Entries by MacKenzie Anderson

HAVING A BALL WITH MUSIC

KANSAS CITY STAR, MO.  SEPT. 2005. JENNIFER HACK/The Kansas City Star Kyle Whalley uses an exercise ball to teach music at Liberty Middle School. By EDWARD M. EVELD   The Kansas City Star As an orchestra teacher at Liberty Middle School, Kyle Whalley, 25, thinks beyond teaching music to training musicians. That’s why many of […]

PARK AVENUE TEACHER KEEPS STUDENTS ON THE BALL.

By MELISSA WALKER Register Staff Writer 02/27/2004 At a glance, Lisa Witt’s classroom at Park Avenue Elementary School looks like any other fifth-grade class, except for one thing – the students sit on stability balls instead of chairs. Every morning Witt’s students arrive shortly before 8 a.m. to sweep the floor and remove any debris […]