Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #113: Summer Plans for Reflection and Renewal Main Theme: Summer Plans for Reflection and Renewal Reflection What is a success from this year? What was a struggle or failure from this year? What surprised you? What are you looking forward to next year? Renewal How do you renew your personal self over the summer? Family time Reading and vegging out Outdoor time, health, and exercise Travel Home organization How do you renew your professional self over the summer? Update concept plans and do light yearly/calendar planning Edit teaching materials and organize Take a break and set boundaries Read! It’s time for the 2022 Music Teacher Coffee Talk Summer Book Club! This year we will be reading Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain by Zaretta Hammond. Want to read and learn with us? Here’s how to join in! 1. Grab a copy and read! Or listen to the audiobook if that’s your preference. 2. Listen in to our episodes this summer where Carrie and Tanya wil

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #112: 3-2-1, The Final Countdown!   Main Theme: The Final Countdown In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss some ideas to help get you through the final countdown of the year. 3-2-1-Go! We share 3 songs/dances, 2 resources, and 1 unit or big idea. 3 favorite singing games or dances: Johnny Caught a Flea E Papa Waiari Click here for notation, background info, and game directions Take Me Out the Ballgame Add this chanted ostinato Snowball  dance from Sashay the Donut . Fun to dance with Toast  from The Other Side of the Tracks . Mouse Mousie I Lost the Farmer's Dairy Key 2 favorite resources: De Colores  illustrated by Laura Zarrin  - a beautiful picture book with lyrics in Spanish and English translation Chrome Music Lab Song Maker  - students can create a melodic composition using specific pitches Blooket or Kahoot - great for end of year quizzes! Sashay the Donut - wonderful folk dance resource from the New England Dancing Masters 1 big idea