Advocacy Webinar! – ESSA’s First Year in Action, What to Know & What Has Changed?
Join us on May 24 at 7:00 PM (EDT) for our Quarterly Advocacy Webinar! The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is just over a year old. Join your NAfME…
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Teacher Evaluation: Keep Calm and Improve Your Craft
Teacher Evaluation: Keep Calm and Improve Your Craft By NAfME member Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D. (Modified from original J.W. Pepper blog post, Feb. 18, 2016) Over the past few…
How to Teach Band and Orchestra: The Conductor as a Leader, Coach, Director and Artist
How to Teach Band and Orchestra: The Conductor as a Leader, Coach, Director and Artist By NAfME Member Larry Dubill This article is reprinted with permission from the author.…
Preventing Teacher Stress and Burnout This Spring
Preventing Teacher Stress and Burnout This Spring By NAfME Member Maria Stefanova Mar This article first appeared on the Music Teaching and Parenting blog. Preventing teacher stress and burnout is…
T-E-A-C-H: The ABCs of Our Chosen Profession, Teaching
T-E-A-C-H: The ABCs of Our Chosen Profession, Teaching By NAfME Member Audrey Carballo In education, there’s an acronym for everything: NCLB, ELL, SAT, ESE, FTE—you name it, they’ll…
End-of-the-Year Activities in the Music Classroom
End-of-the-Year Activities in the Music Classroom By NAfME Member Andrew Bruhn You have finished the last concert of the year and now you are left with one or more…
“Music Enriches Us All”: A Special Educator Looks at Music’s Rewards
“Music Enriches Us All” A Special Educator Looks at Music’s Rewards Member Spotlight: Alice-Ann Darrow This article originally appeared in the April 2017 Teaching Music. ALICE-ANN DARROW believes in the power of music…
How Does the Endrew Case Affect Music Education? Insights from Dr. Alice Hammel
On March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled an 8-0 decision in the Endrew vs. Douglas County School District case, stating schools may not settle for minimal educational progress by…
I’m Not Just Here to Cover Your Planning Period, I’m a MUSIC TEACHER
I’m Not Just Here to Cover Your Planning Period, I’m a MUSIC TEACHER By NAfME member Jessica Peresta Article originally posted on The Domestic Musician Music teachers…how many of you…
What Is Gospel Music?
What Is Gospel Music? Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz Academy Find out more about the history of Gospel music, and how it is performed, in this Jazz Academy lesson…
