Posted on 1st August 2010 by Andrew Ritenour in #MusEdChat
#MusEdChat, chat recap, student leadership

“We cannot simply strive for a majority of adequacy … leaders must know what better is and motivate people to break the mold.” – @pisanojm
The #MusEdChat held on July 12, 2010 discussed the advantages and opportunities for student leadership in the music classroom. The discussion included suggestions of how to appoint leaders, or how to go about leadership-role elections.
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Posted on 30th July 2010 by Andrew Ritenour in #MusEdChat
administrators, chat recap, parents, students, successful music teacher

“I would say if your students end up with an appreciation, or even better, a love for music, then you have done your job right!” – @musically8
The #MusEdChat held on July 5th 2010 discussed what the participants thought defined a successful music teacher in today’s society. @Zweibz7 broke the chat up into how different groups of people view a successful program.
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Posted on 27th July 2010 by Andrew Ritenour in Conference |Uncategorized
hero training, Milt Allen, Music Education Week

To kick off the Collegiate MENC and New Teachers academy, Milt Allen gave the opening session”You’re Finally Here: We’ve Been Waiting Your Whole Life”, and a following session entitled,”Hero Training: How to Harness Your Superpowers”.
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Posted on 21st July 2010 by Andrew Ritenour in Uncategorized
Just a short post to wish Andy Z. a very happy 22nd birthday!
I’ve gotten to know Andy over the past four or five months through blogging and this site. He is a great guy and a great teacher whose contributions to music education as an undergrad are truly astonishing. In just the past year, his contributions were many including the startup of #MusEdChat and the development of MusicEdMajor.Net. In addition he has been on the launch team of Dr. Pisano’s MusicPLN.Org. All of these projects serve to help the common music educator (or music education major) to be better at what they do.
Happy Birthday Andy, and thanks for all you do for music education!
Feel free to leave Andy your own birthday wish with a comment!
Posted on 19th July 2010 by Andrew Ritenour in #MusEdChat
#MusEdChat, book list, chat recap, PD, summer

“Quite a few people spend the summer playing or performing for joy instead of work! I love that.” – @girlfromPBO
The #MusEdChat held on June 28th, 2010 discussed ways teachers spent their time during the summer. This spanned from professional development to rest and relaxation.
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