Session Proposals
| Presenter Information | |
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| Presenter Name | Ryan Diefenderfer |
| Presenter's Position | Associate Band Director, Klein Cain High School, Houston, TX |
| Presenter's Short Biography | Mr. Ryan Diefenderfer is in his eleventh year of teaching band and orchestra. Over the course of the past ten years, Mr. Diefenderfer has served as the Director of Bands and Orchestras at Paradise Valley High School, Director of Bands and Orchestras at Greenway Middle School, and Adjunct Brass and Jazz Faculty Member at Paradise Valley Community College where he led the Brass Choir and Jazz Combo. Mr. Diefenderfer is the proud recipient of the 2021 Silver Apple Arizona Teaching Award and Quarterfinalist for the 2024 Grammy Award in Music Education. Most recently, Mr. Diefenderfer joined the faculty at Klein Cain High School in Houston, Texas as Associate Band Director. |
| Presenter's Address | 12646 Duchess Ln Houston, Texas 77070 Map It |
| Presenter's Phone | (224) 383-4730 |
| Presenter's Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Will there be additional presenters for your session? | No |
| Session Information | |
| Session Title | Incorporating Student-Centered Learning in the Large Ensemble Classroom for the Intermediate and Advanced |
| Session Description | One way that we can keep our band, orchestra, and choir students more engaged, motivated, and intrigued is through using student-centered learning practices. This session will explore intermediate and advanced models for incorporating student-centered ideas in our full ensemble music classrooms such as: small group compositions, the Orpheus model, the CCC Model, 20% time, project-based learning, personalized learning plans, student portfolios, problem-based learning, and more. |
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| Is this a demonstration session? | No |
| Sponsorship | |
| Will your session be sponsored? | No |