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COVID-19 has changed the education landscape, causing many schools to close in an effort to keep students, families, and communities safe and healthy. School closures have resulted in a widespread transition to distance learning, which has tasked many administrators and educators with finding creative ways to keep students engaged and achieving. The situation is rapidly…
The following blog was written by Bob Habersat, a Chicago-area music teacher at Oak Lawn Community High School and co-founder of The Shed, about his experience at the 2020 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Bob was the featured guest for Soundtrap for Education’s booth. During the convention, Soundtrap for Education…
The next stop on our conference schedule was the Bett Show in London. The show brings together the global education community with more than 800 leading companies, 103 exciting new edtech startups and over 34,000 visitors in attendance. Our booth housed 10+ Soundtrap for Education team members, stations set up to test out the studio,…
In January, the Soundtrap for Education team headed to Miami, Florida to participate in the 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). The conference, which is the first edtech event of the year, attracts thousands of education and technology leaders for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices and pressing issues….
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Written and reported by Carel Hodge, Project Support & Innovation Specialist at Antigua and Barbuda Science and Innovation Park Ten of Antigua’s top musicians participated in a Soundtrap for Entertainers workshop on Wednesday 11 September at Antigua and Barbuda Science and Innovation Park (ABSIP). The two-hour interactive training session was made possible through a partnership…
By Luke Manas, Teacher, York Early College Academy When I decided to become a music teacher, I wanted to give my students the sense of community and meaning making that I felt when I was in school. To build a program that offered that, I knew that I might have to find some creative solutions….
Announced on November 18, 2019: Soundtrap for Education and FutureDJs Inspire Kids to Take DJ-ing and Music Production Beyond the Classroom. Austen Smart, CEO of FutureDJs, has shared some personal thoughts and inspiration on creativity. Read on… When recently asked, “What is one bit of advice would you give to students?” I decided to talk…
Originally posted by CEEAS – Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings Friends, It’s with both immense joy and profound sadness that I write this newsletter and ask you to take a few minutes to listen to the playlist of the top five songs from this year’s music and youth advocacy initiative, Unsung. My happiness stems from the attention…
Written by Gillian Desmarais (re-posted from EdSurge) I live for the spine-tingling synth solo or the foot-tapping disco beat. Electronic music has not only motivated my music teaching, but also provided a reprieve from my everyday stresses. I see the same passion within my students when they share their favorite Imagine Dragons song or play…