Barbara McDonald Resume
Barbara McDonald Resume

Barbara Lynne McDonald
1254 Hillwood Blvd. Pewaukee, WI 53072
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Education and Licensure
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse Major: Choral Music Education 511 Major: General Music Education 515
Additional Certifications: Orff Schulwerk Certification
Teaching Experience
2000-Present K-5 General Music Teacher
• Whitnall School District, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
• Implemented Kindergarten through grade 5 general music curriculum
• Implemented Choral Program
• Wrote district music curriculum
• Proprietor and Director of summer music camp
• Director of Elementary Chorus including choreography, arranging, set and
costume planning for more than 140 musicals and concerts
• Initiated and ran summer school music camp
• Taught private piano lessons
• Taught private vocal lessons
• Organized music residencies and field trips
• Served on varied committees
• Contributed to pre-referral strategy teams
• Trained extensively in the Educator Effectiveness Model
• Trained on Interactive White Boards, Mac, Prezi, Keynote Speaker
• Directed Lion King, Jr.
• Implemented a personalizing learning approach in teaching

1999-2000 1-6 General Music/Choral Director Sachem Central School District, Long Island, New York
• Taught 1-6 general music
• Implemented choral program •

• 1999K-6 General Music Teacher
West Allis/West Milwaukee Schools
• Incorporated Orff Schulwerk method
• Organized, directed and toured with extracurricular choral group
• Worked extensively in a R.E.I. setting with E.D., L.D., and C.D. students
• Served on schools’ site-based management team
• Participated in the school’s PRISM program
• Pre-referral Intervention Strategy Meeting)
• Developed and utilized positive, assertive discipline method
• Worked with colleagues to develop cross-curricular activities
• Served on Detention Implementation Committee
• Served on interview committees
• Directed original and composed music plays and reviews
1990-1991 Secondary Choral Music Teacher
• Horace Mann Elementary School, West Allis, Wisconsin
• Directed seventh and eighth grade mixed choruses
• Gave private vocal lessons
• Prepared and accompanied students at district solo ensemble festival
• Implemented a ‘Swing Chorus’
• Trained and implemented the MIE electronic system of teaching music