Professional Development Presentations
Click on any of the presentation titles below to see slideshows and handouts
I created for my professional development presentations.
Illinois Music Education Association ~ Grayslake, IL
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ILMEA District 7 Elementary Festival Student Clinician - Upcoming March 2025
Illinois Music Education Association ~ Berwyn, IL
Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly~ Rosemont, IL
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“Creating a Classroom Community: Ideas That Work” - March 2024
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“Finding the Balance and Teacher Wellness” - March 2023
Barrington Community School District 220 ~ Barrington, IL
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“Fun with Drumming” - March 2024
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“Restorative Practices and Community Building in the Classroom” - March 2024
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“It’s Recorder Day!” - October 2023
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“Teacher Wellness and Finding Balance” - October 2023
Fox Valley Orff Schulwerk Association ~ Sugar Grove, IL
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“Improvisation Fun for Everyone” - October 2021
Indiana Orff Schulwerk Association ~ Carmel, IN
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“Improvisation Fun for Everyone” - September 2021
School District U46 ~ Elgin, IL
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“Active Learning in the Music Room” - September 2021
West Chicago School District 33 ~ West Chicago, IL
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"Orff Schulwerk Method and Recorder Pedagogy" - February 2019
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Handouts that Connect the Presentation to the District Music Curriculum
Vandercook College of Music ~ Chicago, IL
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"Orff and Kodály in the Music Classroom” - July 2016
Northern Illinois University ~ DeKalb, IL
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“Inspiring Musical Joy and Discovery in Your Music Room” - February 2016
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"Bringing Orff and Kodály Together in the Music Classroom” - April 2014
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Click on the links below to view some of the documents that I have created in my role as an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University's School of Music, Chicago, IL.
MED 201 Classroom Instruments Course Winter Quarter 2025
