With many teachers and students being thrown into distance learning, SeeSaw™ has become a popular learning platform to connect teachers, students and parents. It provides the opportunity for students to show learning through interactive multimedia options while...
If you’re like me and teaching synchronous virtual music classes right now, you may be struggling to keep students engaged in this nontraditional format. It is all too easy for students to log into a class meeting and then tune out- mentally or physically! Sometimes...
As distance learning continues, the pressure to come up with new music lessons in each of our varied settings can be extremely challenging. Some of us are allowed to use videos and have zoom office hours, while other teachers have to use lessons that can be sent home...
Many of us bemoan the clutter on our physical desktop, with its stacks of paper, unwashed travel mugs, and spare musical instruments. Yet, we often forget about the clutter within our digital spaces, such as our computer desktop. Everyone can appreciate an organized...
Hi there! My name is Michelle(from The Musical Rose, formerly known as Music with Miss W) and I teach at a virtual school. Usually the first reaction I get is something like you do what?! I love my job. I think it’s awesome, exciting, and...
Although social media might be the furthest thing on your list for professional development, Instagram is currently a rockstar when it comes to connecting with other music teachers and really and truly feeling like part of a community. If you aren’t already using this...
