SPRING  //  2020

 Teaching Portfolio

Class Motto:  Sing.  Learn.  Laugh.  Grow.

I believe that every student should feel empowered to participate in the music-making process in a safe and nurturing environment.  Every child who walks through my door will have the opportunity to develop their skills in a variety of areas.  Students will sing, compose, listen, play instruments, understand connections to other disciplines, evaluate music and musical performances, improvise, and arrange music.  

​"We will have the confidence to play and sing by ourselves and the compassion to listen and work as an ensemble when we make music together.  We are constantly stretching ourselves to understand more and become better musicians.  All the while we are having a ton of fun!"​

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Visit My TEacher WEbsite

Click the picture above to see the music website I created for my former school, Ralya Elementary.  You can see pictures of students making music in my classroom and learn more about our musical goals and expectations for various grade levels.  This used to be a live site and a way to connect with parents.  Now I use this as an example for other music educators of how they might reach out to their school community and beyond!
​Find the website here:  ​http://musicwithmrrow.weebly.com

Navigating Digital Learning Together

Teachers around the country are learning on the fly as they adapt their teaching practices for online learning.  I know that many of my colleagues are scrambling for ideas about what we can teach, how to share that information with students, plans to move forward, and ideas for adaptation.  I wanted to create a website to share lesson plans and ideas for what could be shared with students.  This demo site contains lesson ideas, resources, and strategies for adaptation that might be used in digital learning.
​Find the website here:  http://digitalmusiclessons.weebly.com/