It’s time to plan all the things that need to be planned – lesson planning, meal planning, health planning, time management planning, – so much planning. How do we have time for it all? I taught 1 to 2 days a week for 20 years. When my youngest started high...
As many music teachers- white music teachers in particular- do some serious learning, unlearning, and soul-searching this summer to work against systems of oppression and racism in our society, schools, and classrooms, one of the most important steps we can take is to...
The end of the year is here for most of us. Some of us have finished what feels like the weirdest and longest school year ever and some of us still have a few weeks left. We all agree this was not the year we anticipated or wanted. We were thrown curveballs and no...
Winter is…here, which means cold weather, shorter days, and the looooong stretch of time without many days off in January, February, and March. Surviving and thriving during these winter days calls for you to take care of you. Teacher self care in winter...
Melissa Stouffer here from Mrs. Stouffer’s Music Room. Teaching can be hard enough, but when you are in your first classroom, some of those things can be overwhelming. If I could go back and tell brand new me seven things, these are what I’d tell myself....
As musicians, we spend all of our schooling years working to perfect our musicianship craft so we can participate in the top ensembles. We strive to gain musical skills in order to contribute to an awesome musical group experience. We love making music TOGETHER! Fast...
