Are you finding yourself bombarded by tons of brochures? Junk college mail? E-mails? The amount of information you receive is impossible for even the most organized person to keep track of. But no worries college applicant, you are in luck!!! I have developed a simple and easy way of keeping track of all this overwhelming info. Just follow these steps. [Read more...]
STN Week 5: Time Flies!
02/22/11 By 1 Comment
This past week, albeit short (teacher work day on Friday!), was stressful but productive. As hard as it is to believe, I am already more than halfway finished with my first placement at Miami Coral Park Senior HS. It has been a whirlwind month, but I am finally becoming comfortable with what I am doing and establishing a rapport with my students. I am really enjoying my time here, and will definitely miss the experiences and the students when I move to an elementary setting after spring break. Here are a few take-aways from the week: [Read more...]
First Update to 100 MEMT List
02/17/11 By 1 Comment
I am very excited to announce that the 100 Music Ed Majors on Twitter list has officially received its first update! With this first update, we welcome seventeen fantastic Music Education students to our network. You can view the members of our network on our 100 MEMT Official List Page. Also, don’t forget to check out the Homepage for the project. You can follow this list at the official Twitter Listing for the 100 MEMT list! If you aren’t a student, we encourage you to still consider following these people; they are the future of music education!
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Music and Arts Enthusiast Award
02/16/11 By Leave a Comment
I am extremely proud to say that MusicEdMajor.net has been selected as one of online colleges website eCollegeFinder’s top 75 Music and Arts Enthusiast websites! This award, “recognizes the websites that best represent the voice of music and arts in both culture and education.” I am joined on the list by many of the colleagues with whom I have been blogging for years now, including Dr. Joe Pisano, Tom West, Chad Criswell, Larry Marra, Sarah Johnston, and many more. The full list of winners is embedded below!
Thank you to eCollegeFinder for this award, and thank you for compiling a fantastic list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about music or arts in education! [Read more...]
STN Weeks 1-4: Yikes!
02/15/11 By 1 Comment
The first thing I have learned in my three weeks of student teaching? Keeping up with a blog on the side is difficult when you’re teaching full-time! My apologies for taking so long to get the first true edition of the Student Teachers’ Notebook up on the site, but between a trip to Cincinnati for the TI:ME Conference, a bad head cold as my body refused to adjust to my new sleep schedule, and a LOT of observing, planning, and teaching, I am finally ready to reflect a bit! [Read more...]
Leading Notes Inaugural Issue
02/15/11 By Leave a Comment
Today, Justine Dolorfino and Nick Jaworski redefined what it means to consume digital information as a music educator with the inaugural release of their e-magazine, Leading Notes! From their about page, here is Justine and Nick’s explanation of what exactly Leading Notes is:
Leading Notes, founded in December 2010, is a new music education magazine that seeks to maintain an online space for discussion about the intersection of philosophy and practice. It attempts to supplement the already well-established music education online community by providing a platform for persons associated with the field to share their thoughts about teaching music in the 21st century. Our hope is that through making this content available, discussions about important topics in music education can be better facilitated. We are interested in keeping an open mind and are open to receiving submissions from students of all ages, current and retired professors, composers, performers, and anyone in between.
#MusEdChat Recap – Time Savers (12-6-10)
02/02/11 By 1 Comment
The #MusEdChat held on December 6, 2010 discussed time savers that could be used in the music office or classroom. [Read more...]