by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 18, 2022 | All, The Sustainable Music Teacher
Specials teachers, related arts, whatever you want to call us, there are some things that are just DIFFERENT when you teach a specialized topic instead of a grade level. We have a student their entire career at a school, we see them grow up, and we have to know all...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 6, 2022 | All, The Sustainable Music Teacher
There has been so much negative about teachers and teaching the last few years. I thought it would be nice to take the last official back to school kick off day to hear some amazing things about teaching music instead. From you. I asked my email list for the things...
by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 29, 2022 | All, The Sustainable Music Teacher, Tough Situations
Burn out is a terrible thing that I think a lot of teachers face at one point or another. Add in a situation where you teach several grade levels (Read: ALL the students in the school), have your skills put on display in the form of performances, and sometimes get the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 11, 2022 | All, Guest Posts, The Sustainable Music Teacher
This week on my Podcast, I’ve welcomed my first ever guest, Beth Duhon. Here are my big three take aways from our interview. I was so excited to sit down with Beth to talk about self care. If you are a regular here on my blog or on my podcast, you know that it...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 4, 2022 | All, The Sustainable Music Teacher
Hey and welcome to 2022! I hope this year holds more healing, more self-care, and good things for all of you. To start out the year, I thought a look at power language for music teachers would be a great place to start. Too many times, specials teachers get put on the...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 4, 2021 | All, The Sustainable Music Teacher
bound·ary | \ ˈbau̇n-d(ə-)rē \plural boundaries1. something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent I checked my teacher dictionary and I didn’t see that word. Just kidding, but it’s sort of true, and in the age of...
