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Many current music educators grew up in a time when being in an ensemble was solely about playing the music for the next concert. I personally cannot recall ever doing a worksheet or any real music theory work while in high school. It seemed that all I had to do to get an "A" was come to my lessons, play at the concerts, and otherwise stay out of trouble. Outside practice was expected but not enforced. I did not realize until many years later that this method of teaching had ...

Over the many years that I have taught I have seen one fact that is always constant. TEACHERS When the lights go out for the day they move into the halls or to the nearest window and TEACH. When computers go down and all the technology stops because of some catastrophe they TEACH.

Your mode of speech in the classroom will very quickly make or break you as a teacher. Follow these tips, which are based on 28 years of teaching experience and you will thrive

Here are 10 specific benefits of using audio books for students

For those of us committed to helping children overcome learning challenges, the quest to teach social skills is particularly important. Social learning impairments are associated with a wide variety of learning disabilities, although they are especially problematic for people with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD), noted to have underdeveloped right-hemisphere abilities, including deficits in: ? reading facial expressions ? perceiving emotions ? using nonverbal com...

How do you use body language to subdue a rebellious 16 year old? How does a small teacher exert control over a class of unwilling 15 year old students? It is all done through the teacher's control of body language. We all send non-verbal signals to those around us. This article shows teachers and aspiring teachers how to control their body language and to use classic dominance gestures.

It may be a new year, but you are probably still dealing with the same old "kid problems." The bad attitudes, disrespect, peer conflict, lying, school failure or family problems didn't change when you flipped the page on the calendar. Don't let last year's problems create another difficult year. Resolve to stop using last year's failed solutions, and instead substitute updated, more effective methods like those contained in our books, instant ebooks, workshops and web site. T...

Certainly everyone has heard about the magical experience of wishing upon a star, right? As an elementary school teacher I get asked the widest variety of questions, and recently the topic of wishing on a shooting star came up in the middle of our science hour. I set aside dread and plunged in to answer the questions the best I could. I loved watching the faces of my students light up when they learned that all you had to do is see a shooting star falling in the sky to mak...

Body language is the means by which you will dominate a class of 30+, or any larger group of students. Education degrees and other teacher training never includes this essential. This rticle gives you the basics, with more in part 5

Appearances are very important to students in schools. They expect heir teachers to conform to a certain dress code. Failure to conform will make your life more difficult.