by Bonnie | Jul 28, 2018 | Education Through Music, music teacher encouragement, Professional Book Shelf, Professional Collaboration, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching in a Crisis, Teaching Music 101
When I started to write this blog post I began by writing some of the real-life scenarios for which I have had to employ emergency activities. Ideally, some extensions should be included in every lesson plan, so that before you begin you know what should happen...
by Bonnie | Jul 24, 2018 | Classroom Organization, Professional Collaboration, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101, Tips and Tricks
Music teachers typically fall into two categories; those with school money and those without. You might not yet know what your situation will be, BUT if your school has some money set aside for your use, GREAT! You can read more about what questions to ask about your...
by Bonnie | Jul 24, 2018 | Classroom Organization, Money Management for Music Teachers, Notes and Budgets, Professional Collaboration, Professional Development, Reflections and Caveats, Teaching Music 101
Music teachers typically fall into two categories; those with school money and those without. You might not yet know what your situation will be, BUT if your school has some money set aside for your use, GREAT, you need to be a good steward of the money so that the...
by Bonnie | Jul 23, 2018 | Education Through Music, music teacher encouragement, Professional Collaboration, Professional Development, Professional Videos, Reflections and Caveats, teacher corner, Teaching Music 101, Tips and Tricks
If you are looking for a post about how to decorate your classroom or how to write a lesson plan or plan a performance, this is not that post. As a first year music teacher you may be facing hours of professional development with other first year teachers, most of...
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 1, 2018 | Reflections and Caveats, Uncategorized
On February 21st, 2018 I got a HUGE surprise! That morning, I was all set to teach my kinder kiddos some “Texas” music as everyone was gearing up for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I had just started to play a little bit on my...
