Teacher Self Care
If I Could Turn Back Time A Letter to My Younger Self By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Neil Anderson Dear Younger Self, Congratulations! You have finished another year…
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Returning to Center Self-Care for Music Educators By NAfME Member Christa Kuebel Christa Kuebel presented on “Returning to Center: Self-Care for Music Educators” during the NAfME 2021 PreK–12 Learning Collaborative…
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Has Your Flame Burned Out or Have You (Temporarily) Lost Your Spark? Reflect with a Promise to Reignite! By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Jenny L. Neff “At times…
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Music Educators Make a Difference Let the Music Begin By Tim Lautzenheiser, sponsored by Conn-Selmer At a time when everyone is looking for stability in the educational journey, let’s take…
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Burned Out or Bummed Out? Teacher Self-Care: Diagnosis and Remediation By NAfME Member Paul K. Fox This article first appeared on Paul Fox’s blog here. This is part six in…
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Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle Challenger’s Explosion Listen to Employees By NAfME Member Lori Schwartz Reichl “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with…
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Music Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 and Beyond Seeking Professional Satisfaction and Continuing to Teach By NAfME Member Mara E. Culp and Rachel Roberts The events of 2020 altered education…
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A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation By Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation Executive Director, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Dear music teachers, It is safe to say that 2020…
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Words You Can Teach By The Power of Words By NAfME Member Matt Brown This article first appeared in the October 2020 issue of Teaching Music. A simple phrase or…
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The Practice Improvement Is Always Possible By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Practice Makes Perfect Perfect Practice Makes Perfect…
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