Mario Maxwell Müller 
Music Lesson Planning using the 7-E Model to promote active Engagement in the Classroom 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Didactics – Common Didactics, Educational Objectives, Methods, grade: Summa Cum Laude, University of the People (Education Faculty), course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: The following paper will present the importance of lesson planning, emphasizing the use of the seven e-models to promote creative arts whilst encouraging students to actively engage in the classroom. Integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics are essential key areas of curriculum development within private International Schools. Extending the learning experiences by making them more fun, exciting, and meaningful by promoting high levels of engagement, interaction, communication, and sharing of ideas and opinions.

Über den Autor

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.