A blog for college students of Music Education
“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.
“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.
“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.
“Blogging helps student musicians learn to think critically about their work and evaluate their performance.” – @LindsayMorelli
The #MusEdChat on June 21st, 2010 discussed how music educators use or could use blogs, podcasts and wikis in the music classroom. The topic for the evening was suggested by @katiesw1.
“Beginning of career= “I teach MUSIC”. After Experience: “I teach STUDENTS (music)”. Important distinction.” – @berkshirecat
This past Monday music teachers, professors, and students all gathered to participate in #MusEdChat. The topic they discussed was “What have you learned in your teaching experiences that you DIDN’T learn in school?” Undergrads benefited greatly from learning from the experiences of knowledgeable teachers.
“[Online professional development] is professional development for us, by us, talking language we all understand.” – @shawdave
The #MusEdChat held on June 7th, 2010 discussed the possibilities of Professional Development via the internet. The chat participants began by discussing some common forms of professional development they are used to.
