Alex Adams: Educator
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Curriculum Vitae Reflections on Teaching
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Alex Adams: Educator
Curriculum VitaeReflections on Teaching

Reflections On Teaching

These are reflections on my time as a teacher, usually written as contemporaneous notes-to-self. They serve to chronicle my thinking and offer some insight to folks who are interested in the kinds of approaches to teaching that I use and what forms my perspective as a music educator.

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Join in the Journey, Get out of the way!
Join in the Journey, Get out of the way!

The best way to scaffold agency is to create space for students to take over. Sometimes you can join in the journey by letting someone else be the leader!

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Education, Constructivist TeachingAlexander AdamsAugust 11, 2021Bottom up teaching, constructivist teaching, Covid, Rock BandComment
Embodied Experience, Feelings and Music Education
Embodied Experience, Feelings and Music Education

The connection between sound, body, experience and intent is important. Sometimes the best way to learn something is to listen to a 6th grade drummer

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Education, Embodied CognitionAlexander AdamsAugust 10, 2021Embodied, Education, Audiation, feelingComment
On the Importance of my Ceramic Frog
On the Importance of my Ceramic Frog

I never thought I'd be the owner of a ceramic, amphibious, sponge caddy but here we are.

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Mindfulness, EducationAlexander AdamsAugust 9, 2021Mindfulness, Reflection, AppreciationComment
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Alexander Adams
Phone: 207-653- 0142 E-Mail: amadam32@asu.edu

 Portrait Illustration Credit: Molly Steinmetz