In March 2015, I presented at the Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association's State Conference (WEMTA). One of my favorite topics this year is increasing feedback in the classroom. Feedback is well-documented as one of the most effective strategies to increase achievement. So, if feedback is so effective, what can we do to "turn up the feedback"? Below is my presentation. I will write more about feedback (and why I think it is not just a "strategy") in a separate blog post.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Beginning the Song
Welcome! I previously wrote the blog Tambourines and Technology because I am a music teacher that loves using technology to improve instruction and achievement. But, since January 2014, I have been studying Educational Leadership at Alverno College. At the end of the program, I will be eligible for licensure as either a principal or director of instruction in Wisconsin.
Tambourines and Technology reflects my love for music and edtech. But for the last year, my thoughts have been on instruction and leadership, although often still with an edtech focus. Therefore, I decided it was time to re-brand and start this new blog for myself and anyone who wants to come along for the ride.
"Lead, Serve, Sing" reflects my core beliefs. It incorporates instructional leadership, servant leadership, and my love of music as an analogy to use your voice to help others find theirs.
The quote that has hung in my classroom for nearly my entire career is this:
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song."
This quote, by Joan Walsh Anglund (but misattributed to Maya Angelou) has impacted me in various ways over the years, but I believe that people (students and teachers) live their fullest when they find their own song and sing it proudly.
Like birds in the morning, our song inspires others to sing their songs as well.
Birds do not all sing the same song in unison.
It is impossible to have too many songs at one time in nature.
Let us look for the same in our schools.
Tambourines and Technology reflects my love for music and edtech. But for the last year, my thoughts have been on instruction and leadership, although often still with an edtech focus. Therefore, I decided it was time to re-brand and start this new blog for myself and anyone who wants to come along for the ride.
"Lead, Serve, Sing" reflects my core beliefs. It incorporates instructional leadership, servant leadership, and my love of music as an analogy to use your voice to help others find theirs.
The quote that has hung in my classroom for nearly my entire career is this:
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song."
This quote, by Joan Walsh Anglund (but misattributed to Maya Angelou) has impacted me in various ways over the years, but I believe that people (students and teachers) live their fullest when they find their own song and sing it proudly.
Like birds in the morning, our song inspires others to sing their songs as well.
Birds do not all sing the same song in unison.
It is impossible to have too many songs at one time in nature.
Let us look for the same in our schools.
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