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Embracing Diversity and Inclusivity: Initiatives in Bangalore's Day Schools

In the multicultural landscape of Bangalore, day schools play a pivotal role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity among students from various backgrounds.

Recognizing the importance of creating an inclusive learning environment where every student feels valued and respected, day schools in Bangalore implement a range of initiatives to address diversity and inclusivity effectively.

In this article, we delve into the strategies and practices adopted by day schools in Bangalore to promote diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that all students have equitable access to education and opportunities for success.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Day schools in Bangalore celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the city by organizing multicultural events, festivals, and heritage days that showcase the traditions, customs, and cuisines of different communities.

These events provide students with opportunities to learn about and appreciate diverse cultures, fostering empathy, tolerance, and respect for cultural differences.

By embracing cultural diversity, day schools create a welcoming and inclusive environment where students feel proud of their heritage while also developing an understanding of and appreciation for other cultures.

Implementing Inclusive Curriculum

Incorporating an inclusive curriculum is essential for ensuring that all students feel represented and valued in day schools in Bangalore.

Schools strive to include diverse perspectives, histories, and experiences in their curriculum materials, textbooks, and teaching resources.

By integrating multicultural literature, diverse historical narratives, and inclusive lesson plans, teachers can create a learning environment that affirms the identities and experiences of all students, regardless of their backgrounds.

Additionally, schools may offer language support programs and English as a second language (ESL) classes to support students from non-English-speaking backgrounds.

Providing Equity in Access

Day schools in Bangalore prioritize equity in access to education by implementing policies and practices that ensure equal opportunities for all students, regardless of their socioeconomic status, abilities, or identities.

Schools may offer scholarships, financial aid, or fee waivers to students from disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure that financial barriers do not hinder their access to quality education.

Additionally, schools may provide accommodations, support services, and resources for students with disabilities to ensure that they have equitable access to learning opportunities and facilities.

Promoting Inclusive Practices

Inclusive practices such as differentiated instruction, universal design for learning (UDL), and cooperative learning strategies are integral to creating an inclusive learning environment in day schools in Bangalore.

Teachers are trained to adapt their teaching methods and materials to accommodate diverse learning needs, styles, and preferences.

By incorporating flexible grouping strategies, peer tutoring, and cooperative learning activities, teachers can create opportunities for collaboration, peer support, and shared learning experiences that benefit all students, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds.

Fostering Respect and Empathy

Day schools in Bangalore prioritize social-emotional learning and character development to foster respect, empathy, and inclusivity among students.

Through values education programs, mindfulness practices, and conflict resolution strategies, schools cultivate a culture of empathy, kindness, and mutual respect among students.

By promoting positive relationships, communication skills, and conflict resolution strategies, schools empower students to navigate differences, resolve conflicts peacefully, and build inclusive communities where everyone feels valued and respected.

Conclusion

Diversity and inclusivity are fundamental values in day schools in Bangalore, where students from diverse backgrounds come together to learn, grow, and thrive.

By celebrating cultural diversity, implementing inclusive curriculum, providing equity in access, promoting inclusive practices, and fostering respect and empathy, day schools create environments where every student feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.

Through these initiatives, day schools in Bangalore strive to create inclusive communities where diversity is celebrated, and all students have equal opportunities to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

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yegarts · 3 years ago

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Laberinto Press: Bringing ESL Voices to Canadian Publishing

Writers from all over the world call Canada home, but once in Canada, they don't always get the opportunity to become published writers—not if English is their second language.

One of those writers is Luciana Erregue-Sacchi, a Canadian-Argentinian editor, writer—and now publisher—who like many hyphenated Canadians, rarely saw or heard underrepresented ESL voices in Canada’s largely anglo-centric publishing industry. In 2020 she changed that, launching Laberinto Press—Western Canada’s first press to publish writers whose first language is not English, and world literature in translation. Its mandate? Produce literature by culturally diverse writers that do not pander to tokenism, but touch on the true diversity, multiplicity, and complexity of the human experience. As Errugue-Sacchi explains, that mandate extends to every detail of the press, including its name.

“Laberinto is the Spanish word for labyrinth, one of the main literary tropes of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, who writes about intersecting and diverging stories and lives in his short story “The Garden of Forking Paths.” As a child, I was also fascinated with the story of the Minotaur, and as a young immigrant, that idea of losing and finding yourself resonated with me,” says Erregue-Sacchi. “Laberinto Press is the synthesis of those converging and diverging stories we tell each other. It is a site of encounters and experiences.”

Thanks in part to a cultural diversity grant from the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), Erregue-Sacchi was able to actualize her editorial mandate by publishing Beyond the Food Court: An Anthology of Literary Cuisines. As Erregue-Sacchi explains, discovering the EAC’s grant allowed her to do much more than publish her first book.

“It was a perfect convergence of what I wanted to create and the avenues to pursue that project,” says Erregue-Sacchi. “I came across the grant just browsing their website, and it has been a life-changing investment. I managed to create not just an anthology with 14 local authors, I got to hire local editors, designers, pay for the printing, the marketing materials, and get started with my press, which has already produced its second book. Most importantly, it gave me a huge sense of accomplishment and, probably, I am still unable to see the actual ramifications of this. That is to say, grants do a lot more than support a particular project—grants are a massive vote of confidence for artists, cultural workers, and the communities they represent and serve.”

Laberinto’s second publication, Beyond the Gallery, continues the anthology series, this time featuring a broad range of writings on visual culture by Spanish-speaking writers, artists, and cultural workers. Though Erregue-Sacchi happily admits that anthologies are one of her favourite genres, her decision to publish them as Laberinto’s first two books was as practical as it was personally gratifying.

“I really wanted to showcase as many of our writers as possible,” says Erregue-Sacchi. “I wanted people to focus on the deep value of diverse narratives and the power of brief stories to create conversation. In my case, I decided I wanted to tackle two senses: taste (Beyond the Food Court) and sight-non-sight (Beyond the Gallery), and showcase wildly different stories from writers who live here in Canada. I want to demystify difference by engaging with it.

Creating spaces that don’t yet exist is an all-too-common necessity for the BIPOC community, but if you’re lucky enough to chat with Erregue-Sacchi, you’ll discover that the deliberate joy in what she brings to publishing is as intentional as her editorial mandate. But as grateful as she is for the support she’s received, the realities of carving out a space for Laberinto Press in Canadian publishing has been exhausting to navigate.

“As much as I want to thank local festival organizers, independent bookstores, distributors, and granting bodies in the province who believe in diversifying the publishing industry, there is still lots to be done,” says Erregue-Sacchi, adding that “agencies like the Canadian Book Fund do not fund emerging BIPOC publishers like myself, instead prioritizing ‘diverse’ books by established presses who have earnings of above $50,000. Likewise, The Canada Council has funding schemes for publishers, but as Erregue-Sacchi points out, “it’s rarely for publishers at the earliest, shall we say, embryonic stages of their business life.”

The logistical gymnastics don’t end there. “Funding bodies mostly require that the applicants be non-profit organizations or loose groups of collaborators, rather than businesses that, ultimately, support BIPOC artists,” notes Erregue-Sacchi. “Sometimes other bodies request that a publisher fulfills a certain annual quota of titles produced or does not self-publish in order to fully join, when the reality is that self-publishing sometimes is the only option for new underrepresented authors. Other times, certain book awards make sales figures or marketing efforts a determinant factor in awarding prizes, a feat for presses like mine. It is quite the Twilight Zone from this perspective.”

Despite all the hurdles, Laberinto Press, Erregue-Sacchi, and the 22 hyphenated Canadian writers she’s published are slowly shifting the structures of Western narratives—starting right here in Edmonton. It’s a shift Erregue-Sacchi hopes will continue to help shape the answer to “What is Edmonton culture?”

“I hope Laberinto continues to show that difference is experiential, deeply personal, and has value beyond the stereotypical. I want us, as a community, to focus more on the diversity of lived experiences. Someone who writes about their homeland is still an Edmontonian, or an Albertan. It is a ‘very Edmonton’ thing to be a creator from somewhere else. I want Edmonton culture to be a breathing, living organism formed by ever-changing humans, institutions, and groups.”

About Luciana Erregue-Sacchi

Luciana Erregue is an Argentinian-Canadian publisher, writer, and cultural worker. She is the founder of Laberinto Press, a Banff Centre Literary Arts Program alumni, and maintains her blog SpectatorCurator where she muses about art and life in AMISKWACIWÂSKAHIKAN (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ).

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wiremagazine · 5 years ago

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SPOTLIGHT FILMS: 22 OF THE BEST FILMS AT THE 2019 OUTSHINE FILM FESTIVAL FORT LAUDERDALE EDITION

Photos and film synopses provided by OUTshine Film Festival

ADAM (U.S., 2019) Director: Rhys Ernst In English

It's 2006 and awkward, self-conscious Adam Freeman has just finished his junior year of high school. His cool older sister Casey (Margaret Qualley) suggests he visit her in New York for the summer. Casey has enthusiastically embraced life amidst Brooklyn's young LGBTQ+ community and invites Adam to tag along with her to queer bars, marriage equality rallies and other happenings. When Adam falls at first sight for Gillian, a smart, beautiful young woman in this new crowd, she mistakenly assumes he is trans. Flummoxed and enamored, he haplessly goes along with her assumption, resulting in an increasingly complex comedy – and tragedy – of errors he's ill-equipped to navigate.

AND THEN WE DANCED (Georgia, Sweden, France, 2019) Director: Levan Akin In Georgian, with English subtitles

Merab is a talented dancer. His burgeoning romance with stage partner Mary is thrown into disarray by the arrival of the magnetic Irakli, leading to a forbidden sexual attraction that recalls those in Moonlight and God's Own Country. Georgia is a country that only celebrated its first LGBTQ+ pride event seven years ago and its society remains conservative. Because of this, And Then We Danced has stirred controversy and many involved remain anonymous out of fear. Amid the potential for socially explosive fireworks, Swedish director of Georgian heritage Levan Akin has captured something uniquely tender and personal.

BENJAMIN (UK, 2019) Director: Simon Amstell In English

In Simon Amstell's affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature. It's perhaps no surprise that the imminent release of Benjamin's sophomore feature plunges him into an existential crisis. In this heightened state of insecurity, even meeting his potential dream match, young French musician Noah, doesn't soothe Benjamin's fears and self-loathing. And that's before he has to screen his film to the merciless film festival audiences. Benjamin is a low-key, intimate film, exposing the contradictions of a creative culture while perfectly balancing drama and comedy.

DEFIANT SOULS (Cuba, Switzerland, 2018) Director: Fernando Pérez and Laura Cazador In Spanish, with English subtitles

Defiant Souls is based on the true story of a woman who, disguised as a man, became the first female surgeon in Latin America. In the early 19th century, Swiss doctor Enrique Faber (Sylvie Testud at her best) travels to Cuba to search for his son, who is said to have been killed in a slave uprising. The local population is jealous of Faber's success as a surgeon and his marriage to Juana, an attractive outsider. Before long, rumors spread regarding his high-pitched voice and his gentle features, and a drama of epic proportions unfolds around one of the most scandalous cases in Cuban colonial history.

EVERYBODY CHANGES (Panama, 2019) Director: Arturo Montenegro In Spanish, with English subtitles

The Ponce Family is the perfect family. They live in the quiet, close-knit mountain town of Bambito, where everyone knows everyone and, unfortunately, everyone knows everyone's business. Frederico is the successful father, Carol the loving mother, and they have three wonderful boys. Despite appearances, perfect might not be the best way to describe the family as Frederico and Carol share a secret: Lizzie, the woman that Frederico has always wanted - no, needed - to be.

FROM ZERO TO I LOVE YOU (U.S., 2019) Director: Doug Spearman In English

Pete Logsdon is just a guy in Philadelphia whose fear of intimacy creates his history of getting involved with married men. His father and his soon-to-be step-mother are on him to settle down and find someone who's actually available. Instead, he finds a man named Jack who is fifteen years into a perfect marriage, has two beautiful children and an enviable wife, and is firmly inside the closet. Could this be the one? Featuring strong chemistry between the leads, director Doug Spearman (Noah's Arc) creates authentic characters in this highly engaging, obstacle-filled romantic comedy.

HAM: A MUSICAL MEMOIR (U.S., 2019) Director: Andrew Putschoegl In English

In this dazzlingly filmed live performance of Sam Harris' award-winning one-man musical, Harris belts out original songs and beloved ballads while playing 11 different roles to tell his own life story - from growing up gay in Oklahoma's Bible Belt to his escape for Los Angeles, where his rendition of "Over the Rainbow" on Star Search led to fame, Broadway, television, platinum records and Carnegie Hall. But after the highs and lows of a life in show business, Sam ultimately learns to ask: when is enough finally enough?

LEONARD SOLOWAY'S BROADWAY (U.S., 2019) Director: Jeff Wolk In English

Through verité documentary footage, humorous storytelling, interviews and archival film material, Leonard Soloway's Broadway captures a Broadway few ever see as told through the eyes of a legendary Broadway producer you've probably never heard of. He lives an unconventional life on his own terms and, over a 70-year span, staged over 100 shows (and counting) which generated history making headlines, over 40 Tony Awards, 62 Tony Nominations, 21 Drama Desk Awards, 29 Drama Desk nominations and 3 Pulitzer Prizes, in addition to launching the careers of famous stars known the world over.

SELL BY (U.S., 2019) Director: Mike Doyle In English

Does every relationship have an expiration date? Adam and Marklin are about to find out. Their 5-year relationship has gone from a passionate flame to a medium burn, forcing them to reconcile with each other's shortcomings all while watching their support network crumble around them. But in this mess, hope springs eternal as they all muddle their way through to try and make life work. Featuring Scott Evans, Augustus Prew, Kate Walsh, and Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson, Sell By asks the timeless questions… how do you know who's right for you and how do you know when to let go?

SONG LANG (Vietnam, 2018) Director: Leon Le In Vietnamese, with English subtitles

An unlikely bond develops between hunky, brooding and tough debt collector Dung and Linh Phung, a charismatic young opera singer from a struggling Cai-luong troupe (traditional Vietnamese opera). The two meet when Dung comes to forcefully collect a debt from the opera troupe, but when their paths cross again, a friendship – and then more – develops, awakening surprising, tender feelings in both men. Their story, too, soon scales operatic heights. Director Leon Le has delivered a rich drama, a smoldering relationship between two apparent opposites set against the backdrop of a gorgeous, fading art form. Set in 1980s Saigon, Song Lang is a gritty underworld noir hiding a tender, romantic heart.

STRAIGHT UP (U.S., 2019) Director: James Sweeney In English

The path to relationship bliss is often filled with self-doubt, second guessing and other methods of self-sabotage, but Todd takes this to a whole new level. After all, he is questioning his sexuality… not a good start when forging a new relationship. Todd might be gay. Rory might not care. The result is a neat, romantic-comedy drama with a twist; this is a love story without the thrill of copulation. With wit, humor and poignant moments, coupled with some of the best rapid-fire one-liners in a movie, Straight Up is a feature film about intellectual soul mates.

THE PRINCE (Chile, Argentina, Belgium, 2019) Director: Sebastián Muñoz In Spanish, with English subtitles

Chile, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old young man, stabs his best friend in what seems a crime of passion. Sentenced to prison, he meets The Stallion, an older and respected man in whom he finds protection and from whom he learns about love and loyalty. Behind bars, Jaime becomes known as The Prince. But as their relationship grows stronger, The Stallion faces the violent power struggles within the prison. The Prince is brutal, raw and cold, yet also beautiful, sincere and honest.

THE SHINY SHRIMPS (France, 2019) Director: Maxime Govare and Cédric Le Gallo In French, with English subtitles

Matthias, an Olympic swimming champion at the end of his career, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, a very flamboyant, very bad and very LGBTQ water polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia where the hottest international LGBTQ athletes will compete. It's the start of a bumpy and joyful ride. If the Bad News Bears were a water polo team, and LGBTQ, they would be The Shiny Shrimps. Faster, higher, stronger… and fabulous.

UNSETTLED: SEEKING REFUGE IN AMERICA (U.S., 2019) Director: Tom Shepard In English

A remarkable look at the untold stories of LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the U.S. The film follows four new arrivals, each of whom have escaped potential peril in their native countries for being different. They've landed in the purported "gay mecca" of San Francisco, yet even there, building a new life in an adopted nation is a precarious undertaking. As new leadership in America continues to restrict immigrants and drastically cuts the flow of refugees and asylum seekers, Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America humanizes a group about which few people know.

WHERE WE GO FROM HERE (U.S., 2018) Director: Anthony Meindl In English, French, with English subtitles

In Binghamton, an ESL teacher dealing with domestic abuse finds even greater violence at her school. In Orlando, two lovers drifting apart may be separated by the hate of another. In Paris, friends on an introspective night out are caught up in a brutal madness. Three acts of terror disrupt the lives of ordinary people. Will love win out over violence? With gripping performances and storylines all too familiar and frightening, Where We Go From Here is not an easy film to digest nor is it a question easily answered, but both are ultimately worth the effort.

MEN'S SHORTS

Black Hat Director: Sarah Smith, U.S., 15 minutes

Softer Director: Lovell Holder, U.S., 10 minutes

The Proposal Director: Gerlando Infuso, France, 15 minutes

Thrive Director: JamieDi Spirito, UK, 17 minutes

Touchscreen Director: Arthur Halpern, U.S., 15 minutes

Vacaciones Director: Juan Olivares, Spain, 21 minutes

Wonder Director: Javier Molina, U.S., 16 minutes

This was originally published in Wire Magazine Issue 20.2019

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marymckownlove-blog · 6 years ago

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How to Teach Music Reflectively

Reflective teaching is perennial and has become very popular world-wide. See for example the work of Cole (1997), Canada, Hatton and Smith (1995), Australia, Zeichner and Liston (1996), United States, Ghaye and Ghaye (1998), United Kingdom, Day (1999) United Kingdom, Farrell (2001), Singapore, Author, ( 2009) Cayman Islands and Hyrkas, Tarkka and llmonen (2000) Finland.

This world-wide popularity has resulted in an abundance of literature on the practice. Despite this abundance and popularity, there seems to be limited literary sources displaying how to teach music in a reflective manner. To further support this claim, I recently got an email from a colleague from Seoul National University of Education pointing out difficulty in locating literature which clearly displays the activities involved in teaching music in a reflective manner. Therefore, through the use of selected music-teaching vignettes, this column provides some guiding principles on how to teach music reflectively.

Guiding principles for reflective music teaching

Zeichner and Liston (1996) argue that to teach without 'questioning' or 'critically thinking about' your lesson planning, implementation and evaluation processes, 'self' as teacher, and all aspects of the teaching-and-learning dynamics occurring in any educational context, is to teach in a non-reflective manner. A simple analysis of this statement reveals the centrality of 'questioning' or 'critical thinking' to reflective teaching. Based on this, here are a number of guiding principles to which music teachers could adhere, should they wish to carry out their practice in a reflective manner. As indicated above, each principle is supported by an example and/or a vignette.

Question or think critically about all aspects of your lesson before it is taught.

Let me demonstrate this using an example of preparing to teach a classroom instrumental percussion ensemble lesson. My preparation process involves questioning or critically thinking about: songs or sets of rhythms to use as the foundation for the ensemble, ensuring that these are age-appropriate and within the students' present musical capabilities; the kinds and availability of percussion instruments and how various rhythmic patterns may or may not 'work' with the available instruments, and whether students sit or stand to play the instruments during rehearsals and final performance.

Additionally, if tuned percussion instruments are utilized, alternative notation may need to be prepared in advance. Alternate notation is only necessary if students were unfamiliar with standard notations. I also question or critically think about methods of teaching, i.e., would I teach by rote and, if so, which aspects of the lesson lends itself to this method, or will I teach with visual aid or employ demonstrations, and at what point of the teaching-learning process would these be most advantageous to students grasping the concept being taught or the skills to be learned or developed. I would also consider classroom management, strategies for reducing students' disruptive behaviours and students' learning overall.

While the total eradication of all barriers to students' learning is impossible, engaging in a reflective preparation process, as indicated above, helps to eliminate or reduce hindrances to students' acquiring new musical material or new musical skills to be developed or improved.

Question or think critically about your lesson as it is being taught.

Here, a reflective music teacher questions or thinks critically- on the spot, in 'the thick of things'- about what is being taught and the intended outcome, sometimes having to assess, revise, and implement new approaches and activities immediately (Schön, 1983).

The process of developing and 'fine tuning', so as to improve the overall 'sound quality' of a classroom percussion ensemble, will involve discarding or altering rhythmic and melodic patterns. These changes are ordinarily made during actual rehearsals and via the process of questioning or thinking, and, indeed, listening critically 'on the spot in the thick of things' (Schön, 1987) as students practice and/or perform. Vignette 1 below demonstrates this by outlining an episode of implementing a classroom instrumental percussion ensemble, and vignette 2 also demonstrates by using a drum-kit lesson episode.

I worked with grade three students at a local elementary school on a classroom instrumental percussion ensemble. The 'piece' I chose for the foundation of the ensemble was 'Blue Moon' by Richard Rogers. The ensemble was slated to perform during a local children's festival of the arts competition. Having taught different rhythmic and melodic accompaniment patterns by rote to various groups of students, and hearing the groups play together, there was the need to vary the parts to add 'interest' to the performance. This meant varying the use and intensity of various instruments, sound quality and volume. After many hours of listening, questioning or thinking critically during rehearsals, multi alterations to various parts of the ensemble were tried. The process of making changes 'on the spot in the thick of things' via questioning or critical thinking allowed me to get the overall 'sound' I desired. The ensemble played during the festival competition and received a first place award in that category of the competition (Vignette 1).

I taught a group of mixed age and ability students to play the drum-kit. They were taught basic two, three and four drumming patterns. I used the lecture demonstration method of teaching where I spoke about and demonstrated each pattern on the drum-kit. Students then took turns playing each pattern on the kit. All but one was able to play the patterns as demonstrated. As the students took their turns, I questioned or thought critically about possible reasons why that student was unable to play the patterns. I decided (on the spot in the thick of things, (Schön, 1987) to draw the required patterns on sheets of A4 paper and placed these on a music stand, so that the student could see what was required. To my amazement, he was able to play the required patterns when they were not only spoken of and demonstrated, but displayed visually (Vignette 2).

A word of caution: given the nature of the music classroom, it is not possible to question or think critically 'on the spot in the thick of things' about all aspects of the lesson being taught. In such situations, the immediate task at hand or the perceived 'problem' should be the main focus of questioning or critical thinking. Vignette 2 clearly displays this occurrence where one student's inability to play the required patterns became the focus of questioning and critical thinking.

Question or think critically about your lesson after it has been taught.

Post-lesson evaluation is an integral part of lesson development and not an addendum. Through regular evaluation, the teacher is better able to prepare work with students' learning needs in mind and will be able to address individual problems when they arise (Ferris & Hedgcock, 1998).

While all teachers engage in some form of lesson evaluation, the music teacher who engages in this task in a reflective manner will not only question or think critically about all aspects of the taught lesson and how various aspects can be improved the next time it is taught, but also his or her role and involvement.

This process will includes questioning or critically thinking about the degree to which personal teaching philosophies and competence, beliefs and values, his or her own practice, including relationships with students, impacted the lesson, making use of what is learnt to also contribute and inform decision-making, planning, and future action.

As music educators, we can improve our practice by teaching music in a reflective manner. However, we should never miss the important fact that the reason we seek to improve practice is that doing so improves students' learning.

References

Day, C. (1999). Researching teaching through reflective practice. In Loughran, J. (ed) Researching Teaching; Methodologies and practices for Understanding Pedagogy, London: Falmer press, (pp. 215-232).

Cole, A., L. (1997).Impediments to Reflective practice towards a new agenda forresearch on teaching. Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice, 3 (1), 7- 27.

Farrell, T.S.C. (2001). Tailoring Reflection to Individual Needs: a TESOL case study. Journal of Education for Teaching, 27(1), 22-38.

Ferris, D. and Hedgcock, J.S. (1998). Teaching ESL Composition: Purpose, Process, and Practice. Mahwah, NJ.

Ghaye, T. & Ghaye, K. (1998) Teaching and Learning through critical reflective practice London: David Fulton Publishers.

Hatton, N., & Smith, D. (1995). Facilitating reflection: issues and research. Forum of Education, 50(1), 49-65.

Hyrkas, K. Tarkka, M. T. & llmonen, P.M. (2001) Teacher candidates' reflective teaching and learning in a hospital setting- changing the pattern of ractical training: a challenge of growth into teacher-hood. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(4), 503-511

Minott, M.A. (2009). Reflection and reflective teaching: a case study of four seasoned Teachers in the Cayman Islands (Saarbrücken, Germany, VDM Verlag).

Schön, D., A. (1983). Reflective practitioner. New York: Basic Books.

Schön, D., A. (1987). Educating the Reflective Practitioner USA: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Zeichner, K., M. & Liston, D., P. (editors) (1996). Reflective teaching-an introduction. Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum.

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zipgrowth · 6 years ago

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Flexible, Interactive and Fun—Why This Teacher Made the Jump to Tutoring ESL Online

Before becoming a committed full-time online teacher, Abby Ward taught primary school in Ohio for almost six years.

I feel like I am more fun and a more interesting teacher.

-Abby Ward, online ESL tutor

Last spring, Ward watched a Facebook live video about teaching ESL online to Chinese students. She read about the experiences of other online teachers, who described the experience as “interactive” and the curriculum as “fun.” But it was the “immediate bookings, sick days, and cancellation policy that really persuaded me to apply,” she says.

Three weeks after submitting her online application to MagicEars, a Chinese ESL company, Ward taught her first class. Now three months into her new gig, Ward says, “I feel like I am more fun and a more interesting teacher.”

Ward says getting started teaching ESL online is easy; the application process is very straightforward. Here’s what it involves:

Submit an online application form

Schedule a live interview or record a demo class

Attend online training sessions

Teach a trial class

Pass the background check and sign a contract

Start teaching!

Training includes a group session that covers the basics, including how teachers new to ESL can avoid common mistakes. In follow up one-on-one sessions, teachers discuss the platform’s support features, practice sample greetings and games, and learn how to maintain vivid facial expressions and modulate their voice.

What does it take to be an outstanding ESL online tutor?

A stable internet connection.

A love of teaching.

Flexibility, perseverance, and being open to constructive feedback.

A smile. The universal symbol of communicating happiness and joy, it is critical when working with young students.

Teaching and learning ESL online; Source: MagicEars

Educators new to the experience may face a learning curve, says Ward. Early on, she found teaching Chinese students could at times be challenging. Barriers included cultural differences, a lack of familiarity with topics related to Chinese traditions like Tai Chi and Spring Festival, and the time zone gap.

What’s more, teaching online can be a very different experience from teaching offline. In the online classroom, for example, teachers are required to be highly animated. This includes using props—an umbrella when talking about the weather, for example, or a potato when discussing dinosaur eggs. To bolster their skills, online teachers employ TPR (Total Physical Response) to teach concepts, and pay close attention to their own variations in speech and facial expressions.

With MagicEars, specifically, teachers work with four online students in a class session at once. For educators who’ve tutored students one on one, the one to four experience can be a bit intimidating at first. “It took practice and planning to make sure I was reaching every student,” says Ward.

Teachers are able to mix student pairings and nurture real-life conversations, which immerse students in the language and boost vocabulary.

But Ward also believes that the one to four arrangement has clear benefits, creating a dynamic environment that’s more like an energetic group study session than a traditional tutoring appointment. Students have fun. Teachers are able to mix student pairings and nurture real-life conversations, which immerse students in the language and boost vocabulary.

“Learning is very much a social experience,” says Ward. “We learn from our peers, we observe and watch them model skills that we wish to master. But when students begin learning a new language, they sometimes go through a silent phase. They may not speak the new language at all,” she explains. “Instead, students are learning by watching, listening, and observing.” The four-student class supports this learning perfectly.

Ward’s experience has been so positive that this summer she took a leap and left her brick and mortar classroom. She now exclusively teaches ESL online for MagicEars, which recently announced it had raised $18 million from Asia’s largest investment company.

“This allows me to have a flexible schedule,” says Ward. “If I know my daughter has a special event coming up, I don't have to open teaching slots for that day. No more hassle of filling out paperwork and hoping my day off is approved. No need to create lesson plans, find a sub, or stress about how my class is going when I'm not there.”

Adds Ward, “being an online teacher has allowed me to pursue my passion for education—and be available for my family. It's the best of both worlds.”

What MagicEars Offers Teachers

No need to create lesson plans, find a sub, or stress about how my class is going when I'm not there.

A thorough training program, with multiple rounds of personalized feedback.

Class supervisors that provide teachers with ongoing feedback on time management, noise control, interaction with individual students and teaching methods, among other topics.

A teacher-friendly scheduling policy that understands the need for time off due to illness or other personal matters.

In depth workshops on diverse subjects conducted by veteran teachers. Topics include Ward’s workshop on how to correct student mistakes effectively, as well as one about tackling student misbehaviors such as yelling and hiding from the camera.

Teaching materials that are continually updated by a first-class research team to guarantee both accuracy and academic advancement.

Receptivity to teacher feedback and insights on the teaching material or process.

This video features eductors sharing their experiences teaching for MagicEars.

Flexible, Interactive and Fun—Why This Teacher Made the Jump to Tutoring ESL Online published first on https://medium.com/@GetNewDLBusiness

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At first it may seem odd to contemplate monetization is even done, and several designers abandon this being an afterthought. WOODLAND centers on delivering Aggregators and Material Associates running while in the ASEAN Nations with Mobile Related Companies and Request Development. It comes with a sponsor of functions, including the power to backup and regain your house screen set ups, symbol theming for several of your Android applications, plenty of customization components for your household screen and software cabinet, and more. Above: Kingdoms of Camelot: Fight for the Northern was certainly one of Kabam's early accomplishments that are mobile. This is perfect for their shareholders and activities commanders, but sets the squash that is big on mid-tier people and makes breaking through tougher for indies. Since it didnt have alot of bloat apps etc inside it, the initial designs of bluestacks were good.

The crew studied a massive 110,150 apps over three years including 206 of Google Playis most widely used programs 100 994 malware apps from Disease Share, and 9, a personal assortment of malware software trials. Although, Android programs did n't try but nonetheless, ICAN comment that BlueStacks App Person is quite user-friendly as compared to ARC Welder for Opera. It'll run you £1.50, therefore itis not essentially the most pricey update, however you might find that six apps is all you have to anyway, building the upgrade fairly pointless. For promoters, this is a fresh accept pinball that works remarkably in kind that is portable. This application that is free currently facilitates Swedish, and Danish, Dutch German, Irish, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish. Understand how to include website link with Siri, letting users to interact with their speech with your app. With visit here of outcomes, settings over layers, drawing methods, and collages, PicsArt is one of many best photoediting programs for Android and can cope with Photoshop. It really is period for you yourself to take whole control over how it operates in case your Android cellphone comes with an LED lighting that flashes for notices. In he said of Uptodown Android, you can observe the software of all important announcement and the day, including upgrades and new applications. Therefore, how many commercially remarkably profitable portable games spread soon after the release of the App-Store. Chromebooks have become a relatively inexpensive web portal which allows several daily tasks that donot require expensive and strong hardware to be performed by users, and things are just going to progress now that Android request assistance is really a reality. As you may expect, there is some IAP whiffing the place up, but you could play through for nothing if you are ready to persevere and grind somewhat; and with courses as great looking as the people within this recreation, re-rushing them is not just a hardship. The download will stop before the software is re opened and that product is stolen again. What impresses me most concerning the ESPN software will be the absolute number of sports it covers. Evernote is a superb software to your Android system that lets you access them by way of a PC, voice memos and files on your cellphone and sync and stash all of your wording notices. The biggest problem (besides balance) with BlueStacks is that it's centered on an old type of Android. Your photographs does n't be downscaled by the Initial storage design, nonetheless it does control you to 15GB. Practice Vacations, Festivals and Weeks of the Year Terminology in your iPad, Android or Cellular Devices with this ESL Language Mobile Game. Below, we bring you everything we realize up to now including new functions and its release date, about iOS 11.

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Inside Broadway Club

When I was substitute teaching at Fort Hamilton High one day, I saw a poster on the wall for an Inside Broadway Club and I perked right up! I decided to go find it and see what it was all about.

Turns out, it’s a club created specifically for students in the ESL program as an outlet for them to sing and dance. They have a teaching artist come in once a week for a 10 week residency that culminates in a couple musical numbers to perform at the Multicultural Festival at the school. This particular TA focuses on more hip-hop dance. They were working on a hip hop dance number to a K-Pop song, but later in the program they were going to do a number from In the Heights.

It was fun to watch! These kids had no prior dancing experience (unless they were in the club last year) so they were all learning, but they were all having a fun time! The TA made the material approachable and he was really personable and related to them well. It was great to watch him work and the kids enjoy themselves. This is definitely something I would love to do!!

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WIEChina:A Happy Halloween

Written by Mico @WIEChina #ESL #Guangzhou #Halloween

Hey guys, what’s your favorite festivals when you were a kid? As for me, I love Halloween and Christmas.

Today I will show you the Halloween in some our schools.

On 31st Oct, lots of our schools had Halloween celebrations. Our international teachers and parents were invited to celebrate it with our lovely kids. All parents were required to dress up before they came into the school. Our kids and international teachers were welcoming parents in the entrance with their nice costume and big simile.

Then, our Halloween celebrations began. In the celebration, we have several parts, such as Halloween theme class, Face Painting, Haunted Mansion, Horrible House, Ring Toss, Mystery Box, Treat or Trick, Fashion Show and so on. Here are some photos of our celebrations in following, please have a look. Not only our kids but also our teachers and parents all enjoyed a nice Halloween in school.

Talk about the costume, some our International teachers asked me where can they buy costumes for Halloween. Here I want to recommend you guys a good place in Guangzhou to buy different costumes for different Festivals. There is a place called Yidelu in Haizhu square, you could take a metro on line 6 or line 2 to Haizhu square station and then get to yidelu from the metro. There are lots of stores selling all kinds of costumes, decorations for festivals. It's also a good place to buy teaching materials for classes or games if you need

We love Halloween!

Our Halloween!

Hello, my little pumpkin, would you like to try “The lucky chance game”

Good job! Little princess.

Here comes our fashion show, music!

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Our Halloween!tml>Written by Mico @WIEChina #ESL #Guangzhou #Halloween

Hey guys, what’s your favorite festivals when you were a kid? As for me, I love Halloween and Christmas.

Today I will show you the Halloween in some our schools.

We love Halloween!

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Welcome to Ideas English

Ideas English, Pattison Education Group

Pattison Education Group in Northeastern China currently takes up 60% of the Northeastern education market, and 70% in the Harbin English education market. From its opening in 2008 until now, we have achieved many firsts in English training tests as well as business English, as well as won many national awards for achievements as a business as well as a training centre. Pattison has been honoured as China's excellent foreign language training institution and the nation- university students’ most influential foreign language training institutions; as well as ‘Excellent Foreign Language Training Institution’ by ‘China Annual Education Committee’.

Pattison Education Group in Harbin is undertaking a brand new venture. We are proud to announce we will be opening a new school - Ideas English. This school will be dedicated to developing children’s English ability in daily English, mathematics and science. It will be the sixth Pattison campus to open in Harbin, all with the same owner.

Class Information

Classes will be small groups of children with a maximum of twenty students per class, each class will have a head Chinese teacher and a teacher’s assistant (TA). Foreign ESL teachers will always be accompanied by a TA to help with any behavior problems or language barriers that may come up in class. Each class is divided into two 30 minute periods with a short break in the middle.

Our classrooms have been equipped with the latest technology and we have partnered with Pearson’s Education to deliver the latest material to the students, both through tradition teaching methods and the use of interactive whiteboards.

Contract Duration,1 year.

Location, Harbin, Heilongjiang (based in only ONE campus)

Positions Available, 2 foreign ESL teachers, 1 head teacher

Start Date, May 2016

90hrs/month contract: No office hours. Any classes over 90hrs are paid at RMB120/hr.2 days off a week (not weekend)

Benefits

base salary starts at RMB10000/month after tax

***1-3 month probation period with training will be RMB1000 less than base salary.

RMB1500/month as Housing Allowance.

RMB6000 flight Reimbursement.

Reward bonus up to RMB6000

Legal “Z” Work Visa.

National Holidays

Requirements

Must be a passport holder from one of the following areas: Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Canada, Ireland.

Bachelor Degree ESL Teaching certificate (TESOL, TEFL minimum)

1 year teaching experience (preferable)

A desire to join a professional team committed to each other, their students and the journey of learning.

Please send us copies of the following things if you are interested in this offer: CV (most up to date)

Copy of Passport

A recent photo of yourself

Any references from workplaces (teaching preferred)

A copy of your degree

A copy of your ESL certificate

Please forward these to: [email protected] and we’ll be in contact within a few days to organize a Skype interview. Looking forward to meeting you.

About our Foreign ESL Teacher Department

Our foreign teaching department is foreign managed and has a good reputation. Currently we have more than 30 foreign English teachers and more than 75% of them have chosen to stay with our Company more than a year, and around 50% have worked with our company for 2 years or more. As you probably know, this is pretty rare for English schools in China, or anywhere else in the world. So come and find out what the Pattison difference is.

What’s out secret?

Ongoing support – both inside and outside of the school

Training

We have professional training department dedicated to helping teachers achieve their best. This is offered both in regular group training seminars and on an individual basis. All members are actively encouraged to take part in this, both as a student and as a workshop leader.

Daily Troubleshooting in a Foreign Country

We have a skilled and friendly HR team established solely for our foreign teachers. They help foreign teachers with everything from airport pickup, finding an apartment, negotiating lease terms, orientation of the city, connecting to the internet, getting a local SIM card (all the basic necessities that we take for granted back home) to helping with communication, finalizing contracts, obtaining our work permits and visas.

About Harbin

Harbin, also known as the Ice City, is the birthplace of Mandarin which draws a lot of people to this city to study Chinese. It gets its secondary name, ‘The Ice City’, from the world class Ice and Snow festival it hosts each year and all throughout winter, ice carved lamps are scattered throughout the city. The Harbin greater area boasts some of the best ski fields in China, which can be reached in as little as 40 minutes. A day on the slopes, including transport, gear hire and a ski pass can cost as little as RMB100-150.

A quick search of Harbin will show you pictures of its streets lined in unique Baroque architecture. It has an interesting history and became a boom in the late 19th century, when Russian and Jewish refugees fled to this ‘Paris of the East’ to take refuge.

In the summer everything comes back to life. Beer tents replace the ice-lanterns and offer a refreshing place to cool off from the heat. The city’s gardens turn back to green and the frozen solid river slowly starts shifting icebergs before it’s finally returned to its original water currents.

Why choose a smaller city?

While Pattison's salaries aren't as high as the major cities in China, they're still competitive as Harbin's cost of living is much lower than other cities. Most people generally save more than half of their salary each month and that's including rent, entertainment, food and transport. It also provides you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in Chinese culture and provides plenty of opportunity for you to fine tune your Chinese skills.

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While it might be that not all fans of the traditional sports view eSports teams as "real" athletes, the leagues are gaining more followers rapidly. Especially with Twitter's partnership with ESL, the world's largest eSports company, and DreamHack, a huge computer festival. In the beginning of March, Twitter streamed live the Intel Extreme Masters tournaments held in Poland, and there are more events to come. Earlier on the micro-blogging site has had streaming deals with more traditional types of sports like NFL and NBA.

Basically, live streaming sports events in social media offers the fans a chance to watch the games and engage in real time, and Twitter will also be able to provide additional exclusive content for the fans, such as for example behind-the-scenes material from the events. For many eSports fans, who often are gamers themselves, Twitter is an already familiar and much used service, so they will most likely find it a good channel for game streams.

The interest of social media companies a big opportunity for ESL, even though the eSports business is already going strong. Through the partnership the company gets more recognition, gets to widen their scope, and as a result, will be able to gain more eSports followers around the world. Not to mention what this kind of publicity will provide for the teams and the players themselves.

#eSports #Twitter #ESL #social media #sports

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Songs That Scare You

There were monsters in rock songs earlier than Alice Cooper surfaced within the early ‘70s with songs like The Ballad of Dwight Fry,” Lifeless Babies,” and Killer,” But there weren't monsters in rock. This is the title of the Celtic vacation celebrated at the time of the autumn animal slaughter and it retains songs and traditions of the traditional Pagan competition. It's a non secular track, however the fact that it mentions bones is sufficient to get folks to seek for it seven occasions greater than usual every Halloween. No Halloween playlist is complete without his track Thriller.” Sure, it is not spooky and, you recognize, it is not even a super scary ghost or zombie story. Youngsters who could do without vampires and different performed out Halloween monsters will find lots to love on this mystical adventure movie based on the popular novel. This is the most likely the only music ever written about federal performus interruptus.

Songs just like the Pumpkin Man, the Halloween associates, pleased Halloween , twinkle twinkle candlelight, and trick or deal with are some songs that can solely make you snicker even when you surrounded by scary things. If these 6 songs simply aren't enough otherwise you just really wish to take your Halloween party to the following level, ensure you Pay attention Live from 8pm-Midnight on Saturday, October twenty ninth for our Commercial-Free Halloween House Social gathering combine. A good fraction of Halloween decorations make the most of the song for his or her sound boxes, it is replayed on the radio all season nearly all over the place, and it has been featured in Halloween specials comparable to Alvin and Chipmunks's Trick or Treason; Futurama, The Large , Happy days, and lots of others. I don't know about you but Halloween is certainly one of my favourite holidays; any motive to dress up and put on face paint is always fun. We've compiled an inventory of a few of our favorite fun and festive songs that you SHOULD play at your Halloween bash. If you need some Halloween music to set the precise temper, tone, and ambiance for your ghoulish gathering, this is the proper music checklist for you.

Sweet Night time and See the Pumpkins are safe little Halloween songs aimed toward youngsters whose dad and mom are likely to frown at celebrating Halloween. Go to our YouTube channel for the extended model and much more first help advice videos. Nursery Rhyme Movies - Hey youngsters, come watch Jeannie Mack sing these completely satisfied nursery rhymes and songs. In case you did not develop up talking Spanish, you won't have a robust repertoire of kids's songs lingering in the back of your mind. After you've gotten planned your October fun with household and family members, go through the guidelines to ensure you have lined all of the Halloween party necessities. Children like to sing this one, along with the Citizens of Halloween Town (the characters from the movie). Considering Aaron was 12 when this song was recorded, I believe candy is what the child really wished.

Other songs like That Time Of The Month” and Vampire's Night Out” mix dark humor and sexualized violence to craft tracks that are not for people who shock or offend simply. Whatever Halloween games you choose, be flexible, and keen to improvise if it's worthwhile to. Enable the kids to set the tempo regarding the size of the video games. This tune is on every list and is entirely overplayed however it's essential to this time of year. Traditional Halloween Customs The Halloween poem by Robert Burns describes the customs for household Halloween events in Scotland and we celebrated this manner once I was growing up within the U.S. with bobbing for apples and different youngsters's video games. Halloween songs are also available for adults categorized by humorous and scary with violence in them. I incorporated among the research cited in my master's thesis, and supplied a description of some music remedy goals and interventions for children with autism. IS THE MUSIC ABOUT SOMETHING SCARY?: Specifically it is about a man hiding his sexuality or sexual fetish, bringing it out solely on Halloween. Full with an assortment of characters describing themselves of their Halloween function, Elfman's masterful orchestral arrangement bounces along in a haunting, but not terrifying manner. I reckon Tam Lyn (as sung by Mike Waterson) aka Younger Tambling (Anne Briggs) counts as a fairly good halloween track and one which I'd love to give you the chance to remember all the words to. Boys of Bedlam is suitably spooky to go down nicely too. This Halloween music is from the soundtrack of The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas, a film neither of my kids have seen but. Set to a dreamy http://www.movies.com/frozen/m68721 Halloween backdrop, the video starts with our characters out to trick-or-treat. Purchase these Halloween get together games and activities, hand-picked by the Spaceships and Laser Beams Crew, will add just the correct amount of spooky for ghosts and goblins of all ages. Alice coppers I like the useless” released in 1973 is among the songs that still terrifies folks. It has a very laid back surfer rock vibe, and the familiar melody carried by the bass guitar all through will get caught in your head for hours. It is so scary that I have usually seen children walk on the opposite aspect of the road to go previous my house! As soon as you've got received the PDF file for the Halloween theme songs, feed just one page at a time, except you realize you might have high-quality paper which won't seize additional sheets when being pulled by way of the feeder. The sound that will make so uncomfortable and it will finally look like an ideal Halloween. Celtic celebrations had been marked by bonfires and edible offerings unnoticed to appease the spirits. WHY?: It could be scary to not know whether or not someone loves you for you or for your fame. That is one which it's worthwhile to be enjoying at your Halloween occasion this yr however if you would like one thing somewhat more sinister then you might wish to go for the Marilyn Manson version which incorporates sinister guitar and other spooky devices that will actually set the temper. The lyrics listed below are a composite of a number of recordings; hence, I have indicated variations inside braces. Many Halloween customs and games that characteristic apples (corresponding to bobbing for apples) and nuts date from this time. Black Cat and Cats at Night are both a bit bit tougher than some of the other Halloween songs, because of skips, and little chords. Lanternfish Songs - Illustrated songs and rhymes sheets for children's ESL lessons.

Whether it is attainable to collect the kids round you in an open area fairly than sitting behind their desks it will create a more relaxed ambiance and indicate to the children that there's a change of tempo and activity. Here we offer a listing of high halloween songs that completely characteristic at your halloween party, halloween photo slideshow - or, failing that, songs you possibly can load onto your iPod to help you get within the mood of the halloween atmosphere. There may be one other Soul Cake Track which begins We are one, two, three hearty good lads....” This song was sung by the Antrobus Soulcakers and so they have been recorded by Alan Lomax on the English Customs and Traditions CD, Vol. This one has been a success at Halloween parties and in school rooms since the film got here out in 1993). Not all songs on this listing need function macabre material, or the truth is, about be about Halloween, and never all want be obscure.

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BOO! 20 Spooky Songs For Your Halloween Celebration Playlist (LIST)

Fortunately, on last evening's episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert teamed up with Run the Jewels to write the new Halloween jam. All of us discover a substantial amount of melodies Snh48 《万圣节之夜》正式mv预先放出！ Halloween Night time Happy Halloween yet we all merely present the particular music that we imagine could be one of the best tracks. Maybe one of the crucial Halloweeny songs in the history of music - from the creepy melody to the sinister lyrics (you realize, things like screaming pumpkins and spiders in your hair) - Marilyn Manson transformed Danny Elfman's Nightmare Earlier than Christmas classic into an excellent creepier monitor in 2006. This is a conventional Halloween sport and entails filling a tub or bucket with water and including loads of apples. The occasion might be held on 25 February 2017 on the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, hosted by Annette Heick and Johannes Nymark. It proceeds to pay homage to the legendary movie star of its title — and certainly, very like its namesake, the track has rendered itself timeless, its resilience hailing, probably, from its befittingly otherworldly lyrics and instrumentation: It's a song that bares its teeth in vampiric style, as hypnotic as Dracula's stare, the listener at the mercy of the factor until that staccato outro. Below there are two recordings of the ESL get together vocabulary being spoken by a local speaker. This link will take you directly to a PDF file that has 12 Halloween bingo playing cards that are able to print out and be used within the classroom or at a Halloween social gathering. Take a look at How About Orange to learn how to make these cheap and straightforward garbage bag decorations to your Halloween Occasion venue! I think this music achieves this environment, employing many half steps and a tritone in the melody. As others have mentioned, the guide is very small, solely measuring four inch x 4 inch and has the rhymes on onside and an image on the opposite for a complete of eleven rhymes. There is a Halloween https://songxs.pk/disney-frozen-songs.html themed night time where friends can wear their costumes to dinner. Halloween crafts are an excellent choice as they encourage imagination and creativity and the kids will love being able to take residence their very own particular Halloween creation. Though whether or not or not the fort was truly the inspiration for Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, it is the excellent location for an appropriately chilling Halloween occasion. Is a collection of over 2,000 youngsters's songs and nursery rhymes with lyrics, videos, and music.

If we comply with Tacitus who said that the Germanic folks chanted the myths about their Gods at their celebrations, and if this identification of this delusion with the season of Halloween is appropriate, then it might most likely be acceptable to recite all the fantasy at the moment of year. Fronted by Joe Whiteford, the band's fashion is a novel mixture of gritty punk and melodic people music, interlaced with a hearse-load of gory and violent lyrics. Each October, the preschoolers and kindergartners of Morningside College dress up of their Halloween costumes and march next door to the Cache County Senior Citizens Heart to sing spooky songs. The University of Iowa is one of the high party faculties in America, so it should come as no surprise that they utterly throw down on Halloween.

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The mysteriously grim subject material of the songs on Marquee Moon can be enough to make this album Halloween social gathering worthy, but once you factor within the chemistry of Television as a band—the murky noodlings and chilled chant of singer/guitarist Tom Verlaine, the exact dissonance of guitarist Richard Lloyd, and the barely-managed chaos of bassist Fred Smith and drummer Billy Ficca—it turns into a Halloween rock necessity. It is in no way a mature tune, as the basic rock song above or these under could be considered, but it is an gratifying pay attention and a fun addition to a Halloween song checklist. The track Thriller is standard for its superb choreography with the artists dressed as zombies, fresh out of their graves. Regardless of the purpose, if Monster Mash” did not exist, Donovan's Season of the Witch” would seemingly be on the top of every Halloween playlist. DJ Monopoli and Sabrina Abu-Obeid of TeraBrite, Manufacturing/Cameras and capturing the scary Halloween FUN! Please tell us what your favourite Halloween theme music within the comments section below.

In actual fact, even you may write your own new nursery rhymes, and it's not that hard. It made the highest a hundred in 1962 and there have been plenty of covers since however both way, that is the original and it is one that it is best to certainly have on your playlist this Halloween. Bounce Patrol make videos for kids - from toddlers and preschool, via to kindergarten and elementary faculty age. Halloween books are one other technique to share language with children right now of the year. The chorus of the track options an interactive call and response part the place youngsters can sing alongside.

Phrases For Life: Songs and Rhymes - Read and sing alongside to different nursery rhymes and songs from A to Z. Skimming though the submit hard-core” style, this was the one music that screamed Halloween. Elfman is famous for his epic film music, including the soundtrack for Tim Burton's animated Halloween basic The Nightmare Before Christmas. With regards to children and Halloween there is a effective line between festive and freaky, and these songs are all thumbs-up authorised for no nightmares thus far.

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Songs That Scare You

There have been monsters in rock songs earlier than Alice Cooper surfaced within the early ‘70s with songs like The Ballad of Dwight Fry,” Useless Babies,” and Killer,” However there weren't monsters in rock. That is the title of the Celtic holiday celebrated at the time of the autumn animal slaughter and it retains songs and traditions of the ancient Pagan competition. It is a non secular music, but the truth that it mentions bones is enough to get folks to search for it seven instances greater than common every Halloween. No Halloween playlist is complete without his music Thriller.” Sure, it is not spooky and, you understand, it is not even an excellent scary ghost or zombie story. Kids who might do with out vampires and different played out Halloween monsters will discover loads to like in this mystical adventure film based on the popular novel. This is the in all probability the only music ever written about federal performus interruptus.

Songs like the Pumpkin Man, the Halloween mates, comfortable Halloween , twinkle twinkle candlelight, and trick or treat are some songs that will solely make you snigger even if you happen to surrounded by scary things. If these 6 songs simply aren't sufficient otherwise you simply really wish to take your Halloween get together to the subsequent degree, ensure you Pay attention Dwell from 8pm-Midnight on Saturday, October twenty ninth for our Industrial-Free Halloween House Get together mix. A superb fraction of Halloween decorations make the most of the tune for his or her sound bins, it's replayed on the radio all season practically in every single place, and it has been featured in Halloween specials similar to Alvin and Chipmunks's Trick or Treason; Futurama, The Large , Comfortable days, and plenty of others. I do not learn about you however Halloween is considered one of my favourite holidays; any purpose to dress up and wear face paint is always enjoyable. We have compiled an inventory of a few of our favourite fun and festive songs that you simply MUST play at https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012051-frozen/ your Halloween bash. If you need some Halloween music to set the fitting temper, tone, and environment on your ghoulish gathering, here is the proper music record for you. Sweet Evening and See the Pumpkins are secure little Halloween songs aimed toward youngsters whose mother and father tend to frown at celebrating Halloween. Visit our YouTube channel for the extended model and plenty extra first help advice movies. Nursery Rhyme Videos - Hey kids, come watch Jeannie Mack sing these comfortable nursery rhymes and songs.

If you happen to did not develop up speaking Spanish, you may not have a robust repertoire of children's songs lingering at the back of your thoughts. After you've got planned your October enjoyable with household and loved ones, undergo the guidelines to be sure to have covered all the Halloween occasion necessities. Youngsters like to sing this one, along with the Citizens of Halloween City (the characters from the film). Considering Aaron was 12 when this music was recorded, I feel sweet is what the kid really needed.

Different songs like That Time Of The Month” and Vampire's Night time Out” combine darkish humor and sexualized violence to craft tracks that aren't for those who shock or offend simply. No matter Halloween video games you select, be versatile, and willing to improvise if you need to. Enable the children to set the tempo in regards to the size of the video games. This music is on each record and is totally overplayed but it surely's essential to this time of year. Traditional Halloween Customs The Halloween poem by Robert Burns describes the customs for household Halloween events in Scotland and we celebrated this fashion when I was rising up in the U.S.

with bobbing for apples and other youngsters's games. Halloween songs are additionally out there for adults categorized by funny and horrifying with violence in them.

I incorporated among the analysis cited in my master's thesis, and supplied a description of some music remedy goals and interventions for kids with autism. IS THE TRACK ABOUT ONE THING SCARY?: Specifically it's about a man hiding his sexuality or sexual fetish, bringing it out only on Halloween. Complete with an assortment of characters describing themselves in their Halloween position, Elfman's masterful orchestral association bounces along in a haunting, but not terrifying manner. I reckon Tam Lyn (as sung by Mike Waterson) aka Younger Tambling (Anne Briggs) counts as a reasonably good halloween music and one which I might like to find a way to recollect all of the words to. Boys of Bedlam is suitably spooky to go down well too. This Halloween song is from the soundtrack of The Nightmare Before Christmas, a movie neither of my kids have seen yet. Set to a dreamy Halloween backdrop, the video begins with our characters out to trick-or-treat. Purchase these Halloween get together video games and activities, hand-picked by the Spaceships and Laser Beams Crew, will add simply the correct amount of spooky for ghosts and goblins of all ages. Alice coppers I like the dead” released in 1973 is one of the songs that still terrifies individuals. It has a very laid back surfer rock vibe, and the familiar melody carried by the bass guitar throughout will get stuck in your head for hours. It is so scary that I have usually seen children walk on the opposite facet of the road to go previous my home! As soon as you've acquired the PDF file for the Halloween theme songs, feed only one web page at a time, until you realize you've high-high quality paper which will not grab further sheets when being pulled through the http://frozen.disney.com/video feeder. The sound that will make so uncomfortable and it'll lastly seem like a perfect Halloween. Celtic celebrations had been marked by bonfires and edible choices not noted to appease the spirits. WHY?: It could be scary to not know whether somebody loves you for you or on your fame. This is one that it's good to be playing at your Halloween celebration this yr but if you want something a little more sinister then you may want to go for the Marilyn Manson version which incorporates sinister guitar and other spooky devices that may really set the temper. The lyrics here are a composite of a number of recordings; hence, I have indicated variations inside braces. Many Halloween customs and video games that feature apples (resembling bobbing for apples) and nuts date from this time. Black Cat and Cats at Night are each slightly bit more durable than some of the other Halloween songs, due to skips, and little chords. Lanternfish Songs - Illustrated songs and rhymes sheets for children's ESL lessons.

If it is doable to assemble the children around you in an open space moderately than sitting behind their desks this can create a extra relaxed environment and point out to the kids that there's a change of tempo and exercise. Right here we provide a listing of top halloween songs that absolutely feature at your halloween social gathering, halloween photograph slideshow - or, failing that, songs you might load onto your iPod that can assist you get within the mood of the halloween atmosphere. There's another Soul Cake Track which begins We're one, two, three hearty good lads....” This song was sung by the Antrobus Soulcakers and they had been recorded by Alan Lomax on the English Customs and Traditions CD, Vol. This one has been a hit at Halloween events and in school rooms because the movie came out in 1993). Not all songs on this list need characteristic macabre subject material, or in fact, about be about Halloween, and never all need be obscure.

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