for ALL learners, and providing spaces for collaboration and feedback for our students. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a soprano recorder, if you have one!
Erika Knapp is a Ph.D. student in Music Education at Michigan State University with an ethnomusicology cognate. A Texas native, Erika holds a B.A. from Austin College, with a double major in Music and Religious Studies and she earned a double master’s degree in Choral Conducting and Music Education from Central Michigan University. She spent 13 years teaching elementary music, middle school choir, music appreciation and beginning ukulele in the Mid-Michigan area. Erika has certification in all Orff levels and is a Level I pedagogy teacher for the American Orff Schulwerk Association. She is a frequent clinician at the local, state, national, and international level and is a member of the National Association for Music Educators, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association. She presents topics on “Authentic Assessment in the Elementary Classroom”, “Infusing Creativity and Improvisation in Lessons”, “Leaping into Literature” and “Keeping the Play in the Schulwerk”. She recently published an article, “Authentic Assessment in the General Music Classroom: Merging the Music and the Metrics” in the 2017 edition of the Michigan Music Educators Journal. She is currently a member of the music education faculty at Central Michigan University and her book of world folk song arrangements for the elementary classroom is currently undergoing the editing process for publication. Her research interests include disability studies, authentic assessments, and issues of sourcing and utilizing world music with integrity.
We will sing, dance, and play our morning away as we process our way through assessment strategies that work, designing lessons for ALL learners, and providing spaces for collaboration and feedback for our students. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a soprano recorder, if you have one!
Erika Knapp is a Ph.D. student in Music Education at Michigan State University with an ethnomusicology cognate. A Texas native, Erika holds a B.A. from Austin College, with a double major in Music and Religious Studies and she earned a double master’s degree in Choral Conducting and Music Education from Central Michigan University. She spent 13 years teaching elementary music, middle school choir, music appreciation and beginning ukulele in the Mid-Michigan area. Erika has certification in all Orff levels and is a Level I pedagogy teacher for the American Orff Schulwerk Association. She is a frequent clinician at the local, state, national, and international level and is a member of the National Association for Music Educators, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the Mid-Michigan Orff-Schulwerk Association. She presents topics on “Authentic Assessment in the Elementary Classroom”, “Infusing Creativity and Improvisation in Lessons”, “Leaping into Literature” and “Keeping the Play in the Schulwerk”. She recently published an article, “Authentic Assessment in the General Music Classroom: Merging the Music and the Metrics” in the 2017 edition of the Michigan Music Educators Journal. She is currently a member of the music education faculty at Central Michigan University and her book of world folk song arrangements for the elementary classroom is currently undergoing the editing process for publication. Her research interests include disability studies, authentic assessments, and issues of sourcing and utilizing world music with integrity.