by Bonnie | May 30, 2012 | music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats |
Here is a list that I hope will be true for me as I end my school year number 13. List of things to throw out 1. Negative opinions (especially about children that I will get to teach next year.) – We’ve all had those students that are on our radar (with...
by Bonnie | May 18, 2012 | Choir Resources, Music Classroom Resources, Performance Resources, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats, singing with children, Singing with children |
A few years ago I had the chance to work with a really great teaching artist by the name of Becky Valls. You can find out more about how amazing she is at Becky Valls For pictures of some of her work with and for students, go to teaching. I met her through our...
by Bonnie | Apr 19, 2012 | Classroom Management and Discipline, Education Through Music, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101 |
If you’ve been teaching music for long, you’ve noticed that often, it’s those first few moments of each class where you and your students establish the success or failure of your lesson. Snagging the attention of students as they come in is...
by Bonnie | Mar 7, 2012 | digital portfolio, donorschoose.org, Technology, Technology, Tips and Tricks, What to record |
This fall I had a project funded through donorschoose.org for a pack of small handheld digital recorders. Since I have never had anything like this before in my classroom, I was filled with all sorts of dreams about ways that we could use them in class to...
by Bonnie | Jan 25, 2012 | Music Classroom Resources, Professional Collaboration, Reflections and Caveats |
I’m currently right in the middle of my 13th year as a music teacher 10 years at my first school and 2.5 years into teaching at my current school. And Ya’ll I wish that I had found out about donorschoose.org a long time ago! I FINALLY discovered...
by Bonnie | Jan 16, 2012 | Professional Collaboration |
So I’ve been having some luck finding music teacher blogs to follow. I’ve learned so much already and I’m only following 4 music blogs so far. These four music teachers live in various parts of the country, have different philosophies and vastly...
