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Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final Projects in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Here's my ARS on Tap Dancing

GarnetMayoARS.doc"
Nov 24, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion 1970s - Modern Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Hip hop dancing is a great dance form to try with students.  We always have a 'dance off' during our prom and it is utterly fabulous!  It's one of the few times I see my students just let go and dance.  Like Gabe talked about, a lot of our students…"
Nov 4, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion WWII, 50s & 60s - Nuclear Age in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"There is SO much with this era it boggles the mind!  One of the biggest "OMG" moments I had when I first went out into the village was that none of my students had heard of the Beatles.  I was in such shock that I did a full two week - month journal…"
Nov 4, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWI, 1920s - Progressives in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"YAY 1920's Era!  I love the freedom that is expressed in this era.  From the music, scatting, to the dancing and just letting yourself go and moving to the rhythm.  It's all fantastic.  This is such a fun era to teach because the students get to see…"
Nov 4, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Westward Movement / Pioneers in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"This era is something that my students can really sink their teeth in and we could have a lot of fun with.  We're reading a book called "Colony Kids" that focuses on the Pioneers of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan that came up to Alaska to try out…"
Nov 4, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Negro Spirituals / Civil War in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"The negro spirituals is exactly where I'm at in my JH lit classes right now and these songs have given me a lot of ideas of activities we can do throughout the unit (after we do the Jefferson and Liberty dance on Monday of course)  I really like the…"
Nov 3, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Colonial and Revolutionary Era Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"The Jefferson and Liberty would be a perfect dance to teach my students when we're talking about colonial America!  I literally just finished up colonial America and I'm pretty sure Monday we're going to dance a bit, just as a little extra to take…"
Nov 3, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"The music in general will be a great addition to my musical journals.  I like students to write to music or draw to music to start to connect to the images in their head.  All the music we've listened to, from the Pre-Columbian to to Baroque, the…"
Nov 3, 2012
Garnet Mayo replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Welcome & Introductions in Bethel - Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source
"Greetings!  My name is Garnet Mayo and I've been teaching in Kongiganak, AK for the past 4 years.  I weirdly ended up in Alaska by way of Belize, Central America.  I taught in a small village in Belize and fell in love with village life....just not…"
Oct 30, 2012