Available Now: Harmonizing Ethics and Education
What if we could take a situation that ruins our entire day and reduce it to ruining maybe an hour of our lives?
Breathe! Reflect! Respond!
We’re realistic. We can’t eliminate all stress, but we can prepare to manage it in the healthiest way possible. “Harmonizing Ethics and Education” empowers educators to handle the profession with confidence and grace.
Presentations and Workshops
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About Don
Don Stinson is a music educator, speaker, clinician, and author. He has taught students from different socio-economic areas and from all walks of life. He is an advocate for music students and programs in low-income and underserved communities.
Don lives outside of Chicago with his family. He has led an interesting life so far that includes delivering a baby, meeting Julie Andrews, and being mistaken for a generic version of actor Paul Rudd.
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What People Are Saying
“Don Stinson's session on socioeconomic status and success was one of the best prepared professional development sessions I've ever attended. There was so much practical content shared in just 60 minutes.”
— Chandran D., IL
Don Stinson has done a masterful job of detailing, providing insight, suggesting solutions, and giving us the words to use on the “everything else” side of our profession. This deep dive into the “job” side is examined through the lens of low-income and rural settings. However, it is also an invaluable resource for teaching in ALL situations regardless of subject matter, socioeconomic standing, or availability of resources.
-Bubbett’s Bookshelf Review, School Band and Orchestra Magazine
On the Bandmasters Podcast: Don’s podcast style is easy to listen to, easy to follow as he chats with distinguished and interesting guests. Topics include technology, maintaining a quality program and building connections with students. Each is designed as a mini professional development session for band directors!
-Rhoda Venture, 5 Best Band Podcasts To Follow While Social Distancing
On Don’s Book High Needs, Monumental Successes: “Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "High Needs, Monumental Successes" is a thoroughly 'educator friendly' compendium of information, insights, guidelines, and instructions for music teachers when providing individual and/or classroom instruction. An ideal curriculum textbook in the field of music education, "High Needs, Monumental Successes" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, school district, college, and university library Music education collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
