Philosophy, practice, and evidence of growth as a music educator at Wings Academy High School, Bronx, NY.
A praxial philosophy grounded in culturally sustaining pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, and the neuroscience of how culture shapes learning. Written from the classroom at Wings Academy.
Complete View PDFThree teaching videos from three different grade levels at Wings Academy, each containing one of the A.2 required components: movement, focused listening, and student singing. Each video includes a self-critique, lesson plan, and one-page peer assessment from an outside reviewer.
Complete2025–2026 NYC DOE Evaluator Form completed by a Wings Academy administrator on April 20, 2026.
Complete View PDFUnit 4: Music Technology and Production. Ten lesson plans taught at Wings Academy (February – March 2026) with a 30-point summative assessment, answer key, and scoring rubric.
Complete View PDFPhilosophy and approach to assessment in music. Covers the 55-floor grading policy, exit tickets with UDL format options, summative tests with scenario questions, and Soundtrap-based project assessment.
Complete View PDFManagement through instruction, not separate from it. Grounded in trauma-informed practice, the SOAR framework, and the NYS Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.
Complete View PDFA case study of a scholar with Type 2 diabetes in the high-school chorus classroom (anonymized). Originally completed for MUS 689 (Winter 2026) and revised for MUS 693.
Complete View PDFThirty professional artifacts spanning September 2024 through Spring 2026: lesson plans, presentations, warm-ups, assessments, classroom photos, technology projects, and the interactive classroom website used daily at Wings Academy.
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