SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AN ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER GROUP
Clinician(s): Jenny Gee
This presentation explores the dialogue occurring within the Elementary Music Teachers’ Facebook group, an online community for elementary music educators. Drawing on frameworks related to online communities of practice and music education, Dr. Jenny Gee categorizes interactions into curricular (e.g., repertoire suggestions, lesson planning), co-curricular (e.g., performance logistics, instrument selection), and community-based codes (e.g., humor). The findings underscore the group’s role in supporting everyday instructional challenges and fostering professional connection among music educators.
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