This Easter, I donated to help rebuild a school in Ukraine. You can do the same! It’s legit, tax deductible, and you’ll help make the world a brighter place for some kids who really need it. 🇺🇦💪🏻 https://t.co/yfIm9FdMyC

The more we shed light on the injustice of ticketing students in school, the sooner our students can start earning the education they deserve," @teachplusIL Fellow Justin Antos writes about ticketing students for misbehavior. @propublica

Had a blast the past TWO nights rehearsing and conducting the outstanding musicians from the 2023 Southwest Interscholastic Conference Honor Band! Thank you to all of the SWIC directors for giving me the opportunity to make music with your kids!

Adjudicating next to these two, I’m not sure who learned more…the participating bands or me! It was great to serve as an adjudicator and clinician for so many talented groups today for the @ILMEA1 Large Group Festival!

I was so humbled to be asked to return to my elementary school district and clinic the OLHMS band earlier this week at their annual Practice-a-Thon! Ms. Lyons and Mr. Kehl are two SUPERB music educators and their students and the @D123OLHMS community are so lucky to have them!

Hey @darrenebryant, we’ve got 250 cases of water en route to the wonderful people of Robbins courtesy of @DDE_Bands. Huge thanks to Dan Jank and his team at @Walgreens #1504 for the special order. Happy holidays and stay safe! #DDExcellence

Thank you @cmafoundation for such a memorable night last night! And thank you @SecCardona for your enthusiastic support of music education. It was an honor to share the spotlight with so many talented and inspirational music teachers!

Thank you, @GovPritzker! Your support means so much!

Let's give a HUGE round of applause to these superstars! 👏  We are beyond excited to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our 2022 Class of Music Teachers of Excellence. Join us in congratulating them for this incredibly deserving honor💙#MTOE #itstartswithME @CountryMusic

Wait, what?! 40 Under 40? Thank you students and Yamaha for this incredible honor! https://t.co/Of8eCLwFou https://t.co/Msb11w0lsQ

Show choiring today with some of the best people around. @ddeexpress

I’m not sure I’ll win anything, but I know whoever does will be more than deserving. There are some remarkable music educators out there. Thank you so much for the kind words, everyone, and for the acknowledgment @GRAMMYMuseum and @RecordingAcad! It means so much.

Happy New Year! I’m not on social media much, but I wanted to take the opportunity to once again say thank you to all my students, colleagues, friends, and family for the phone calls, texts, emails, and shout-outs regarding the Grammys this year.

Tonight I used my dissertation as a booster seat for a 3-yr-old at a family party. Grad students, I hope this puts things in perspective. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

@edutopia @AcademicChatter @NAfME @ASCD @ISBEnews @IHSA_IL @ieanea @NBPTS @NEAHCNews @ILMEA1 @usedgov @TeachForAmerica @goldenapple_il

Good teachers are the ones who recognize that every single student is capable of making an impact; the most outstanding educators are the ones who make them prove it.

Thank you @IHSAState for the recognition! I really appreciate all of your support and the opportunities you've given @DDE_Bands throughout the years!

Speechless.