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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.&#8221;- Victor Hugo  Over the past 8 weeks I have been a long-term substitute in a K-4 general music and chorus position. These have been some of the best 8 weeks and through the experience I have learned many lessons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Across the Curriculum</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Administrators today love to hear music teachers use the word cross-curricular. I agree that music is a great cross-curricular subject and ties in very well with other subjects such as math and history. There are many great lessons that tie in other subjects with music and music also lends itself well to do cross-curricular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher: The Wearer of Many Hats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.&#8221;- Horace Mann We have all heard the saying &#8220;those that can&#8217;t teach.&#8221; This is a saying that I of course never agreed with or like, but over the past 8 weeks of my long-term subbing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What They Don&#8217;t Teach You in College</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;To teach is to learn twice.&#8221; &#8211; Joseph Joubert If you are like me after you student teach and graduate college you feel like you should be and are prepared to enter the field of music education and are ready to teach! I am extremely thankful for all of my undergraduate professors, classes and experiences that I received and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>METOS: Spotlight on Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.&#8221;- Chinese Proverb  What is METOS? METOS which stands for Music, Education &#38; Technology Online Summit sponsored by the SoundTree institute will once again be presenting an online conference entitled Spotlight on Creativity. METOS is a completely online conference which was started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Year Brings New Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It does  not matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can go.” -Bob Proctor As the New Year begins it also brings with it a lot of changes. Some of these changes include a new look, new opportunities, and perseverance. I am looking forward to see what all the new year has to bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small and Mighty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed performers can accomplish great things.  Take a look at ensembles all around the United States and what do you see? Chances are you will see a much smaller ensemble than you would have 10 or 15 years ago. Many music programs are continuing to diminish in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deciphering IEP&#8217;S-What They Mean for Music Educators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think you can or you think you can&#8217;t, either way, you will be right.&#8221;- Henry Ford Another session I attended at PMEA 2011 was entitled &#8220;IEP&#8217;S and What Do They Mean to Music Teachers&#8221; presented by Carol Burgman of Pace School. As most educators would agree IEP&#8217;s can be a daunting document to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tried and True Choral Repertoire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Unfortunately due to job searching, interviews, and some family circumstances over the past few weeks I have been unable to write any posts lately. I am hoping to get back to posting again on a more regular basis. I will continue with writing recaps of sessions from PMEA 2011 and then am hoping to start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Your Students to Transfer Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, the children are now working as if I did not exist.&#8221;- Maria Montessori During student teaching especially at the high school level, one of the most frustrating things I encountered was students not transferring knowledge. For example I would teach the students about [...]]]></description>
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