Jack Schmidt

This is an interesting look into an early aged elementary school lesson. The fact the

teacher is always singing during the class is not only impressive, but also very engaging for the

students. Students seem to react very positively to the teacher and listen very well as well as

perform task well. He also used the technology in his class very effectively, having it as a way to

not only keep students who might be more visually inclined focused, but also used it as a way to

test students understanding of beat and rhythm. I think this constant singing and engaging in

students is a very effective method of teaching for younger students like that. I wonder if he

always has his class like this or if there is moments where it a bit more focused on learning new

songs or movements. If there is, I wonder how he keeps the students engaged in times like that.

I also wonder if he holds his class like this for older students or if there is a different

methodology to his teaching when he works with them. If there is a different method, does he

always use it or does he use the singing and movement throughout the class. Finally, I would

like to know if the songs he used where put together by him in the order or are the songs set up to

be learned in class by the curriculum.