Connecting with Others
We connect in so many ways. It seems like “connect” is a buzz word sometimes: connecting texts we read to experiences, connecting math concepts to real life, making connections with others. Social media is one way people connect and it seems like so many...
Arts Integration PLC
What can happen when teachers get together to discuss student learning? Lots – and not just for the students, for the teachers too. That is what I have discovered through the organization of our district’s Arts Integration PLC. Nearly three years ago, I...
Freedom in Structure – Lessons From Yo-Yo Ma
My mom and I went to the symphony on Tuesday evening. We saw Yo-Yo Ma perform DVOŘÁK’s Cello Concerto. It was, in a word, amazing! It was the way Yo-Yo Ma performed the music. He didn’t play it, didn’t even perform it, he experienced it right...
Learning about Dictatorship through Music
You can imagine my excitement when I read about how an attendee from my presentation at #RSCon11 decided to use some of the music integration strategies in her classroom – and found great success. Stephanie Shouldis (@WizardOzTeacher) did just that. She was...Log in here:
