Teacher Shana

      I had an assignment due at midnight.  It's officially past midnight and I have not turned it in meaning it is late.  For me, this is usually something that would be the end of the world.  I made this happen.  I've known about this assignment for a while now.  I have been thinking about it, but I hadn't put anything to paper.  I started working on it Wednesday.  I didn't get much done.  I worked Thursday but didn't get much further.  I left it until literally the last minute and guess what happened today?  Life.  I was supposed to work on my other assignment after I dropped Mark off at work before I went into work at the school.  My tire light came on and since I had already blown up my tires recently, I decided to take it to an auto shop.  Apparently, Fridays are very popular.  Both auto shops I visited were busy so I wasted time but had to get going to work.  I arrived at work a minute late,...

  Click here and check out my World Tour of Music! It’s time for MUSIC!  This week’s galaxy mission is all about music in the classroom.  I was very excited about the topic because I have always loved music - but I wasn’t sure how to incorporate it into a lesson plan. Let’s start with a little history lesson from MY past!  As a child, memorizing stuff was hard (and now that I’m in college, I’m learning why it was also not the greatest thing!).  I wasn’t able to memorize my states and capitals, I had difficulty remembering the order of the planets, and memorizing poetry was out of the question.  I could, however, memorize songs.  I was a fan of all types of songs.  I would record my favorites onto a cassette tape from the radio (yes, I’m that old) so I could listen to them over and over until I could repeat them when I had no music to listen to!  My Mom was a smart women, and she knew my strengths.  When I struggled, she would either ...