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What is going on this summer?

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Summer in-person Kodály Teaching Certificate Boston. Online seminars.

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www.sankofasongs.org

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Sample lessons, units and other resources

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How are you measuring student growth?

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Share whatever you like

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Pass the Baton:

Empowering All Music Students
Transform your students from passive consumers to vibrant creatives!

All too often, the music classroom stifles students with one-size-fits-all curricula and repertoire. In Pass the Baton, authors Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover turn that paradigm on its head, offering a vision of music education that empowers students as critical thinkers who exercise voice and choice to question, discover, connect, and play like never before-in and out of the classroom.

Pass the Baton offers readers a comprehensive guide to crafting engaging music lessons that transform students from passive consumers to vibrant creatives. Whether you're looking to rethink general music or overhaul your ensemble groups, Pass the Baton is chock-full of generative, actionable, and impactful tools. Finch and Hoover have drawn on deep research and years of experience in the music room to provide a guide for all music educators to create a learner-centered environment and give students the opportunity to truly own the creative process.

In Episode 35, Theresa and Kathryn talked to music educator, Zach Rush. Zach began his teaching career in international schools, teaching music in both Dubai and Pakistan. He returned to the US to get a master's degree and then began teaching elementary general music in Arlington, Virginia. This school year, he has moved closer to...

In episode 34, we talked to Elise Hackl-Blumstein, a former accessible music educator and current student-services coordinator in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Elise has experience teaching preschool through eighth grade music, and also has created an accessible arts organization focused on accessibility in all arts. She is passionate about making sure all students have access to...

Episode 33 features an interview with two outstanding educators who are no strangers to Pass the Baton - Amy Rever-Oberle and Lauren Staniszewski. Amy is the band director at Hart Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan, where she teaches 6th through 8th grade band. Lauren is the band director at Stoney Creek High School, also...

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

KATHRYN FINCH & THERESA HOOVER

With over 40 years of combined experience in the music classroom, Kathryn and Theresa share their passion for music education and student empowerment in ways that will inspire meaningful change in the profession.

"When you empower students, the focus shifts. Students become the driving force, making the learning more personal, meaningful, and powerful."

ARE YOU READY TO PASS THE BATON?

In Episode 35, Theresa and Kathryn talked to music educator, Zach Rush. Zach began his teaching career in international schools, teaching music in both Dubai and Pakistan. He returned to the US to get a master's degree and then began teaching elementary general music in Arlington, Virginia. This school year, he has moved closer to...

In episode 34, we talked to Elise Hackl-Blumstein, a former accessible music educator and current student-services coordinator in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Elise has experience teaching preschool through eighth grade music, and also has created an accessible arts organization focused on accessibility in all arts. She is passionate about making sure all students have access to...

Episode 33 features an interview with two outstanding educators who are no strangers to Pass the Baton - Amy Rever-Oberle and Lauren Staniszewski. Amy is the band director at Hart Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan, where she teaches 6th through 8th grade band. Lauren is the band director at Stoney Creek High School, also...

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Transform your students from passive consumers to vibrant creatives! All too often, the music classroom stifles students with one-size-fits-all curricula and repertoire. In Pass the Baton, authors Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover turn that paradigm on its head, offering a vision of music education that empowers students as critical thinkers who exercise voice and choice to question, discover, connect, and play like never before-in and out of the classroom.

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Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 72, No. 3 Spring/Conference 2024

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Massachusetts Music Educators Journal Vol. 72, No. 3 Spring/Conference Issue

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Event details:

July 30th & 31st, 2024
Pre-conference sessions on July 29th
Online and in-person
Hyatt Regency Sacramento, CA

Register now!

Book your hotel room!

This year, for the first time, CAST's Annual Symposium and the UDL-IRN Summit are joining forces to create the world's largest International UDL Convention. We are excited to bring together these two events to develop and explore how UDL can be used around the world to break down barriers to learning.

This year's UDL-Con: International will be held online and in-person at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. It is a means to eradicate persistent inequities in education, informed by the educators who use it and their students.

For all inquiries please contact McKenzie Nichols at mnichols(at)cast.org

Schedule now available!

Check out the UDL-Con: International agenda featuring incredible sessions from across the field of UDL. In addition to engaging sessions from UDL experts, there will be alternative session offerings such as accessibility help from our AEM Center, book signings, networking opportunities, and more!

UDL-Con: International conference agenda

UDL-Con: International conference agenda (text only)

Session Descriptions

Conference Goals

By engaging in online and in-person sessions that encourage innovative ideas, systematic thinking, and application of theory to practice, participants will:

Explore the unique ways UDL can enhance and improve the most cutting-edge practices in education today.

Be inspired to use UDL as a framework for designing and pulling together multiple initiatives across a school, university, or workplace.

Consider the crosswalks of UDL and other promising educational frameworks.

Imagine innovative policies and practices that complement and advance the goals of UDL.

Challenge their own assumptions about teaching, instructional, and learning.

Ticket Pricing

Virtual General Admission: $399
In-Person General Admission: $799

Register now!

Book your hotel room!

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Curriculum Representation Design  from Lessoncast

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Curriculum Representation Design  from Lessoncast

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I took a very short curriculum representation inventory class with Nicole and it was really eye opening!

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The free Seeing UDL Through an Equity Lens Toolkit is designed for educators who want to deepen their understanding of how the Universal Design for Learning approach can support designing more equitable learning environments and experiences for all learners. Explore each of the 9 UDL Guidelines through an equity lens.

Click Here for Free Access

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Curriculum Representation Design Certification | Lessoncast

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The free Seeing UDL Through an Equity Lens Toolkit is designed for educators who want to deepen their understanding of how the Universal Design for Learning approach can support designing more equitable learning environments and experiences for all learners. Explore each of the 9 UDL Guidelines through an equity lens.

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What are y'all doing with cds and tapes? I feel irresponsible tossing them, but they are everywhere in my office.

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World Music Drumming in Framingham this Summer!

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World Music Drumming in Framingham this Summer!