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NAfME Eastern Division Conference, part 4 (the last chapter)

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And finally… Adaptations, Modifications, and Creation: Modern Approaches to Teaching Exceptional Learners – This seminar was led by Cody Messersmith, a Pennsylvania PreK-12 music specialist and an autistic individual. He informed us of the number of students labeled as neurodivergent and the limited education on neurodivergence that is taught to music education students. I found …

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NAfME Eastern Division Conference, part 3

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We’re almost to the end of the workshops of the conference that I attended. Lead to Succeed – I didn’t realize there was a day dedicated to the music students’ honor society, Tri M, but I found myself in one of their seminars. Current president of NAfME, Scott Sheehan, led us in positive affirmations in …

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NAfME Eastern Division Conference, part 2

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Here is the summary of other workshops I attended. A concert!I was treated to a concert by the North Pennsylvania High School Band and the Westfield Academy McClurg Street String band for lunch. The talent shown by these students was incredible. They kept me entertained the entire lunch hour. Ride the Wave – Sound Science …

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NAfME Eastern Division Conference, part 1

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Wow! I’m so grateful I decided to travel across the country to attend the regional NAfME Eastern Division Conference this past weekend. I presented my proposal during the poster session, attended some very educational seminars, saw some amazing student performers, and most importantly, received feedback on my study focus. So, here’s a brief summary of …

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NAfME Eastern Conference

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I’ve decided to go to another conference! This one is in Rochester, NY. As I have just completed a class where I worked on my problem, purpose, and methodology, I thought I would create a poster presentation and get thoughts from those who are at the conference! This will be my first time presenting at …

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Revised Research Interests

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I’m really enjoying my doctorate program. It still will take me awhile to get to post-dissertation, but I am grateful for the program I chose. All of the classes are one-on-one, and each is more preparation for the dissertation. I had been focussing on music and literacy, and I don’t think that focus will change. …

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The Grammys: 2019 Music Educator Award

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Did you know that music teachers can win Grammys? I honestly didn’t know until last year when I attended the annual conference of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Anyone can nominate a music teacher to the Recording Academy who then selects ten finalists, and from those ten finalists, one winner. All finalists receive …

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2018 Goals: To Learn!

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It’s been about three weeks since my last blog! I’m sorry to my readers. I had set out some goals for myself as I approached this new year. Yes, blogging was one of them, but even more significant, is my desire to pursue learning. Starting last week, I began taking a graduate class at the …

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Research the research

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As someone with a masters degree in educational psychology, I probably have the credibility to tell you that music benefits learning. But how would you know for sure? One thing the Executive Director and CEO, Mike Blakeslee, mentioned in his workshop during NAfME’s 2017 National In-Service Music Education Conference is that quantitative (think objective) research …

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Advocacy and Cognition (2017 National NAfME in-service Conference, Day 4), Part 2

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I didn’t think I’d need a second blog just to talk about one session on the last day, but this advocacy workshop I attended on the last day is worth mentioning, and my previous blog was awfully wordy! This advocacy workshop was led by Carolyn Talarr MFA, CAS and Jonnifer Mohr Colett, MEd of the …

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