{"id":104,"date":"2020-09-01T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T16:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/community-engaged-intensives-in-the-humanities\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:25:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:25:23","slug":"student-initiated-ceih-intensives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/community-engaged-intensives-in-the-humanities\/student-initiated-ceih-intensives\/","title":{"rendered":"Student-Initiated Intensives"},"content":{"rendered":"

[MUSI] 290, Music Mentorship, Spring 2020\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

INSTRUCTOR:<\/strong> Professor Christine Howlett<\/span><\/p>\n

STUDENT FACILITATOR:<\/strong> Aidan Anderson ’20<\/span><\/p>\n

THEMATIC CLUSTER: <\/strong>Education\/Literacy, Public Art<\/span><\/p>\n

COURSE DESCRIPTION:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This community-engaged learning-intensive was developed by Aidan Anderson \u201920 as part of his senior thesis in Education. He recruited approximately 6-8 students who were scheduled to teach music in the Poughkeepsie Middle School for 10 weeks. The students started teaching in-person until the COVID-19 closures forced them to move online. The students met weekly to discuss teaching plans and observed music teachers in the classroom. The students also got to hear from music educators Matthew Zydel and Melinda Aaron, who came to speak with the students.<\/span><\/p>\n

DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The student approached the OCEL in Fall 2019 and spent the semester laying the groundwork for the intensive in the spring. In conjunction with the instructor of the intensive and his thesis advisor, he developed a curriculum, began to recruit students for the class, and solidified partnerships with the Poughkeepsie Public School District.<\/span><\/p>\n

OCEL’S ROLE:<\/strong>\u00a0Worked with the student to facilitate connections as needed and process any paperwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

PARTNER:<\/strong>\u00a0Poughkeepsie Middle School<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

FORMAT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Semester-long\u00a0intensive. Students met with the instructor weekly. The instructor invited experienced teachers from the school district to provide training on mentorship. Until COVID-19 brought things to a standstill, students were able to participate in music classes in the school and observe the teachers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: <\/strong>4<\/span><\/p>\n

CREDIT VALUE:\u00a0<\/strong>0.5<\/span><\/p>\n

FUNDS REQUESTED FOR:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n