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June 13, 2014

Bloom’s Taxonomy in Music Rooms – Free Posters for Music Advocacy

After a week-long class about critical thinking in the art/theater/music classroom I was inspired!  We had been talking about all the ways that arts education addresses every level of Bloom’s Taxonomy and music education in particular encourages strategic thinking in students.  I realize that I’m literally preaching to the choir […]
Five awesome things I found on Pinterest this month!
March 23, 2014

Five Favorite Pins of March – 2014

I will admit, I spend a lot of time on Pinterest browsing ideas, getting inspiration, and seeing how other teachers decorate and plan for teaching.  Pinterest can be a really great tool to help you plan for your own classroom and inspire you to try new things.  Why not share […]
March 15, 2014

I CAN… Communicate Goals With Parents

One of my main goals this year is communicating with parents.  I want them to know what we’re doing in music class and how that relates to district curriculum, local, state, and national standards.  More importantly, I want parents to know what we’re doing in music class and how that’s […]
March 1, 2014

Promoting Your School Performance or Concert

The stage is set, students prepared, lines learned, costumes hemmed, sound system set up, programs printed, and clock is ticking.  Now everyone just has to show up!  With all the hard work that you do to make the concert great, you want to make sure that everyone knows about the […]
Learning objectives posted by grade level and quarter.
February 5, 2014

Learning Objectives Posted by Quarter

I stole this awesome idea from Jennifer Gragson, one of my fellow elementary music teachers in Kansas City, Kansas.  I noticed one day when visiting her classroom that she had all of her learning objectives posted on her board, divided by grade, so that anyone who came in could see […]
October 23, 2013

Photo Op!  — Remember the Concert

Parent communication is a constant struggle.  As a music teacher I’m not in daily contact with parents and opening that line of communication can be tricky.  Even classroom teachers, who connect with parents on a near daily basis, often have troubles communicating with some parents.  Now take that struggle and […]
October 7, 2013

Just a Little Letter… Writing to students!

At my student teaching placement, my cooperating teacher (Debbie Gray) showed me how she would write little notes to all of her students.  She would try and get a letter to each one in a semester so that every student got about two notes a year.  It’s hard to keep […]
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