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A Chinese New Year Game to Assess Rhythm Reading!

It’s back to school after a refreshing break, and I’m ready to jump back in! And since I’m learning to enjoy my breaks instead of always working through them, I needed to come back with something that didn’t take much

Janine 4. January 20254. January 2025 Assessment, Group activity 1 Comment Read more

Elementary Music Summit Freebie

I hope you are enjoying the Elementary Music Summit! Click here to download my freebie, “Using Picture Books to Develop Musical Thinking”! For more tips on curating a DEIJ-friendly library, watch here. Check out some (sub-friendly!!) book-based lesson resources here.

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How NOT to apply for a job

It’s hiring season in the international school world, and going through the hiring process in 2024 has been eye-opening for me. This is the first time I’ve looked through applications since ChatGPT (and other AI text generators) changed the way

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Write the Room: Notation on the MOVE

Okay, I’m probably pretty late to the game on this, but I saw a friend doing a phonics activity called “Write the Room”, and the kids LOVED it! Even the kids who hated writing were having a blast trotting from

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Three simple steps to developing creativity

Three simple steps to developing creativity

There is no question that creativity is a vital skill for the 21st century. But at the same time, thanks to the increasing obsession with standardized testing and other high levels of quantifiable achievement, creative subjects like art and music

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Engaging Your Students Through Inquiry

Thanks for joining me for Engaging Your Students Through Inquiry! You’ve already taken a great step to better teaching and learning in your music classroom. Be sure to subscribe so you you can download your free teacher planning workbook, and

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16 Things I Wish I’d Known as a First-Year Teacher

It’s no secret that there’s a lot you don’t learn in your methods classes. Even student teaching doesn’t quite prepare you. Lucky for you, you’re reading this! In addition to the subject knowledge you have, and the pedagogical theory you’ve

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5 Things to Do When Your Class Has Lost It

I once interviewed a teaching candidate after she did a lesson that was…difficult to watch. The children weren’t following her line of questions and were losing interest in what could have been an exciting activity. “Did you stray from your

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The danger with TeachersPayTeachers 

Teachers are often told the value of borrowing (or “stealing”) lessons and ideas from other teachers. With the growing popularity of Pinterest, Teachers Pay Teachers, and teacher affinity groups on Facebook, it is easier than ever to share and find

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13 Tips for Giving Better Directions

Approaching my 20th year of teaching, I am thinking about how different my practice is now, compared to my first years. There’s so much that methods classes just don’t teach you! Some aspects of teaching can only be learned through

Janine 11. April 202311. April 2023 Teacher Tips, Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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