Posts Tagged ‘making it work’
Making It Work: Relearning the Music Room
LeslieAnne Bird shares suggestions for refamiliarizing your students with making music together in your space.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Take it Outside, 2021
Now that the weather is warmer for just about everyone in the US, it is a great time to take music class outside! LeslieAnne Bird shares updated ideas for outdoor music class in 2021.
Read MoreI Am a Failure …
As a typical “Type A” music educator, and one who has ADHD to boot, these are words that have been DEVASTATING to me in the not so far away past. And because I am a human being, sometimes I am going to fail. How I choose to respond to that failure makes all the difference…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Teaching With Technology
Amy Burns offers a lifeline with this compilation of resources to help you teach your young music students online rather than in the classroom.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Self Care for Teachers
The members of Chaotic Harmony Classroom tackle the subject of self care and share openly about their own struggles to find balance and peace while managing the ups and downs of teaching hundreds of students.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Informance
Natasha Thurmon shares her tips for hosting an event where families are invited to join their children during music class for a lesson of making music together.
Read MoreMaking It Work: Planning Ahead for Peace
Planning Ahead for Peace While you are fresh at the beginning of a new school year there are quite a few things that can help you prepare for a peaceful and productive year for you and your students. Please keep in mind that these ideas are what works for me and the students I am…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Summer Reading 2019
Summer Reading List: Professional Development, Fourth Edition The end is near and it is time to begin thinking about my summer professional reading list! As I have stated in previous years, I set aside time to read three teaching-related books each summer too get the wheels turning and learn something new. Here is my list…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Last Weeks of the Year
Keeping You & Your Students Happy & Learning During the Last Weeks of the School Year Many of us have reached the time of year where state testing is finished, the weather is improving, spring fever and end of the school year activities abound. These circumstances can lead to frustration and classroom management issues that…
Read MoreMaking It Work: Making Time for Self-Care
Making It Work: Making Time for Self-Care Some of us are enjoying a well deserved spring break, others are trying to hang in there until spring break arrives. As you make plans for the final few months of school, our Chief Motivation Officer, Michelle Brady, encourages you to include a plan for your own self-care…
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