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Ritenour students present original opera; Wyland highlights competency-based data tracking
Summary
Fifth-graders described a partnership with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to create an original opera, emphasizing choice-based specials and equity; Wyland Elementary presented competency-based data binders and self-assessment practices to track K–5 proficiency and social-emotional goals.
Fifth-grade students and staff told the Ritenour School District Board of Education that a partnership with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis gave students ownership of an original opera and supported equity and creative choice.
"This was really an opportunity for us to have students be represented…they were the ones that were the creators in this situation," a Crafts teacher said as she described students choosing roles in instrument, singing, script-writing and dance/design groups. Kevin Nicoletti of Opera Theatre of…
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