Erzsie Music Ed Research & Advocacy

Honoring the rhythm children bring to the classroom. Bridging research to best practices

Tag: education

  • Patterns, Music, And ELA (45 min lesson plan)

    Patterns, Music, And ELA (45 min lesson plan)

    I’ve been exploring different ways to incorporate music into an ELA class. Here is another option for a 1st or 2nd grade class. Contact me at Elisabeth *at* erzsie.com to learn more or would like to work with me on developing similar lesson plans! Lesson Focus Rhythm and repetition in developing literacy skills, particularly decoding… Read.

  • Quotes of the Week (February 18 – 24)

    QOTD shared on social media from February 18th through February 24th. Read.

  • Rhyming Music + ELA 35-min Lesson

    Rhyming Music + ELA 35-min Lesson

    I’ve been exploring different ways to incorporate music into an ELA class. Here is one option for a 2nd grade class. Contact me at Elisabeth *at* erzsie.com to learn more or would like to work with me on developing similar lesson plans! Lesson Focus Rhyming in developing literacy skills, particularly decoding skills Standard Phonological awareness… Read.

  • The Impact of Music Education on Cultural Awareness

    Music serves as a powerful medium to connect with emotions. On Thursday, I snuck into another music classroom as they were finishing their last ten minutes. The teacher asked the children to sit down and then pushed play on a YouTube video called “No Mirrors in My Nana’s House”, written by Ysaye Maria Barnwell, illustrated… Read.

  • Two Music Classes

    I was fortunate to observe two separate music classes in my capacity as a para-educator. One music teacher, I had observed before; the other, I had not. The students taught by the familiar music teacher practiced playing drums. The music teacher wasn’t specific about the types of drums the children played. He simply referred to… Read.

  • Blooket in Blended Learning

    As a para-educator, I’m constantly introduced to new teaching methods. One such method involves the software, Blooket. I won’t give an incredibly detailed explanation of the software as Luke Edwards does quite a qualitative job in his tech learning article. I will add that the software works for multiple subjects including math, ELA, science, and… Read.

  • SmartMusic: A Review of the Research

    In one of my current assignments, I am looking at different learning analytics platforms that can be used in English Language Arts or Music. This is one promising music learning analytics software that I found. And, here is the research I discovered! Many music teachers in the United States use SmartMusic, or Make Music Cloud.… Read.

  • Lexia Core5 Reading: A review of the research

    I stumbled upon this Lexia program in my work as a para-educator. The students love it. It’s a simple learning analytics platform that introduces students to various concepts in reading – phonological awareness, Rapid Automatized Naming, and reading comprehension to name a few. And it works with blended learning where the students receive instruction from… Read.