Chad Haruo Uyehara @chadhuyehara

NEW BLOG: “Creating an Inclusive Music Classroom,” by NAfME member Chiao-Wei Liu: nafme.org/blog/creating-… "Creating an inclusive classroom requires us to go beyond the present and create space for the changing, the emerging, and the unknown."

Teacher clarity extends beyond merely posting student-friendly learning objectives. It involves helping students assess their progress using success criteria and intentional feedback. How has #teacherclarity helped your instruction? #VisibleLearning

@MsEngleTeach @AMLE @mrs_rigg_math @MBalduf @ProfJPizzo @cait_burnup @chadhuyehara @steph_auditore Let's take a picture next time!! Go team!!!👏

SO awesome reuniting via Zoom with my fellow @AMLE Teacher Leaders Committee members this morning! I love being a part of this committee full of collaborative, passionate educators! @megan_vosk @mrs_rigg_math @MBalduf @ProfJPizzo @cait_burnup @chadhuyehara @steph_auditore

Another reason why music education is essential.

“While he listened to a musician play, [Demaratus] remarked, “he doesn’t seem so bad at this nonsense” Ψάλτου δὲ ἀκροώμενος, “οὐ κακῶς,” εἶπε, “φαίνεταί μοι φλυαρεῖν.” #Plutarch

How to maintain optimism...even when you're tired:

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New webinar: January 9, 7PM ET, “Movement Study for Musicians” presented by Csaba Jevtic-Somlai: bit.ly/MovementStudyM… Learn about the fundamentals of somatic education and some of the basic aspects of movement study as it relates to practice and performance.

Professor of Assyriology, Matthew Stolper standing in front of the Colossal Bull Capital, from the Audience Hall of the Darius I (518-460 BC), Persepolis, Iran. Professor Stolper is one of the leading authorities on the ancient Persian Empire and has taught, lectured, and…

Fostering a heightened awareness of words among your students begins with you! Reflect on the everyday expressions you use in your classroom. How can you elevate and enrich the language you employ when interacting with your students on a daily basis?

Are you team... LEGO frog 🐸 or LEGO otter 🦦

Who will be attending the Midwest Clinic? If you are, I hope to see you at my clinic on Thursday, December 21st at 8:30 am and at 10:00 am on the 21st at the GIA Booth for Upbeat! Book signings and conversation.

It’s one week before heading to Chicago for the Midwest Clinic and I hope you can join us for our SLAM Midwest Clinic presentation, “The Importance of Creating a Culture of Excellence in Your Ensemble.” Thursday, December 21st at 8:30 am in W185. slamleadership.org

Just sharing your smile with someone today can make all the difference in their life.

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Cuneiform tablet written by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal as a child to his father as a demonstration of his knowledge. Alongside that, a note from his teacher to the king, thanking him for his post. 7th century BC, found in the great library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh.

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