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Wisdom Wednesdays: Digital Tools in the Music Room

Feb 03, 2022 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week, Michael identifies some amazing and free tools that help students improvise, compose, perform, and experiment in both at-home and in-person learning scenarios.

Wisdom Wednesdays: Translanguaging

Jan 20, 2022 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week, Michael gives a brief introduction to translanguaging and how CommonTime can support it.

Wisdom Wednesday: CommonTime and the Ensemble or Large Group classroom

Jan 08, 2022 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week, Michael speaks deeply about how to add CommonTime to your ensemble or large group arts classes!

Wisdom Wednesday: Guest Artists in the General Music or Performing Arts Classroom

Dec 08, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week Michael discusses how to infuse guest artists into your General Music or Performing Arts classes!

Wisdom Wednesday: Beefing up Your Teaching Resume with CommonTime

Nov 17, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week, Michael takes an in-depth look into how you can fill out your teaching resume with CommonTime!

Wisdom Wednesday: CommonTime and the CommonCore Curriculum

Nov 10, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week Michael breaks down ways to align CommonTime to the US Arts curricula!

Wisdom Wednesdays: Differentiation in the Arts Classroom

Oct 27, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

This week, Michael discusses differentiation: what it is, how it fits into curriculum, and some strategies for implementing it in your classroom!

Wisdom Wednesdays: CommonTime and the IB MYP

Oct 17, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

In this week's Wisdom Wednesday, Michael Skillern discusses ways to use CommonTime to accomplish International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program goals!

Wisdom Wednesdays: Service Learning in the Arts Classroom

Oct 10, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

In this week's Wisdom Wednesday, Michael Skillern talks about increasing student engagement in the Arts through Service Learning!

Wisdom Wednesdays: The Benefits of Guest Artists

Sep 25, 2021 | Michael Skillern

Wisdom Wednesdays For Educators

Watch Michael give an overview of the CommonTime company, a tour of the platform, and explain the top reasons why Educators need guest artists!