Final Post #7
My Free Inquiry Project for my first semester in the East Kootenay Teacher Education Program has been a cross between a passion I already had for music and my new learning through technology. Over the past few months, I have researched and collected many different resources I can use in my future classroom.
I have learned many new apps, programs, and strategies to use in the classroom to enhance my future students’ learning. I researched Virtual Reality, using music for mindfulness, background music, movement music, how music affects our mental health, and even a project of building recycled instruments that my future class can do.
Having an Inquiry-based way of learning, opened my mind to another way to learning.
Step #1- Ask
I asked how music can be used in my future classroom
Step #2- Explore/Investigate
I researched how Virtual Reality can be used through music, Recycled Instruments, and how music helps with mental health, and different apps to use- Duolingo, GoNoodle, YouTube.
Step #3- Create
I created a blog weekly with my findings. I started Duolingo and have a 40-day streak that I will continue as it helps with my skills. I explored apps I had never heard of before and ventured into a world of technology.
Step #4- Discuss
I spoke with classmates about how they enjoy music and what they use it for in their lives.
Step #5- Reflect
My reflection on my Free Inquiry helped support my ideas and explore how I can use my previous knowledge, to build a music-loving classroom. Music can foster creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration for students and teachers. By exploring music’s various dimensions, I developed a deeper understanding of how music has impacted my life and how it can impact students. It also reinforced that music is a vital tool for enriching my future classroom.
I started with very little knowledge of digital platforms. How to create Stop-Motion films, using Canva to make graphics, and how apps can be beneficial were just a few things I learned. I was using basic skills that I had learned in the past, that did not involve technology. Through this course, I have engaged in many different ways to express my projects. This will help me support my future students as technology is continually growing in our world.
I was excited to be able to choose my free inquiry project. Music has always been a part of my life. It is part of who I am. To be able to deep dive into my passion for music and explore how I can use that in my future classroom, was enjoyable. I also got to reflect on my past experiences and how they can be used as stepping stones to creating a future classroom.
Summary of my Free Inquiry Posts
1- Why I chose this project
2- Virtual Reality for Music
3- Benefits of listening to Music in the Classroom
4- Recycled Instruments
5- Duolingo Music
6- How Music helps Mental Health
Wrapping up my Free Inquiry Project, I want to include one of my favourite quotes
I often think in Music. I live my Daydreams in Music. I see my life in terms of Music – Albert Einstein