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nafmeadminI have been out on short term disability for three months. I found out yesterday that it will be extended for two more weeks. I teach 6th and 8th grade general music. I have written plans for the last three months and have basically used all of my “bag of tricks”. Does anyone have suggestions for plans for a non-music substitute for the last two weeks of the school year? Thank you SO much for your help.
nafmeadminGo simple – games or videos. I’m not usually one to vote for mindless videos, but the reality is that at the end of the year kids – especially hormonal middle schoolers – are NOT looking for intellectually stimulating interactions!! Choose a couple music-related movies like Drumline or Mr. Holland’s Opus, Mad Hot Ballroom, School of Rock are all definitely appropriate for middle school. If you send in a video about composers they will probably not be as attentive or well behaved for the sub. If you have a multimedia projector in your classroom and are able to direct a sub in doing this, fabulous!
IF you’re like me and do not have such 21st Century luxuries, go for paper and pencil word puzzles.
Discovery Education has a free puzzle maker. http://www.discoveryeducation.com//free-puzzlemaker/index.cfm?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle
You enter vocabulary words they’ve learned earlier in the year and the website creates a puzzle for you! My favorite are Double Puzzles (letter scramble; one letter from each answer goes into a secret phrase) and Cris Cross (Crossword). The other ones either don’t use enough vocab or are just confusing (I hate math haha). Good luck!!
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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