I knew that I was not going to be retired as a music teacher for a long time. I saw this year as an opportunity to explore and experiment with new activities and expand my interests. Over the past months I have: Attended a Beethoven class as part of the Northwestern University Alumni Continuing Education
This is a travelog of the summer of 2010. It was incredible and highly refreshing summer. Many, many times I hate talking about what’s going on, so I decided to write the middle school essay “What I did on my summer vacation.” That way I can get it all out and live in the present
I am back from the most incredible experience of my Professional life as a educator. The Golden Apple Foundation held the 23rd annual event honoring ten middle school teachers. The Class of 2008, is an amazing group of teachers, I am humbled to be a part of this class. We all were a bit nervous
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.
