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Huge shoutout to Stacey Wright, an Instructional Technology Integrator at Chesterfield County Public Schools. She has graciously shared with us her recent professional development presentation to their district Performing Arts Teachers. Read, learn, use, adapt, enjoy! Here is a link to make a copy via Google Slides. Thanks again, Stacey!
Guest post by John Churchville. Mr. Churchville, a music educator from Ann Arbor, Michigan, reflects on his experience at the 2018 Association for Popular Music Education National Conference. Recently I traveled to a town just outside of Nashville, Tennessee called Murfreesboro to attend the Association for Popular Music Education (APME) National Conference. This yearly event…
Guest Post by Gabriel Carrillo, Instructional Technology Specialist from San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Carrillo is also the creator and host of the Edtech Bites Podcast. STEAM schools are popping up left and right. In fact, many STEM schools are now incorporating the “A” into their curriculum and rebranding themselves as STEAM. In all fairness, they…
Earlier this summer we posted Planning Soundtrap PD in the Fall? Part I which featured Education Specialist, Meredith Allen, breaking down her thoughts and solutions to problematic common teacher professional development practices. Now we’d like to follow up with some resources created by Jocelyn Kervin, a Digital Literacy Resource Teacher in Ontario. She has created an AMAZING…
The following is a guest post authored by Alycia Pindar, a K-8 music teacher at Sir William Stephenson PS in Whitby, Ontario. She is Bonus Mom to two amazing kids and Wife to a spectacular and supportive husband. She loves exploring the world, especially because that’s where the best food is. She reads while walking, plays Ultimate…
By Aoife Kimber Podcasts are now grabbing the attention of 42 million Americans above the age of 12 who listen to podcasts at least on a weekly basis, and monthly listeners are growing up to 24 percent a year. That’s four times the number that go to the movies every week according to a 2017 Edison…
What are the biggest problems with common teacher professional development practices and how can they be fixed? Aristotle said: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Sometimes I feel like our leaders miss this target when planning and facilitating professional development for educators. We are individuals. We learn differently from each…
The following is a guest post authored by Guy Swinton, Music Teacher at Kings Priory School in Tynemouth, Northern England. I was asked to produce resources for music teachers to deliver in their schools to tie into the up-coming Great Exhibition of the North, a UK-wide celebration of the North of England. The exhibition centres around…
Soundtrap Booth Booth #2611 Monday: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday: 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. AV Creative Apps Party! Monday: 9-11 p.m. Location: The Underground RSVP here Google Partner Demos Booth 1602 Monday: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 12:30-2:30 p.m. BestBuy for Education Partner Demos Booth 1436 Tuesday: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Podcasting Presentation…
The creativity passport challenge is a fun way for educators to experience new products while earning a chance to win over $6,000 for in products at #ISTE18. What do this year’s six creativity passport companies have in common? 1. They are loved by forward-thinking educators, and 2. They support a shared goal of igniting creativity, student voice…