The Noisy Room Down the Hall

Progress! Students are working hard on their projects. This year seems to be going better than last, and a lot of that has to do with having...

Just like people post about goals on their social media so that others check in and hold them accountable, I'm going to try the same ide...

What an awesome adventure this was! I am already very much looking forward to trying this again, especially now that I've got a better h...

That title is a from a parent quoting her student as he talked about his Genius Hour project. It also came as part of one of the nicest emai...

We started talking about our Genius Hour projects a few weeks ago, but this past week we officially started working on them. If this week w...

...and I can't wait to try it again! If you'd like to see the whole story, check these links: So I Have This Idea...(pt 1) So I ...

Well, our concert is in just over a week and here's where we stand: Only two students applied to conduct at the concert. I was both ...

I've been in love with the idea of Genius Hour/20% Time ever since I heard of it, but up until now didn't quite have the circumstanc...

Just a quick update as we've been interrupted by Spring Break, state testing, and finishing prep for State Band Festival in the few days...

Check here for Part 1 Check here for Part 2 Students began teaching their sections this week. (Slightly) Organized chaos would be a good ...

A couple of weeks ago, I shared about an idea that I had to have my students go beyond choosing a piece for the Spring Concert and actually ...

...to have my 8th grade band students choose and teach/rehearse a piece for our Spring Concert in May.  I really want to do this, but I a...