Staff writer
It is easy to understand why anyone would want to have their best possible day every day.
But to make each day the best, you need a vision of what the best day would be, keynote speaker Monte Selby told teachers and school administrators Monday at the Technology Excellence in Education Network Mash-Up in Marion.
About 300 educators from TEEN member districts Centre, Herington, Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody-Burns, as well as Goessel, attended the in-service to learn about technology uses in education and other topics.
Selby — a former music teacher middle school principal in Hays and Emporia State University education professor — began his presentation by playing bits of songs and quizzing attendees on song titles. The point of the quiz was to show that music is memorable. That is because the brain has an easier time remembering patterns and emotion, which are common characteristics of music, Selby said.
Teachers can use those traits to make learning other subjects easier too, he said.
Selby has a doctorate in educational administration from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in educational administration from Fort Hays State University, and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Kansas State University. He has published eight educational books and more than 100 educational songs.