#elmused Archive
A weekly elementary music Twitter chat.
Tuesday May 24, 2016
9:00 PM EDT
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#elmused
chat! Please introduce yourself: name/location/grade levels/your most exciting summer plans!
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Hi I’m Molly from Arlington, VA, pK-5th grade, & I’m most excited to go on a 2-wk Europe extravaganza with my fiancé
@bahaines123
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Beth from TX, grades K-5, exciting summer plans = hang out with family
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LJoEve
May 24 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Lani/PA/1-5/ golf&sleep. Excited to chat after many weeks of performances!
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:03 PM EDT
This chat will follow a simple Q&A format- I’ll tweet out Q1 and you respond with A1. Don’t forget to add
#elmused
to the end of each tweet!
desmusik
- Moderator
May 24 @ 9:03 PM EDT
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I am Destiny in deep- East Texas, Pre-K-3rd, helping my dau set up her first classroom (1st grade)
#momofacollegegrad
MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Sophie Levenberg, K-2 music in Goshen, NY. Going to see
@garthbrooks
in concert
@YankeesEvents
!
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Q1 coming up!
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suesical
May 24 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Sue from ny k-4. And I still have 5 weeks of school left! Lol
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I’m looking forward to family time and camping
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Q1: What types of Summer PD are you interested in pursuing- now or in the future?
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A1: I would love to go to ISTE next year to collaborate with others and learn about tech that may enhance my 1:1 classrooms
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
@suesical
I hear ya- I have 5 weeks left as well- it's insane!
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suesical
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
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my summer pd is exploring all the pins and chat ideas I’ve gotten. Getting organized for next year
mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Hi! Miriam from DC/VA, PreK-5, finally getting to see the Cure live with my sister
#80sbands
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LJoEve
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A1: looking for some good professional reading.
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MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A1: Would love to do some Kodaly training!
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desmusik
- Moderator
May 24 @ 9:07 PM EDT
A1 Actually MAKING things from this chat and Pinterest... I am presenting a workshop to my district on Twitter Chats in August
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:09 PM EDT
A1 Psyched to do the Conversational Solfege certification and Responsive Classroom level 2
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:09 PM EDT
@desmusik
very cool!
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:10 PM EDT
I'm taking a week-long class led by Dr. Feierabend in August!
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jennifer_gilles
May 24 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Jenny Gilles Music PreK-2. NE Ohio
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:11 PM EDT
@macch12
Cool! Where are you taking it?
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Q2 coming up!
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A1 I'm also taking a Google Classroom class through my district, and an advanced iPad class, and a website/google class.
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT
@mrscapellan
Fort Worth TX, the Bass Hall. Can't wait! They do awesome music ed classes each summer - free!
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JEcleMusic
May 24 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Hi! Jackie Ecle | San Antonio, TX | K-5 Music | Taking Kodály Level I at
@MidwesternState
and reading!
https://t.co/8fz2VEhFG7
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JEcleMusic
May 18 @ 12:46 AM EDT
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Alice Hammel & Ryan Hourigan - Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs Brent Gault - Listen Up!
https://t.co/SZbvzfYy4Y
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:13 PM EDT
Q2: What Summer PD opportunities have you taken advantage of in the past?
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:14 PM EDT
A2: I’ve participated in my district’s Festival of the Minds as both participant and presenter- Ts teaching Ts- great idea!
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suesical
May 24 @ 9:14 PM EDT
A2: orff training levels one and two. District of and curriculum mapping
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:14 PM EDT
@MrsLevenberg
there's one in Massachusetts I really want to go to for Kodaly in chorus. Will have to be another yr though!
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:14 PM EDT
A2: Kagan training (cooperative learning) - we did several days last summer. I LOVE using what I learned!
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jennifer_gilles
May 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Now that Masters in admin is finished want to get back into what I truly love; music PD!
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LJoEve
May 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Q2: district PD, Orff levels, lots of reading, personal research and planning!
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svitullomusic
May 24 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A1: joining late, Sarah here from NC- I am looking forward to arts integration PD this summer
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https://t.co/sG1LwF8g6o
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Q1: What types of Summer PD are you interested in pursuing- now or in the future?
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:16 PM EDT
@macch12
Sounds interesting!
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MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: Mostly school-specific PDs- looking forward to some music-specific ones, though!
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MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:16 PM EDT
@mrscapellan
sounds awesome!
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LJoEve
May 24 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A2: district PD, Orff levels, lots of reading, research, planning
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tracyking
May 24 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A1
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Sorry I'm late! I would love to get an Orff level this summer, but I'm not sure that will work around all of my family's plans.
svitullomusic
May 24 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A2: hmm... here's to my first...!
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https://t.co/P6mvaAOu0R
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:13 PM EDT
Q2: What Summer PD opportunities have you taken advantage of in the past?
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jennifer_gilles
May 24 @ 9:18 PM EDT
How many are trained in Kodaly and/or Orff? Dabble in both, but want to take actual courses. Which one should I pursue first?
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A2: Took Rod Eichenberger's conducting masterclass a few years ago. I want to go to his week long workshop, maybe next yr
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Q3 coming up!
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desmusik
- Moderator
May 24 @ 9:19 PM EDT
A2 tech classes from the district & I do several self studies. Also, I usually take the summer to quilt and work on genealogy
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Q3: Do you have any plans to take advantage of PD this summer? Tell us more!
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT
@desmusik
That sounds really refreshing 😊
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svitullomusic
May 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT
A1b: hopefully orff or kodaly PD in the future
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https://t.co/sG1LwF8g6o
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Q1: What types of Summer PD are you interested in pursuing- now or in the future?
#elmused
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A3: I’m running an EdCamp at the aforementioned
@APSFOM
for Ts in Arlington to have choice PD right after school ends
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MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A3: Planning to attend NYSSMA summer conference in August.
@OfficialNYSSMA
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svitullomusic
May 24 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A3:
@UnitedArtsCounc
arts integration PD w/ art T & other Ts from my school
@balchun2
@DDEDolphins
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https://t.co/wNOcKmsFJS
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Q3: Do you have any plans to take advantage of PD this summer? Tell us more!
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:22 PM EDT
A3: several tech classes through my district (see A2), Feierabend week in Ft. Worth, and Sing-A-Bration reading session by HL
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:23 PM EDT
@jennifer_gilles
Kodaly Certified but I'm liking the Conversational Solfege flavor of Kodaly more and more. I love Orff, too though
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Q4 coming up!
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desmusik
- Moderator
May 24 @ 9:27 PM EDT
A3 I usually get to get with my elem music buddies over the summer and pick their brains. We get dinner and curriculum sharing
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mrscapellan
May 24 @ 9:27 PM EDT
A3: Planning to meet up with my teammate after our different PDs and "teach" our sessions to each other
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mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Q4: What resources have you used to find out about Summer PD opportunities?
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macch12
May 24 @ 9:28 PM EDT
A3: I'm going to work on flipping some lessons - I found GREAT resources last week from a different chat
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#bisddlp
mspatricianhfb
May 24 @ 9:29 PM EDT
A4: I sign up for
@NAfME
@vste
@isteconnects
publications & pay attention to Twitter to learn about opportunities
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MrsLevenberg
May 24 @ 9:29 PM EDT
A4: Mostly just word of mouth.
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