Dear Marlen,

I think that your proposal brings up some important points in relation to social-emotional learning. The central vehicle of the Restorative Circle lessons in which students can “speak their minds and heart out, share personal and academic stories, and give feedback and comment to each other,” will no doubt provide a rich learning…Read More

Hey Marlen,

Thanks for your really nice reply on my proposal. I’m glad that you found it inspiring, and I’m glad that you agree that musicians can and should incorporate Habits of Mind into their creative activities. I could talk on and on about what it’s like to play with other musicians who DON’T use these habits (either consciously or…Read More

Hi Emily,

It’s a good question about the students having seen MIB. I feel like you can never quite be certain about what students will take to that is older than their living memory… It’s always a gamble.

Thanks for your suggestions about incorporating multimodal composition into the music classroom. The anecdote that you shared about a…Read More

Whoops, I meant to say this:

Dear Emily:

I am interested in  your discussion post, “What You Thought You Knew,” because of both the form and content of your material. I think you’ve gotten at the heart of what Multimodality is all about, it seems. 

One thing you included that stands out for me is the Men in Black clip as your motiv…Read More