About Roxanne

My Teaching

• 20+ years of K-8 public and private school teaching

• Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Ohio 

• Music Education & Common Core Instructor, Messiah University

• Music Teacher, the Londonderry School

My Presenting

• Workshop presentations (in-person and virtual) include:

  • Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State Conferences

  • Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference

  • Orff music and movement educator chapters (AOSA)

  • Independent, charter, and public schools

My Education & Training

• Master of Music Education, Orff Schulwerk emphasis, University of St. Thomas (MN)

• Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies, Integrated Arts Education focus, Miami University (OH)

• Bachelor of Music, Trombone performance, Miami University (OH)

• Additional training:

  • Orff Schulwerk Certification & Masterclass

  • Social-Emotional Learning

  • Teaching for Executive Function

  • the Kodály Concept

  • Dalcroze Eurhythmics 

  • Creating Artistry through Conducting with Henry Leck

  • Teaching Jazz through the Orff Approach

  • Drama in Education 

  • Arts Integration

  • Trauma-Informed Practices

  • Arts in Health

My Writing & Editing

• Scholarly and practical articles for arts educators

• Songs for children to sing

• Editorial Board member, the Orff Echo

• Freelance developmental and content editing

My Select Projects & Initiatives

• Projects and initiatives include:

  • Honor Our Elders Project (grant-funded multi-disciplinary oral history, story writing, songwriting, & illustration project)

  • Lion Connections (family partnership program to help families comfortably navigate the systems of the school district)

  • Equity and Diversity Advocacy Committee (a teacher team to provide resources and promote equity projects)

  • Dance Fest (a recurring, grant-funded, participatory one-day elementary school dance festival)

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