1. Welcome! 4th Grade-Sixteenth Note Rhythms-PLC
By:
Jennifer Masrud
Denae Besel
Jeffrey Leiknes
Susan Colletti

2. Smart Goal and Standards being addressed.
85% of 4th grade students in music class will score 80% or higher on our sixteenth-note rhythm post test by March 20, 2013.
Standards used:
Strand I: Artistic Foundations
Standard 2: Read and notate music using the standard notation such as quarter, half, and eighth notes and rests, the lines and spaces of the treble clef, and time signatures.
Strand II:
Artistic Process: Create or Make
Standard 1: Improvise and compose rhythms, melodies and accompaniments using voice or instruments to express a specific musical idea.

3. Our Pre Test
Listen
Circle the correct letter below that matches the rhythms performed on the recording.

4. Our Pre Test Continued Notate
Create four rhythm patterns of your own using sixteenth note patterns... (It does show examples on which notes you can use to create)

5. Our Pre Test Continued Perform
Show what you know and read the following rhythm patterns.

6. Our Rubric Category 4-Proficient 3-Development 2-Novice 1-Beginner
Listen
Identify 3 correct listening examples.
Identify 2 correct listening examples.
Identify 1 correct listening example.
Identify 0 correct listening examples.
Notate
The rhythms are notated accurately and the rhythmic syllables are written accurately for all 4 rhythms.
The rhythms are notated accurately and the rhythmic syllables are written accurately for 3 rhythms.
The rhythms are notated accurately and the rhythmic syllables are written accurately for 2 rhythms.
The rhythms are notated accurately and the rhythmic syllables are written accurately for 1 rhythm.
Perform
The Beat is steady at 75. The rhythmic syllables and clapped rhythms are performed accurately on all 4 examples.
The Beat is steady at 75. The rhythmic syllables and clapped rhythms are performed accurately on 3 examples.
The Beat is steady at 75. The rhythmic syllables and clapped rhythms are performed accurately on 2 examples.
The Beat is steady at 75. The rhythmic syllables and clapped rhythms are performed accurately on 1 example.

7. Strategies to meet our goal:
*Flashcards
*Compose their own four beat rhythm patterns.
*Play 16th note rhythms on various instruments.
*Perform their compositions for each other.
*Practice the rhythms from the test.

8. Results
Percentages:
Jeff met our goal but the rest did not meet the goal.
Effect Size: (In an assessment workshop that Denae attended we found out a way to find the effect size between the pre and post test to see if our students increased the learning. We were told that anything above a .4 means that we were effectively teaching the students the concept)
Jennifer's effect size: 2.33 for one class and 1.4 for the other class
Susan's effect size: 1.35
Jeffrey's effect size: 1.19
Denae's effect size: 1.59 for one class and 1.74 for the other class

9. Reflections
Specific attention we gave to 16th notes provided mastery instead of just exposure.
New teachers to the district brought new ideas to the table.
Our students took this PLC goal seriously.
The active assessment was challenged by:
-Demographics
-Scheduling (limited time)
Our PLC group was cohesive, dedicated, and flexible.
We believe that PLC groups thrive when the members are:
-Like minded
-Supportive
-Focused on student achievement

10. Where do we go from here? Starting in earlier grades.
We need to provide more strategies to continually improve student achievement.
More opportunity to collaborate with music colleagues with an open mind.
Used our results to shape our future teaching.