by Bonnie | Jun 7, 2018 | music advocacy, music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats
As a finalist for the HEB Excellence in Education Leadership Award, May 4-6, 2018 will be remembered as one of the best weekends of my life! What a joy it was to celebrate the good work of teachers across our state. I was simply amazed by the stories of inspiration...
by Bonnie | Apr 14, 2016 | Choir Resources, music advocacy, Singing with children, Uncategorized
These days I am VERY busy working full time while working to earn my Masters in Music Education through the online program at Kent State. I am loving every minute of my time studying, but spending time on class work has kept me from blogging. However, this weekend...
by Bonnie | Feb 18, 2015 | music advocacy, Reflections and Caveats
The keynote address at TMEA was absolutely stunning and beautiful and this is just a little bit of a taste of what was shared…. The TMEA talk was so much better and yet I have to share at least a little bit.
by Bonnie | Jul 3, 2013 | music advocacy, Music Listening, music teacher encouragement, Professional Development, Professional Videos, Reflections and Caveats |
Ordinarily I try to share any videos that I might use in my classroom on Wednesdays, but since it’s summer I’m going to share with you some videos that we should watch in order to lift our spirits, renew our minds and challenge our thinking. As a result,...
by Bonnie | Jun 27, 2012 | music advocacy, music teacher encouragement, Professional Collaboration, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats |
When you are a music specialist – or art specialist….. or pretty much anything besides a regular classroom teacher it is sometimes hard to find really great opportunities for collaboration because in many cases, no one that you come into regular contact...
by Bonnie | May 29, 2012 | Classroom Management and Discipline, donorschoose.org, music advocacy, Music Classroom Resources, music teacher encouragement, Reflections and Caveats
If your school is anything like mine, it might sometimes feel that you are running through your school days, long on need and short on solution. In schools like ours, the needs that our students bring with them to school are daunting at best and often feel...