Transdisciplinary tools that organize learning and promote critical reflections
WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY USE THEM?
A process journal is more than just a music workbook. It's a music diary or journal. In it, students gather evidence of Criterion A (Knowing & Understanding). Like a typical music workbook, they include written assignments, theory sheets, information sheets, and any other written work that gives them a deeper understanding of the topics being studied. Where the Developmental Workbook is different is its relationship to Criteria B (Developing Skills), C (Thinking Creatively), and D (Responding). We use the creative cycle in the Arts; the students' progress through the creative cycle - their process - is recorded in their process journal.
My students used to hate process journals. They didn't know what to write and they didn't care about reflecting. Over the years, I tried several different types of PJs (as we call them) until one year I finally happened upon my best practice - electronic PJs (which is feasible since I'm in a 1:1 laptop school). The electronic versions are so much better because students take ownership over their work. I tell them they can use any software that accepts video files, which means I typically get Pages, Keynote, iWeb or iBook Author files. The students take pride in decorating their documents and personalising their work as much as possible.
My students used to hate process journals. They didn't know what to write and they didn't care about reflecting. Over the years, I tried several different types of PJs (as we call them) until one year I finally happened upon my best practice - electronic PJs (which is feasible since I'm in a 1:1 laptop school). The electronic versions are so much better because students take ownership over their work. I tell them they can use any software that accepts video files, which means I typically get Pages, Keynote, iWeb or iBook Author files. The students take pride in decorating their documents and personalising their work as much as possible.
WHAT'S IN A PROCESS JOURNAL?
A typical MYP Process Journal should include this:
- Title page about the student (your name and year level)
- Creative cycle title page (so you can look back and see how assessments work in music - see the image below)
- A summary of your gained knowledge about a particular topic about music history or theory
- Your written goals about your music piece
- Pieces of music composed, including a screen capture of the score, an MP3 file of the music, a photo of the student's ensemble group, and a video of their group performing their piece
- A chapter on how your music was composed, with graduated screen captures showing progress.
- Feedback given by family, friends, and/or teachers, as well as the students' written responses to that feedback
- Evidence of using the Creative Cycle, including planning write-ups, score mark-ups, progress videos, progress evaluations, reflections, progress evaluations, external feedback, responses to feedback, a final video, a final reflection, and a final evaluation
- Title page about the student (your name and year level)
- Creative cycle title page (so you can look back and see how assessments work in music - see the image below)
- A summary of your gained knowledge about a particular topic about music history or theory
- Your written goals about your music piece
- Pieces of music composed, including a screen capture of the score, an MP3 file of the music, a photo of the student's ensemble group, and a video of their group performing their piece
- A chapter on how your music was composed, with graduated screen captures showing progress.
- Feedback given by family, friends, and/or teachers, as well as the students' written responses to that feedback
- Evidence of using the Creative Cycle, including planning write-ups, score mark-ups, progress videos, progress evaluations, reflections, progress evaluations, external feedback, responses to feedback, a final video, a final reflection, and a final evaluation
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