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72 | Sowing the Seeds as a Student Teacher first year job search student teaching Apr 27, 2022
Student teaching is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. On top of teaching full-time and being a full-time student, you are also likely trying to line up your first teaching job for the next year!
 
In this week’s episode of That Music Podcast, I talk about some of...
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67 | Student Teaching Self-Care mental health student teaching Feb 24, 2022

Student teaching is an incredible time where you can start to truly find yourself as a teacher. But unfortunately it’s also one of the most difficult things a pre-service teacher can do.

This week’s episode of That Music Podcast is for the student teachers, and those who are near...

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63 | What They DON'T Tell You About Student Teaching music teacher journey show notes student teaching that music podcast Jan 05, 2022
 

 

There is so much that we don't learn about student teaching until we are in the thick of it.

Now that I'm a few years out of student teaching, I've been doing a lot of thinking about what I wish I would've known about student teaching.

This week's episode of That Music Podcast is...

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5 Things About Teaching Elementary Music (That You Didn't Learn in Undergrad) educational tips first year student teaching Jul 28, 2020

 

      For better or for worse, most states' music teacher licensure includes certification in Kindergarten through high school. While this can be incredibly helpful when it comes to job security, it comes at a cost.

      For obvious reasons, most...

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5 Reasons to Have a Music Teaching Portfolio first year music teacher journey student teaching teacher tips Jul 07, 2020

 

      So you finished student teaching, and are putting applications in left and right trying to find your first teaching job. As a new graduate, you need to do everything you can to set yourself apart from the other applicants. One easy way to do this is by creating a...

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Surviving Flu Season as a Music Teacher first year student teaching teacher tips Jun 02, 2020

      Yup. It's that time of year when a quarter of the school is out sick. As flu season fully kicks off, I think it's a good time to talk about staying healthy when we see hundreds of germ sponges, I mean children, each and every day.

1. Wash Those Hands

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21 | What I Didn't Learn in Undergrad first year show notes student teaching that music podcast Jan 10, 2020

 

 


 

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. This week I’m sharing a few things that I learned about teaching elementary music that I didn’t know when I came out of undergrad.

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5 Things I Wish I Knew About Student Teaching Music music teacher journey student teaching Sep 10, 2019

      I remember the weeks leading up to my final student teaching experiences: sitting at home over winter break feeling excited and nervous; anxious and apprehensive. After all, this was it. All of my college career was literally leading up to this point. I was...

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02 | What I Wish I Knew Before Student Teaching show notes student teaching that music podcast Jun 06, 2019

 

      Thank you for listening to this episode of That Music Podcast. Today I shared my experience student teaching music, and what I wish I would have known before stepping foot into the classroom.

      I spent the weeks leading up to student teaching...

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