INTASC 4 -
Principle #4: The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
INTASC 4 is the knowledge of making the students think critical. In music this INTASC always applies to whatever we are doing. Music requires an active mind and fast acting response times. No matter what one is doing in his/hers music class critical thinking is always going on.
I believe that I am above average performance on INTASC 4. I always encourage my students to think and ask questions for themselves. I praise my students when the do, only to encourage more independent thinking. I believe at my time at Ball State University, my critical thinking abilities have diminished a bit, however I believe that I am more worried about finishing college then thinking about why I am following like sheep to the drum of society.
I believe that I am above average performance on INTASC 4. I always encourage my students to think and ask questions for themselves. I praise my students when the do, only to encourage more independent thinking. I believe at my time at Ball State University, my critical thinking abilities have diminished a bit, however I believe that I am more worried about finishing college then thinking about why I am following like sheep to the drum of society.