The Lesson Plan Doesn't Matter?! Do this instead!
Okay, hear me out...in the grand scheme of things the lesson plan is not the most important. Are you tired from year to year feeling like you are starting from scratch? Do you ever sit down at your computer to plan and you are at a loss? In today's video we are going to talk about a big game changer in your planning life that will help you lesson plan with ease. Focus on databases instead! We are curators as music educators. Imagine organized databases of your favorite, tried and true lesson segments that you can grab and plug into your plans. Organizing the resources you have can change the game. 0:00 - Intro - Every Year is Never the Same 1:28 - Early Days of Lesson Planning 2:23 - Planning that Worked in the Moment 4:48 - File Organization 6:50 - Databases 1.0 8:04 - Databases 2.0 10:08 - Linked Agenda Slides 12:56 - Outro

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