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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Posted on 19th July 2010 by Andy Zweibel in Professional Development
buddypress, joe pisano, music pln, networking, social networking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Music Education Professional Learning Network Opens to Public
Grove City, PA – July18, 2010 — The Music Education Professional Learning Network (MPLN) opens to the public, at12:00 pm EDT, on July 19, 2010.
The MPLN is a new Website specifically developed for music educators, pre-service music teachers, and teaching musicians of any kind. As its base framework, it incorporates the BuddyPress and WordPress Social Networking (SN) platforms, but also includes integrations with Twitter, FaceBook, and other existing SN platforms. As a SN platform, this site seeks to promote elongated discussions about important topics facing music educators today.
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