Resources

Teaching Music Culturally

We will address the present convergence of music, education and culture in K-12 and undergraduate curriculum and instruction.

Webinar: Between the Podium and Me: Recruiting and Mentoring a Diverse Body of Future Music Teachers

Join us as we explore the beginnings of a career in music education for students of color through stories from music educators, music administrators, and music teacher trainers.

Successful Music Instruction for English Language Learners

This session will provide music teachers with components for effective instruction of ELs using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP). Participants will then apply the SIOP practices to lessons and repertoire they currently teach.

Lifting Up Voices and Narratives of the AAPI Community in the Greater Educational Orchestra and Strings Landscape

Educational Orchestra and Strings Landscape who will share stories, thoughts, and hopes and dreams centered on fostering understanding about the diversity within the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community,

Mariachi Espuelas de Plata: A Case Study of Mariachi Instructional Practices and Student/Director Perceptions

The purpose of this case study was to examine an established, successful public school Mariachi program to document instructional practices and time use, student and director perceptions and demographics, and methods of adaptation in the school setting.

Planning for Identity Through ‘Connecting’ Standards

“Planning for Identity Through ‘Connecting’ Standards” is a one-hour virtual session designed to provide in-depth insight into how teachers’ and students’ identities influence various lesson planning stages utilizing a connecting standard:

A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Overcoming Implicit Bias to Promote Belonging

Our biases, conscious or not, cause us to unwittingly commit a multitude of microaggressions toward students who are members of marginalized communities. The focus of this session is on issues of race/ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, and disability.

Debunking Misconceptions about Equity: A Realistic Approach to a Truly Equitable Music Education Program

Research has shown that music educators are not addressing equity within the classroom consistently throughout all music classrooms. There are many different documented reasons attributed to this lack of equity in music education.

Supporting Queer Students in Public Schools

This webinar offers practical strategies for supporting queer students in public schools, based on personal and professional testimonies, SEL standards, anti-discrimination policies and laws, and educational theory and practice.

Music Teachers Are Literacy Teachers: Teaching Extramusical Concepts through a Performance-Based Classroom

Music educators need the tools to advocate to their administrators so that they understand what we do in the performance-based classroom directly connects with literacy goals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, all of which occur in a music classroom.