This vocal journey can help you become a
happier, healthier and more effective teacher

In a profession where communication between teacher and learner is key, a teacher's voice problems can grind the learning process to a screeching halt. Damaged or fatigued voices are often low-pitched, hoarse, rough and difficult to understand.

Unfortunately,voice problems among schoolteachers are common. Teachers are a whopping 32 times more likely to report voice difficulties than people in other jobs, according to a recent study.

Yet experts estimate that 75 percent of these problems can be prevented or self-managed if teachers have access to cutting-edge research and medical information.

And, that's exactly why the Voice Academy website was built. Think of this website as a bridge between the voice pros and you.

Your vocal health care journey takes you through an imaginary school called the Voice Academy. Explore its rooms to learn how to keep your teaching voice in tip-top shape. Inside the rooms, simply click on "hotspots" with the mouse to uncover information to care for the teacher's most important occupational tool: the voice.

Main Office  |  Nurse's Office  |   Media Center  |   Gymnasium 

Science Center  |   Auditorium  |   Ladies Room  |   Teachers' Lounge

Acoustically Unfriendly Classroom  |   Acoustically Friendly Classroom

When you are ready to explore another classroom, simply click on the "Hall Pass" (upper right) and select another room from the map in the lower left corner. Or, you may click on the "exit" sign to proceed to the next room down the virtual hallway.