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Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Papers (not the ARS) go here in History through the senses
"Here is my Final Reflection! History Through The Senses- Final Reflection.docx"
May 31, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Final Projects - ARS - live here in History through the senses
"Here is my Final Project.  Thanks for the awesome class and have a great summer!Anderson ARS .docx"
May 31, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 4 Afternoon Reflection in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed having Gabe come and share with us about Hip-hop dance.  It was interested to hear him talk about isolations within his warmups.  It makes a lot of sense to separate each movement and work on each body movement one at a time.  I…"
May 31, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 4 Morning Reflection in History through the senses
"High Five Buddy would be a great activity for my middle school choir.  They don’t like to interact each other and I think this would be a good way to get them out of their comfort area.
 
The stroll was an interesting dance.  What a difference from…"
May 30, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Article #2 Response in History through the senses
""The Arts Are essential" by David Skorton 
In every culture we see art.  It surrounds many of our life styles and it accompanies our day to day experiences.  The article by Skorton is basically defending teaching the arts alongside other areas of…"
May 29, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 3 Afternoon in Review in History through the senses
"I enjoy dancing jazz with my wife and I think I would enjoy teaching my students some of the moves we learned today.  Some of the lessons on Jazz that I have done in the past has used some dancing at the end which I decided not to teach.  Maybe I…"
May 29, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 3 Morning Review in History through the senses
"I have used "Jump Jim Joe" several times within my classroom and the kids really enjoyed it.  It is a great dance for the younger ages.  The motions are easy and anyone can do them.  I have not used, "Lucky Seven" before and I plan on teaching it to…"
May 29, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Day 2 -Afternoon - Negro Spirituals / Civil War in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed listening to the interview of the African American who lived during slavery.  It's so much more engaging to listen to a recording rather then to just read the script.  Its interesting to hear the personal dialect of the interviewee.…"
May 28, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Day 2 Morning - Colonialism and Revolution in History through the senses
"I really enjoyed dancing the waltz.  It is much easier than the minuet and it is something I think my kids would enjoy.  We listen to a lot of songs that are in 3/4 time and I could use this to get them moving.  I have done some dances with my…"
May 28, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 1 Article Review in History through the senses
"http://edsource.org/2013/you-reach-more-kids-when-you-use-the-arts-...
You Reach More Kids When You Use Arts To Teach byJon Schwartz

I enjoyed this article because it focuses on a general education teacher who uses the arts to reach students in a…"
May 27, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Day 1 Afternoon Reflection in History through the senses
"I enjoyed the activity related to the Renaissance Era Tableau's.  I think this would be a good activity to do with a  variety of different pictures.  The idea of letting the students pick what part of the picture to highlight with their Tableau is…"
May 27, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Day 1 Morning reflection in History through the senses
"I enjoyed the first activity where we moved to the music and when the music stopped we joined up with a group to join in conversation.  This seems like a good activity to do with my middle school students.  Since the school I teach at is K - 8, the…"
May 27, 2014
Matt Anderson replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Welcomes in History through the senses
"My name is Matthew Anderson and I teach classroom music and middle school choir at Northern Lights ABC.  I teach private music lessons on percussion and I also lead worship at University Baptist Church.  I am taking this for continuing education and…"
May 27, 2014