by Bonnie | Jan 17, 2023 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up, New Music Teacher, Professional Development, teacher corner, Uncategorized
I’ve been teaching for 24 years and I have always been terrible with paper management. Whether it is simply that I am overwhelmed by the volume of papers that cross my desk, overwhelmed by the tasks represented by each paper or simply overwhelmed, it is not at...
by Bonnie | Jan 2, 2023 | Classroom Management, Classroom Management and Discipline, Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up, music teacher encouragement, Next Year, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, seating charts, teacher corner, Tips and Tricks
Happy New Year! One of my favorite things about being a teacher is that I get two chances at each “New Year”. I get to start the new academic year each August and I get to start a new calendar year on January 1. Today I am going to share a few habits that...
by Bonnie | Jun 22, 2022 | Music Classroom Set up, teacher corner, Uncategorized
Today a younger music teacher who belongs to one of the Facebook teacher groups that I am in who is moving campuses expressed concerns about what to do first when moving to a new campus. Getting started can be overwhelming and so I thought I would reply. What you see...
by Bonnie | Jun 8, 2018 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up
In my school district we have to entirely pack up our rooms every year so that the entire school can be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned. We can’t leave a command hook or label anywhere in the room. Between being in the habit of packing up so completely every...
by Bonnie | May 1, 2018 | Bulletin Boards, Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I have an admission to make. For a full 19 years of teaching, I have suffered from a low-grade case of ENVY! Every time I walk into a gen-ed classroom my eyes immediately zone in on the really cute wall calendar and I turn a little green...
by Bonnie | May 9, 2016 | Classroom Organization, Music Classroom Set up, Music Teacher Planner
Due to the fact that I am in grad school, I am not doing a full redesign of my planner. However, I will provide what updates I can between now and this August. With that in mind, I have created a new seating chart template. 2016-2017 – Seating...
