Life-long learner, how many times have you heard or seen that saying describing one’s self. When asked what it looks like, you envision a scholarly person reading. But in today’s world all you have to do is walk down the street, pop into a restaurant, be in line, or just be. All walks of life
With “American Idol,” “The X-Factor,” and “Dancing with the Stars,” schools are presenting “Talent Shows.” The organization of setting one up is key to it’s success for the students. Remember you are a school, not a TV show, so aspects should be changed to increase the success for all involved. If you have a winner,
Thirty years ago, if teachers had COLORED chalk for their chalkboard, it was considered “high tech.” Today teachers have still cameras, voice recorders, flip cameras, iPod Touch devices, card readers, tripods, iPads, and other tech equipment to manage and teach – all at the same time.This can be an “eighteen-ring” circus managing and teaching with
Carol Broos is working for the Golden Apple Foundation using her arts and technology background as the Technology Coordinator. Her passion is to bring infuse music and technology together in education. She recently retired after thirty-three years of teaching music grades kindergarten through eighth grade in Illinois.
She is on the SET Connections Board, Chair of the Golden Apple Foundation Academy Board, and Poster Co-chair for the Illinois Computing Educators.
2009 Apple Distinguished Educator
2009 Illinois Music Teacher of the Year
2008 Golden Apple Fellow
2006 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher
She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Music Educators Journal for NAfME. She hosts a podcast show on EdReach.us called aRTs Roundtable that posts on Wednesdays, where arts educators discuss current issues involving the arts and technology.
