http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/creating-an-ensemble/ technology, libraries, and schools Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/creating-an-ensemble/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Stumbling Blocks vs. Building Blocks « Informania Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:39:40 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/?p=711#comment-1934 [...] while reading Carolyn Foote’s post “Creating an Ensemble” I was reminded of those mathematical stumbling blocks.  I stumbled many a time over an [...] [...] while reading Carolyn Foote’s post “Creating an Ensemble” I was reminded of those mathematical stumbling blocks.  I stumbled many a time over an [...]

]]> http://futura.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/creating-an-ensemble/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Janice Robertson Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:42:18 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/?p=711#comment-1880 Ensembles work because a) they're small b) they usually want the same thing, and c) their goal is simple and clearly identified - play this piece as perfectly as possible. Classrooms are MUCH larger and the goals of the students are often at cross purposes and not always clear. To foster ensemble-like thinking in a classroom, we'd need small groups who were together for the entire year, and a common goal, clearly identified, for each group with participant buy in. Tough, but not impossible. Ensembles work because a) they’re small b) they usually want the same thing, and c) their goal is simple and clearly identified – play this piece as perfectly as possible.
Classrooms are MUCH larger and the goals of the students are often at cross purposes and not always clear. To foster ensemble-like thinking in a classroom, we’d need small groups who were together for the entire year, and a common goal, clearly identified, for each group with participant buy in. Tough, but not impossible.

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