tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post5348898182676345416..comments2024-03-25T18:30:16.490-04:00Comments on Organized Chaos: Planning for Long-Term Elementary Music SubsElizabeth Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-41904537181296961732021-12-01T04:51:44.379-05:002021-12-01T04:51:44.379-05:00That is so awesome that you had 2 really great sub...That is so awesome that you had 2 really great subs, and I bet it was perfect for them to have the chance to get started in music education too! And such a good point about the other one- regardless of what happens, the students will be happy to have you back and you'll all get through it :) Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-77702681829305245742021-11-30T09:19:00.393-05:002021-11-30T09:19:00.393-05:00I have planned for 3 maternity leaves and this is ...I have planned for 3 maternity leaves and this is great advice! I was lucky enough on 2 of them to get subs who had just finished their student teaching (in music) and hadn’t got a real job yet. Both of them were fantastic—I left them with my GamePlan curriculum and a lot of Google docs with notes and ideas, and when I came back my students had pretty much learned what I expected. They also both had to conduct concerts for my middle school and high school choirs. The middle sub was not awesome and when I came back I discovered that, despite all of my well-laid plans, ideas, and directions, the students seemed to have spent an awful lot of time watching movies while I was gone. 🤦🏻♀️ But you know, it wasn’t the end of the world, and they were mostly just happy to have me back!Jaclynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974015854098103955noreply@blogger.com