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Back to remote learning?

Happy new year! I’m enjoying the last few days of my Christmas break, but also starting to put some details into my plans for the upcoming term. We’re having one week of online learning at my school, to give people

Janine 5. January 20229. January 2022 Teacher Tips 4 Comments Read more

Are choice boards really that great? (Yes!)

Choice boards have exploded in popularity, especially with the expansion of online learning. They allow for differentiation, creativity, and student agency. You can use them to practice skills and concepts, build inquiry projects from them, or just use them for

Janine 9. August 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips 2 Comments Read more

Focus on the positive: 18 great things about online learning

I miss my students. I also have concerns about being back at school with hundreds of students in a pandemic. It’s easy to get pulled down right now, so today I am focusing on the positive. If you are disappointed

Janine 25. July 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips, Thoughts No Comments Read more

Music in the Time of Covid-19

If you are on any kind of social media, I’m guessing that you’ve seen dozens of posts about whether or not schools should open. As schools and the rest of society reopen, schools have become the center of a lot

Janine 15. July 20206. August 2020 Thoughts No Comments Read more

Singing and Online Learning

Singing is central to music classes in primary school. But with many teachers going online, we are facing new challenges that none of us were trained for. In all of my music teacher circles, people are asking for tips on

Janine 28. June 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips, Technology No Comments Read more

Streamlining your distance learning

While thinking about a plan for online learning, in case the coronavirus continues to spread, one of the things I’ve thought about is how much time I will spend making videos—not just the recording, but setting up, preparing materials, recording

Janine 9. March 20205. September 2020 Teacher Tips, Technology No Comments Read more

12 EASY Ideas for Distance Learning in Elementary General Music

With schools in harder-hit countries closing due to the new coronavirus, I know I’ll have more colleagues around the world who are forced into online learning or some other kind of remote learning (for students without dependable internet access). So

Janine 22. February 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips No Comments Read more

12 EASY Ideas for Distance Learning in Early Years General Music

The coronavirus situation is still pretty stable, so schools here are open for the foreseeable future. But with schools in harder-hit countries closing, I know I’ll have more colleagues around the world who are forced into online learning or some

Janine 19. February 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips No Comments Read more

Online Learning for Music Teachers

With the novel coronavirus on our shores, there is talk about what might happen now. We are anticipating the possibility of schools closing in order to stop the spread of the virus, in which case we would need to go

Janine 2. February 20203. September 2020 Teacher Tips No Comments Read more

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