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Theresa Hoover Ducassoux

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Theresa Hoover Ducassoux joins the show to talk about technology for teaching band at a distance, productivity methodologies, Google apps for personal and school use, Flipgrid, empowering students, and more... Other topics:  Personal productivity systems and apps The Getting Things Done Methodology Teaching band online Being creative with whatever teaching scenario and schedule your district is moving forward with this fall Engaging students with musical performance using the Flipgrid video service Google apps for personal productivity Google apps for classroom teaching Organizing files in Google Drive Automating band warm ups Chamber music breakout groups using Google Meet and Soundtrap Getting Google Certified Her book- Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students Our favorite album and apps of the week  Show Notes:   Everything Band: Episode 170 - Theresa Hoover Ducassoux Lori Schwartz Reichl Music Ed Tech Talk #8 - Diversifying Your Career and Your Programing, with Lori Schwartz Reichl Getting Things Done Methodology OmniFocus  Inbox Zero MusicFirst SmartMusic Noteflight Learn Soundtrap Flipgrid Kahoot Google Teacher Certification Google: The Anywhere School 2020 Kathryn Finch: Website | Twitter Scrivener TextExpander Jamboard  Getting Started with Google Jamboard | Off the Beaten Path - Theresa Ducassoux  Using Jamboard in the Music Classroom | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns Flat.io Routing Audio From Your Apps Directly Into Your Zoom or Google Meet (Or Other Digital Meeting Platform) | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns Rogue Amoeba Audio Hijack  Rhiannon Giddens to Lead Silkroad’s Musical Explorations | NYT  Microsoft Teams  New Google Meet features Google Calendar Google Slides Google Keep Evernote OneNote Google Duo, Google Meet, Google Hangouts (?) Omnifocus Project Templates  Never Miss a Task, With Project Templates | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns  Music Ed Tech Talk #10 - Designing Curriculum and Assessing Students with FileMaker, with Ben Denne Making Just Intonation Play Along Tracks for Your Performing Ensemble (Using Tonal Energy and Garageband) | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns  App of the Week:  Robby - Loopback by Rogue Ameoba (They have educator discounts) Theresa -  Flat for Docs Album of the Week: Robby - Jennifer Higdon Harp Concerto Theresa - Dustin O’Halloran, piano solos Where to Find Us: Robby -  Twitter |  Blog |  Book Theresa - Twitter | Website - MusicalTheresa.com | Book - Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students | Blog - Off the Beaten Path Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others! Subscribe to Music Ed Tech Talk: Subscribe to the Blog Subscribe to the Podcast in...  Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS

Theresa Hoover Ducassoux joins the show to talk about technology for teaching band at a distance, productivity methodologies, Google apps for personal and school use, Flipgrid, empowering students, and more... Other topics: <ul> <li>Personal productivity systems and apps</li> <li>The Getting Things Done Methodology</li> <li>Teaching band online</li> <li>Being creative with whatever teaching scenario and schedule your district is moving forward with this fall</li> <li>Engaging students with musical performance using the Flipgrid video service</li> <li>Google apps for personal productivity</li> <li>Google apps for classroom teaching</li> <li>Organizing files in Google Drive</li> <li>Automating band warm ups</li> <li>Chamber music breakout groups using Google Meet and Soundtrap</li> <li>Getting Google Certified</li> <li>Her book- Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students</li> <li>Our favorite album and apps of the week</li> </ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.markjconnor.com/eb-podcast/everything-band-episode-170-theresa-hoover-ducassoux" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Everything Band: Episode 170 - Theresa Hoover Ducassoux</a></li> <li><a href="https://makingkeychanges.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lori Schwartz Reichl</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.robbyburns.com/blog/lori-schwartz-reichl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music Ed Tech Talk #8 - Diversifying Your Career and Your Programing, with Lori Schwartz Reichl</a></li> <li><a href="https://gettingthingsdone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting Things Done Methodology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OmniFocus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&amp;v=z9UjeTMb3Yk&amp;feature=emb_title" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Inbox Zero</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.musicfirst.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MusicFirst</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.smartmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SmartMusic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.noteflight.com/learn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noteflight Learn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.soundtrap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundtrap</a></li> <li><a href="https://flipgrid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flipgrid</a></li> <li><a href="https://kahoot.it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kahoot</a></li> <li><a href="https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/certification_level1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Teacher Certification</a></li> <li><a href="https://educationonair.withgoogle.com/events/anywhereschool2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google: The Anywhere School 2020</a></li> <li>Kathryn Finch: <a href="https://www.ponderingsfromafinch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/singingfinch1?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrivener</a></li> <li><a href="https://textexpander.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TextExpander</a></li> <li><a href="https://jamboard.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamboard</a></li> <li><a href="https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/2020/08/04/getting-started-with-google-jamboard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Getting Started with Google Jamboard</a> | Off the Beaten Path - Theresa Ducassoux</li> <li><a href="https://robby-burns.squarespace.com/blog/-theresa-hoover-ducassoux-on-using-jamboard-in-the-music-classroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Using Jamboard in the Music Classroom</a> | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns</li> <li><a href="https://flat.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flat.io</a></li> <li><a>Routing Audio From Your Apps Directly Into Your Zoom or Google Meet (Or Other Digital Meeting Platform)</a> | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns</li> <li><a href="https://rogueamoeba.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogue Amoeba</a></li> <li><a href="https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audio Hijack</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/arts/music/rhiannon-giddens-silkroad.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rhiannon Giddens to Lead Silkroad’s Musical Explorations | NYT</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software?&amp;ef_id=CjwKCAjwmrn5BRB2EiwAZgL9ooSVrRfVIoZa1CrVfEiuKXQrx8Ed0wm0Y7SNMeZ0MI7TSo1h_FcC1hoChMwQAvD_BwE:G:s&amp;OCID=AID2100233_SEM_CjwKCAjwmrn5BRB2EiwAZgL9ooSVrRfVIoZa1CrVfEiuKXQrx8Ed0wm0Y7SNMeZ0MI7TSo1h_FcC1hoChMwQAvD_BwE:G:s&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwmrn5BRB2EiwAZgL9ooSVrRfVIoZa1CrVfEiuKXQrx8Ed0wm0Y7SNMeZ0MI7TSo1h_FcC1hoChMwQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Microsoft Teams</a></li> <li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/introducing-some-new-meet-features" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> New Google Meet features</a></li> <li><a href="https://calendar.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="https://slides.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Slides</a></li> <li><a href="https://keep.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Keep</a></li> <li><a href="https://evernote.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evernote</a></li> <li><a href="https://onenote.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OneNote</a></li> <li><a href="https://duo.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Duo</a>, <a href="https://meet.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Meet</a>, <a href="https://hangouts.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Hangouts</a> (?)</li> <li><a href="https://inside.omnifocus.com/automation-on-ios-by-seb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Omnifocus Project Templates</a></li> <li><a href="https://robby-burns.squarespace.com/blog/nxshigorojm0hoeuxo9jsbdgdcphaz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Never Miss a Task, With Project Templates</a> | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns</li> <li><a href="https://robby-burns.squarespace.com/blog/-10-designing-curriculum-and-assessing-students-with-filemaker-with-ben-denne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Music Ed Tech Talk #10 - Designing Curriculum and Assessing Students with FileMaker, with Ben Denne</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.robbyburns.com/blog/nq3gnw0z8mu0mr6gql2ntrxrv9zbqd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Just Intonation Play Along Tracks for Your Performing Ensemble (Using Tonal Energy and Garageband)</a> | Music Ed Tech Talk - Robby Burns</li> </ul> App of the Week:  Robby - <a href="https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loopback</a> by Rogue Ameoba (They have educator discounts) Theresa - <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/flat_for_docs/324260072797" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Flat for Docs</a> Album of the Week: Robby - <a href="https://www.idagio.com/albums/american-rapture?utm_source=pcl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Higdon Harp Concerto</a> Theresa - <a href="https://dustinohalloran.com/works/solo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dustin O’Halloran, piano solos</a> Where to Find Us: Robby - <a> Twitter</a> | <a> Blog</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Organization-Teachers-Essential-Technology-ebook-dp-B01L008PC8/dp/B01L008PC8/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=&amp;qid=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Book</a> Theresa - <a href="https://twitter.com/musicaltheresa?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | Website - <a href="https://musicaltheresa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MusicalTheresa.com</a> | Book - <a href="https://passthebatonbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students</a> | Blog - <a href="https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off the Beaten Path</a> Please don't forget to rate the show and share it with others! 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#14 - Empowering Performing Ensembles at a Distance, with Theresa Hoover Ducassoux

Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is the band director at Dorothy Hamm Middle School in Arlington, Virginia and co-author of a forthcoming book titled Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students Topics:  Theresa tells the story of how she turned her piano skills into an instrumental music education track despite not playing a traditional band instrument. Following in the footsteps of a legend for her first job and the trials and tribulations of that experience. Using Solfege to teach students sound to sight and a timely discussion about technology for band directors in anticipation of at least partial remote learning for next year. Building relationships with students in an online environment. Empowering students and Theresa’s new book Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students  Links:  Theresa Hoover Ducassoux/Off the Beaten Path Cole: 32 Chorales for Band Pass the Baton Tacet for Teachers Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana  Biography: Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and helps teachers empower students throughout their musical experiences by transforming their classrooms into student-centered learning environments. Currently, Theresa teaches middle school band at a newly opened school in Northern Virginia. Prior to moving to Virginia in 2016, she taught instrumental, general, and vocal music in a variety of settings in Pennsylvania for 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in wind conducting from West Chester University, both in Pennsylvania. Theresa is a recognized presenter and clinician at local, regional, and national level conferences including the International Music Education Summit, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and several state music education conferences. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and was selected as a member of the Google Certified Innovator program, participating in the London 2019 cohort.  In addition to her school teaching, Theresa served as the founding director of the Chester County Youth Wind Ensemble and is currently on staff of the Virginia Winds Academy. She has also been the guest conductor for several elementary and middle school ensembles in Pennsylvania and Virginia.  Theresa’s writing has been featured on websites including the NAfME Music in a Minuet blog, EdTechTeam, Band Directors Talk Shop, and We Are Teachers, as well as on her own blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey. Theresa is also the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in the Music Room, set to release in the summer of 2020.  When not teaching, you can find Theresa curled up with a good book, on the running trail, traveling to visit family and friends, or spending time with her dog Dizzy.  ------- Are you planning to travel with your group sometime soon? If so, please consider my sponsor, Kaleidoscope Adventures, a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. With a former educator as its CEO, Kaleidoscope Adventures is dedicated to changing student lives through travel and they offer high quality service and an attention to detail that comes from more than 25 years of student travel experience. Trust Kaleidoscope’s outstanding staff to focus on your group’s one-of-a-kind adventure, so that you can focus on everything else!

Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is the band director at Dorothy Hamm Middle School in Arlington, Virginia and co-author of a forthcoming book titled Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students Topics: <ul> <li>Theresa tells the story of how she turned her piano skills into an instrumental music education track despite not playing a traditional band instrument.</li> <li>Following in the footsteps of a legend for her first job and the trials and tribulations of that experience.</li> <li>Using Solfege to teach students sound to sight and a timely discussion about technology for band directors in anticipation of at least partial remote learning for next year.</li> <li>Building relationships with students in an online environment.</li> <li>Empowering students and Theresa’s new book Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theresa Hoover Ducassoux/Off the Beaten Path</a></li> <li><a href="http://aaronmcole.com/chorale.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cole: 32 Chorales for Band</a></li> <li><a href="https://passthebatonbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pass the Baton</a></li> <li><a href="https://tacetforteachers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tacet for Teachers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eifzmuhqKJk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana</a></li> </ul> Biography: Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and helps teachers empower students throughout their musical experiences by transforming their classrooms into student-centered learning environments. Currently, Theresa teaches middle school band at a newly opened school in Northern Virginia. Prior to moving to Virginia in 2016, she taught instrumental, general, and vocal music in a variety of settings in Pennsylvania for 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in wind conducting from West Chester University, both in Pennsylvania. Theresa is a recognized presenter and clinician at local, regional, and national level conferences including the International Music Education Summit, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and several state music education conferences. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and was selected as a member of the Google Certified Innovator program, participating in the London 2019 cohort.  In addition to her school teaching, Theresa served as the founding director of the Chester County Youth Wind Ensemble and is currently on staff of the Virginia Winds Academy. She has also been the guest conductor for several elementary and middle school ensembles in Pennsylvania and Virginia.  Theresa’s writing has been featured on websites including the NAfME Music in a Minuet blog, EdTechTeam, Band Directors Talk Shop, and We Are Teachers, as well as on her own blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey. Theresa is also the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in the Music Room, set to release in the summer of 2020.  When not teaching, you can find Theresa curled up with a good book, on the running trail, traveling to visit family and friends, or spending time with her dog Dizzy.  ------- Are you planning to travel with your group sometime soon? If so, please consider my sponsor, Kaleidoscope Adventures, a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. With a former educator as its CEO, Kaleidoscope Adventures is dedicated to changing student lives through travel and they offer high quality service and an attention to detail that comes from more than 25 years of student travel experience. Trust Kaleidoscope’s outstanding staff to focus on your group’s one-of-a-kind adventure, so that you can focus on everything else!

Episode 170 - Theresa Hoover Ducassoux

This episode features my interview with Theresa Hoover Ducassoux. Theresa is a well-known music educator and writer with her blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey. In our conversation, Theresa shares many of her ideas on integrating technology into the classroom and student empowerment.  Topics:  - Technology integration into the classroom and concert hall - Ideas on remote teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic  - Empowering students in the classroom    Links:  Off the Beaten Path - A Music Teacher’s Journey: https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/ Follow Theresa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MusicalTheresa   Bio:  Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and works to empower students throughout their musical experiences and help teachers transform their classrooms to become student-centered learning environments.    Currently, Theresa teaches middle school band in Northern Virginia, opening a brand new middle school in 2019. Prior to moving to Virginia in 2016, she taught instrumental, general, and vocal music in a variety of settings in Pennsylvania for 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in wind conducting from West Chester University, both in Pennsylvania.    Theresa is a recognized presenter and clinician at conferences at the local, regional, and national level including the International Music Education Summit, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and several state music education conferences. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and was selected as a member of the Google Certified Innovator program, participating in the London 2019 cohort.    In addition to her school teaching, Theresa was the founding director of the Chester County Youth Wind Ensemble and currently serves on the staff of the Virginia Winds Academy. She has also been the guest conductor for several elementary and middle school ensembles in Pennsylvania and Virginia.    Theresa’s writing has been featured on websites including the NAfME Music in a Minuet blog, EdTechTeam, Band Directors Talk Shop, and We Are Teachers, as well as on her own blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey. Theresa is also the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in the Music Room, set to release in the summer of 2020.    When not teaching you can find Theresa curled up with a good book, on the running trail, traveling to visit family and friends, or spending time with her dog Dizzy. 

This episode features my interview with Theresa Hoover Ducassoux. Theresa is a well-known music educator and writer with her blog, Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey. In our conversation, Theresa shares many of her ideas on integrating technology into the classroom and student empowerment.  Topics:  - Technology integration into the classroom and concert hall - Ideas on remote teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic  - Empowering students in the classroom  Links:  Off the Beaten Path - A Music Teacher’s Journey: <a href="https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://offthebeatenpathinmusic.com/</a> Follow Theresa on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MusicalTheresa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MusicalTheresa</a> Bio:  Theresa Hoover Ducassoux is a music educator, speaker, and writer. She is an advocate for student voice in the music room and works to empower students throughout their musical experiences and help teachers transform their classrooms to become student-centered learning environments.  Currently, Theresa teaches middle school band in Northern Virginia, opening a brand new middle school in 2019. Prior to moving to Virginia in 2016, she taught instrumental, general, and vocal music in a variety of settings in Pennsylvania for 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University and a master’s degree in wind conducting from West Chester University, both in Pennsylvania.  Theresa is a recognized presenter and clinician at conferences at the local, regional, and national level including the International Music Education Summit, the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, and several state music education conferences. She is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and was selected as a member of the Google Certified Innovator program, participating in the London 2019 cohort.  In addition to her school teaching, Theresa was the founding director of the Chester County Youth Wind Ensemble and currently serves on the staff of the Virginia Winds Academy. She has also been the guest conductor for several elementary and middle school ensembles in Pennsylvania and Virginia.  Theresa’s writing has been featured on websites including the NAfME Music in a Minuet blog, EdTechTeam, Band Directors Talk Shop, and We Are Teachers, as well as on her own blog, <a href="http://www.offthebeatenpathinmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off the Beaten Path: A Music Teacher’s Journey</a>. Theresa is also the co-author of Pass the Baton: Empowering Students in the Music Room, set to release in the summer of 2020.  When not teaching you can find Theresa curled up with a good book, on the running trail, traveling to visit family and friends, or spending time with her dog Dizzy.

Theresa Hoover Ducassoux - Episode 33