• Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice

    Leadership / First Year of Teaching / Best Practice The Importance of High Expectations The pursuit is the journey, and excellence is the destination.  I strongly believe in that statement.  My work and my writing reflects this thought. The journey to excellence will become derailed if you do not set high expectations for yourself and…

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  • First Year of Teaching / Leadership/ Mentoring

    First Year of Teaching / Leadership / Best Practice Are you “that” teacher?  This past weekend I had the wonderful experience of going to see a group of mostly middle school aged children perform instrumental musical selections at a local mall.  As they were setting up, I focused my attention on the instructor, his activities,…

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  • First Year of Teaching

    First Year of Teaching Last minute reminders The time has finally come.  All of your preparation has been worth it.  You may have been waiting for this day from the time you were a little child playing school.  You have navigated your undergraduate program, completed your student teaching, passed all licensure exams, and now have…

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