About Michelle J.
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General Music Teacher
Sep, 2013 - PresentCSUSA
Created a curriculum for K-6 based on the National Core Standards. Planned intercurricular, school-wide performances for Winter Holidays and Black History Month. Prepared students for musical performances at promotion ceremonies. Assisted sixth grade in math, science, and history and second grade reading.
General Music Teacher & Choir Director
Aug, 2009 - Aug, 2013Chicago Archdiocese Schools
Created a curriculum for K-8 based on the National Core Standards. Founded, directed, and accompanied the Junior High Choir and Glee Club. Began a 4th grade recorder program. Instituted the use of a Kodaly/Orff-based curriculum in the lower grades. Introduced world drumming to the upper elementary grades.
Private Lessons Instructor
Aug, 2004 - PresentMichelle Joy Music
Used 22 years of experience in piano and 14 years of experience in flute to guide numerous students of varying ages in one-on-one lessons. Tailored lessons to individual student’s age, personality, and level of experience.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education
Aug, 2005 - May, 2009Trinity Christian College
Certifications
Illinois Professional Educator License for Music Grades K-12
Jul, 2009Trinity Christian College
Awards
Nomination for a Music Educator Grammy Award
Apr, 2013Grammy in the Schools
Affiliations
National Organization of Women
Aug, 2005As the grassroots arm of the women’s movement, the National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States. NOW has hundreds of chapters and hundreds of thousands of members and activists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since our founding in 1966, NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.
Languages
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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