8:30-9:30 AM (CST), Webinar #1
Brandi Waller-Pace, Decolonizing the Music Room
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10:00-11:30 AM CST) Webinar #1
Social-Emotional Learning through Music Education
Music Educators have a tremendous ability to create environments where all can grow, not only in their ability and love for music, but also in their social and emotional competencies. This session will introduce you to the Iowa Social-Emotional Competencies, Learning Targets, and Developmental Indicators. Together we will explore how to maximize the opportunities through music education to purposefully address the social-emotional competencies, skills, needs, and supports for your students.
Kay Augustine, Iowa Department of Education
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Dr. Kay A. Augustine is an Education Program Consultant for SEL and MTSS for Social-Emotional-Behavioral Health at the Iowa Department of Education. She has coordinated the development of the Iowa Social-Emotional Learning Competencies for the state of Iowa and represents Iowa on the national Collaborative of the States through the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Kay is a former music educator and choral director. The focal point of her education career has been on social- emotional learning and character development with authentic student engagement and voice. She has a unique background focused on positive youth development within the K-12 system and through nonprofit youth-serving organizations. Kay is the former Director of Arts Education for the Iowa Arts Council and a a co-founder of the Institute for Character Development, now the Ray Center at Drake University. She is the former National Coordinator and trainer for Check & Connect at the University of Minnesota. Kay has provided presentations, consultation, training, and technical assistance across the country and internationally with a commitment and dedication to creating an education environment where all can thrive. Kay is the proud Grandma of five.
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Joy Augustine, Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School
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Joy Augustine has been the Director of Choirs at Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School since August of 2016. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Dana College (Blair, Nebraska) where she received her undergraduate degree (B.A.) in Vocal Music Education in 2008. Mrs. Augustine teaches 6th Grade General Music and directs the 6th Grade Choirs, 7th Grade Choirs, and the MS Show Choir, Infinity. All of her students participate in private lessons taught throughout the school year and have opportunities to participate in DCG's in-house solo/small ensemble contests, honor choirs, and festivals. She also assists in hosting the DCG "Take Two" Show Choir Invitational each year. Previously, she served as the 9-12 Vocal Music Director at Mercy High School (Omaha, Nebraska) from 2008-2011, the 9th grade and women’s Show Choir Director at Ankeny Northview and Ankeny High School (Ankeny, Iowa) from 2011-2012, and the 7-12 Vocal Music Director at Des Moines Christian School (Urbandale, Iowa) from 2012-2016. While at Des Moines Christian School, Mrs. Augustine taught 7th Gr. General Music, and directed the JH Choir, Freshman Choir, Concert Choir, the JH, Prep, and Varsity Show Choirs, and a select acapella group called Victory. During her time at DMCS, the population of the vocal music program grew by 65%. Under her direction, Victory received Outstanding Performer 3 years in a row at the IHSMA Ensemble Contest and the school hosted their first show choir competition.
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10:00-11:30 AM CST) Webinar #2
Denise Gagné, MusicPlay
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Fun Movement Activities for Zoom Lessons or Spaced ClassDenise will share many movement activities that you can use either in person spaced classrooms or for zoom Lessons. In this session there will be finger plays, action songs, dances that can be done without touching, as well as body percussion and movement to music. Even if you can’t sing, movement and action songs are still fun for the students; movement is always fun! In addition, new healthy habit songs with fun movements will be introduced.
Denise Gagne is a music specialist with 40 years of experience teaching band, choir and classroom music from preschool to College levels. Her choirs and bands won many awards at Music Festivals and performed for local and national sporting events, on national radio and even for the Queen. Denise has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan, a Diploma in Music from the University of Auckland (pending), and a Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts (Kodàly Level 3) from the University of Calgary with Lois Choksy. She has completed Orff Level 3 and additional Orff training with Cindy Hall, Jay Broeker, Jos Wuytack and Donna Otto. Denise has served on the boards of the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association, the Saskatchewan Band Association, and served for eight years on the board of the Kodàly Society of Canada. Denise is currently managing editor of Themes & Variations, preschool music teacher and frequent visitor to Red Deer elementary school music classrooms. Denise is the author or editor of more than 100 publications for K- 6 music teachers. She has been a workshop presenter in every Canadian province and territory and all 50 states. She presents regularly for Orff and Kodaly workshops, preschool and kindergarten conferences in Canada, the USA, Asia, and Australia. Her workshops are fun, practical, and activity based.
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10:00-10:45 AM Zoom Room
Dan Black, Council Bluffs Community School District
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Music as Listening: Strategies for Making ConnectionsWhat is the potential of music for our students, our communities, and our nation? In this session, we’ll discuss the intersection of music and social justice, strategies for using the connecting process of the Iowa Fine Arts Standards, and informing ourselves as culturally responsive educators. This session is designed to support educators working in the present moment of COVID-19 and in re-imagining music education well into the future.
Dan Black currently serves as an orchestra and guitar teacher in the Council Bluffs Community School District, as a member of the Iowa Department of Education Fine Arts Leadership Team, as technology chair for IMEA, and as communications chair and executive board member for the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education. Before coming to Council Bluffs, he served on the Iowa Fine Arts Standards Adoption Team, taught middle and high school bands in Red Oak, Iowa; Nebraska City, Nebraska; and Springville, Iowa. While teaching, Dan Black also served as Secondary Technology Coordinator in Springville, then as a PreK-5 Instructional Technology Coach and as a Secondary Lead Teacher in Red Oak. As an innovator in curriculum and instruction, he began guitar and world drumming ensembles, incorporated new music technologies, and expanded and enhanced traditional ensemble experiences through personalized learning in music composition, leadership, literacy, and performance. Dan Black holds degrees in music education (B.M.) and school leadership (M.A.E.) from the University of Northern Iowa.
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10:45-11:30 AM CST, Zoom Room
Jessica McKiernan, Michigan State University, PhD Candidate
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Beyond the Notes: Building Musicianship in Developing VoicesWhen working with developing voices—whether they be adolescents going through a voice change, a mid-level ensemble, or a church or community choirs, it is easy to focus on the limitations of the voice rather than highlighting what it can do. This session will center on meeting our musicians where they are at, finding ways to feature and build on their strengths, and engaging them in artful music making, all while taking their development into mind. Session topics will include ear training, style and phrasing, movement, active listening, and making deeper connections with the music.
Jessica McKiernan is a Ph.D. student in Music Education with a choral cognate at Michigan State University, where she supervises student teachers; assists with undergraduate coursework; serves as an advisor for the NAfME student chapter; and takes coursework in conducting, choral literature, and music education. Her research interests include gender and identity development through music education, inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogy, and how to facilitate difficult conversations within the realm of music. Prior to her studies at Michigan State University, she taught choir in Oregon, where she served as the head of her choral music learning team, created and coordinated a number of district choral festivals, and focused on engagement between schools and the community. A certified clinician in Oregon and Michigan, she specializes in sight reading adjudication and engaging students in the process of music making. She is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Michigan School Vocal Music Association. She studied at Oregon State University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Master of Arts in Teaching, both with an emphasis in choral music education.
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12:30-2:00 PM CST Webinar #1
John Mlynczak, Noteflight, a Hal Leonard Company
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Creating, Responding, and Connecting and Creating is KeyStudents today live in the most connected society that has ever existed, which allows us to create and respond to music in a collaborative environment. Composing music makes students better musicians and better performers, and technology allows students to easily create their own music, anytime, anywhere. Using the NCAS artistic processes, this session will demonstrate how to integrate creativity and musical interaction into any music program, and it will be fun!
John Mlynczak offers an extensive range of experiences in music education and the music industry and is a frequent national clinician. Mr. Mlynczak is Managing Director of Noteflight, a Hal Leonard company, and Past-president of the Technology Institute of Music Educators. John also teaches online Graduate courses at VanderCook College and Boston University Online, and is a Google Level-2 Certified Educator. Mr. Mlynczak is a passionate advocate for music education and technology, serving on the NAMM State Advocacy Coalition, the NAfME Advocacy Leadership Force, and is Advocacy Chairman for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. Mr. Mlynczak holds degrees in music education, music performance, and educational leadership.
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12:30-1:15 PM CST Webinar #2
Catherine Dwinal, Quaver Music
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Project-Based Learning in the Music ClassroomProjects are a wonderful way to have students take a little more ownership over their learning while being engaged in music class. In this session, we will take a look at 3 project possibilities for the music room using Quaver Music and other resources and how they can be customized to fit your instructional needs! Participants will walk away with project ideas to take back and integrate right away into their lessons.
Catherine Dwinal taught elementary music in Laconia, New Hampshire until 2014. She now works as the Customer Advocate and Educational Technology Specialist for Quaver Music. When not working, Catherine spends her time traveling and visiting new places, teaching online, or enjoying time at the gym. Catherine is a seasoned conference presenter having presented in several states across the country, a music education blogger, and technology coach. As an advocate for music and 21st century education, Catherine continues her mission to help music educators across the country with implementing technology resources into their classroom.
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12:30-1:15 PM CST Zoom Room
David Law, Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
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Creativity - where Failure is an OptionHow teaching creativity can come from providing safe environments for our students to fail, and recover.
David Law is the retired 7-8th grade band director at Vernon Middle School in Marion, Iowa. He is a National Board Certified Teacher and a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Iowa Music Educators Conference serving as – Past President, Iowa Bandmasters Association - Past President, Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Past President, Association for School Curriculum Development, National Education Association, Iowa State Education Association, and serves as Treasurer for Marion Education Association, and Chair at the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education. In 2004 he was selected as the Educator of the Year from Linn County and in 2011 was selected for the Karl King Distinguished Service Award winner from the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters District.
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1:15-2:00 PM CST Webinar #2
Jim Frankel, MusicFirst
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Music Software Integrations for Google ClassroomDuring this session, you’ll be introduced to cloud-based technology designed specifically for music education that integrates with your existing technology, including Google Classroom. You’ll see how this technology works on various devices and get real-world examples of how this can be incorporated into your curriculum. Find out how these tools can lighten your workload by streamlining grading, lesson planning, and assessments, while simultaneously helping you meet school and district technology requirements.
Dr. Jim Frankel is the Head of Digital Education for Wise Music and Director of MusicFirst. Previously, he was the Managing Director of SoundTree, and before that he was the instrumental and general music teacher for 15 years in New Jersey Public Schools. Jim is a widely published author in various state, national and international journals of music education. He is the author of The Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law, co-author of YouTube in Music Education, contributing author for Critical Issues in Music Education and co-author of Making Music with GarageBand & Mixcraft. In addition to his writing, Jim is a highly sought-after clinician and keynote speaker in the local, national and international music education community. He is on the Board of Directors for TI:ME and is the past president of ATMI.
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1:15-2:00 PM CST Zoom Room
Jasmine Faulkner, Polaris Expeditionary Learning School, Ft. Collins, CO
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Getting Started with Modern BandUkulele, guitar, keys, bass, drums, vocals, sound engineering, songwriting, recording...whether you teach elementary or secondary music, you can bring the innovative and creative modern band model to your classroom! Get lessons, play- along videos and slideshows to jump start your first weeks in modern band. We’ll also take a look at the latest lessons for remote learning created for the Polaris K-12 modern band program including modern band choir lessons. You’ll be ready to rock with your kids the day you get back.
Jasmine Faulkner is a music teacher at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School in Fort Collins, Colorado where she teaches K-12 Modern Band. She has been teaching music since 2002 and has a variety of teaching experiences that shaped her philosophy of music education, teaching experiences such as an over-crowded middle school, a rural elementary school with only 30 students, a self-contained music class for elementary students with moderate to severe needs, a suburban high school, and a culturally diverse classroom while teaching abroad in Berlin, Germany. This has all led to her strong belief that “kids are kids and all of them deserve the best and most joyful music education possible”. Jasmine received her undergraduate degree in Vocal Music Education at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois and her Master’s Degree in Music Education with a Kodály Emphasis at Silver Lake College where she studied with Sister Lorna Zemke and Dr. John Feierabend. Jasmine earned her Kodály Certificate and trained in Feierabend’s First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege, and also trained in Modern Band by Little Kids Rock. Currently, she is developing a K-12 curriculum for the full- inclusion modern band classroom and managing a grant for a traveling youth stage trailer.
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2:30-3:15 PM CST Webinar #1
Ashley Shabankerah, Artist Corps New Orleans
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Fostering a Culturally Responsive Music ClassroomThis session centers around the classroom, exploring what culturally responsive teaching can look like and how to integrate culturally responsive teaching in your classroom. Participants will engage in thoughtful discussion and reflection about what our communities look and sound like, and ways we can amplify the voices of our communities into our work.
Ashley Shabankareh (she/her/hers) is a musician, arts administrator, music educator, and creative economy advocate. By day, Ashley serves as the Collaborative Action Strategist for Artist Corps New Orleans and the Education Manager for the New Orleans Jazz Museum. She also serves as the Vice President and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for the Jazz Education Network, Board Chair for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO). By night, Ashley performs as both a trombonist and vocalist and has performed alongside Aretha Franklin, Allen Toussaint, and Bedouin Soundclash. Previously, Ashley served as the Director of Programs for Preservation Hall Foundation, as well as a music educator and teaching artist in New Orleans, primarily serving incarcerated youth.
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2:30-3:15 PM CST Webinar #2
James Weaver, National Federation of State High School Associations
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CopyrightMusic copyright is a complicated, but necessary ingredient in music education. This workshop will focus on the background of copyright and best practices using copyright materials in your music classroom. Topics will include fair use, educational exemptions, arrangements, copyright law and commonly asked questions.
Dr. James Weaver is the Director of Performing Arts and Sports for the National Federation of High School State Associations. He has been a teacher and administrator at the district, state, and national level. As the director of performing arts and sports, Dr. Weaver oversees student participation, professional development, and awareness of performing arts activities throughout the nation’s 19,500+ high schools. Dr. Weaver, earned a bachelor of music degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, a master’s degree in educational administration and leadership, and his doctorate in school district administration and educational leadership.
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2:30-3:15 PM CST Zoom Room
Angela Matsuoka, Iowa Department of Education
Leon Keuhner, Iowa Alliance for Arts Education
Jane Triplett
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What's Happening? News from IAAE & Iowa Dept. of EducationThis session will focus updates from the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education concerning Arts Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in January of 2021, the IAAE mentoring program and Title IV funding for fine arts programs in Iowa schools. Information will also be presented on the newly launched Arts Data Project which provides an analysis of fine arts programming and participation in Iowa school.
Angela Matsuoka has served as the Fine Arts Consultant for the Iowa Department of Education since 2016. In 2017, Angela convened and led the Iowa Fine Arts Standards Adoption Team, whose work led to the adoption of Iowa’s Fine Arts Standards in November of that year. Since 2018, Ms. Matsuoka has facilitated the work of the Iowa Fine Arts Leadership Team in order to create statewide resources and professional development to support the fine arts educators and education across Iowa. Prior to joining the IDOE, Ms. Matsuoka taught visual arts for ten years, at the secondary level in Washington, D.C., and at the elementary level at the Ankeny Community School District and Urbandale Community School District. Originally from Seattle, WA, Ms. Matsuoka earned her B.A. from Grinnell College and her M.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Leon Kuehner received both his bachelors and masters degree in music education from the University of Northern Iowa. He has been president of the Iowa Bandmasters Association, state chair of ASBDA, and state chair of the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education. He has served on the boards of the Iowa Music Educators Association and is past-president of the Executive Board of the Iowa High School Music Association. He is currently on the Fine Arts Leadership Team for the Iowa Department of Education and the Co-Administrator of the IAAE “Model of Excellence” mentorship program. In July of 2013, he became the Executive Director of the IAAE.
Jane Triplett is in her second year of retirement from a 35-year teaching career as a band director in Iowa. She was born and raised in Eldora, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University for her Bachelor of Music Education and American Band College at Southern Oregon University for her Masters in Music Education. Jane has been an adjudicator for the Iowa High School Music Association for 28 years, served as a head All State judge and guest conductor for honor bands across the state of Iowa. She is a member of the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association, where she has held offices of president, vice-president, commission committee chair, mentorship chair and Major Landers Scholarship chair. At the state level with Iowa Bandmasters Association, she has held chair positions of Public Relations, Major Landers and Past President.
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3:15-4:00 PM CST Webinar #1
Colleen McNickle, Michigan State University, PhD Candidate
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Creating A Music Educator Wellness ToolkitThis session will explore the multiple dimensions of wellness —occupational, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional - and the ways in which teachers can approach their students’ and their own wellness in and out of the classroom. Participants will leave this session with an understanding of the active, holistic, and multidimensional process of wellness in addition to a wealth of resources and activities to support their personal and classroom wellness journeys of self-awareness, balance, and healthy choices within one’s particular environment.
Colleen McNickle is a music education Ph.D student and graduate assistant at Michigan State University, where she is currently working on her dissertation, assisting methods courses, and supervising student teachers. Her research interests include music educator and musician wellness,
interdisciplinary choral education, and student teacher mentorship. With a BA from Augustana College and an MME from the University of Illinois, Colleen previously taught middle school and high school choirs, piano, ukulele, and music theory. |
3:15-4:00 PM CST Webinar #2
Sarah van Dusen, Iowa State University
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Composing in GarageBand: Elementary Composition on the iPadThis clinic will begin with a brief overview of GarageBand on the iPad, followed by lesson plans and strategies for composing in elementary general music. Lessons include the creation of soundscapes, a short movie soundtrack, and music sampling as well as trouble shooting for jam sessions. Lessons will be connected to the Iowa state standards and included on handouts. Participants are encouraged to bring an iPad with GarageBand installed.
Dr. Sarah Van Dusen has taught general music and band for over ten years in a variety of school settings including a Navajo community school in Arizona, an industrial community in Indiana, and a dual language school in Colorado, and a farming community in California. She earned a Bachelor in Music Education from Indiana University, a Masters in Music Performance from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D in Music Education from the University of Colorado- Boulder. Her focus is on engaging diverse students with music by exploring connections between the role of music and student experiences.
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3:15-4:00 PM CST Zoom Room
Sarah van Waardhuizen, Central College
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Mid-Career Iowa Music Educator PanelIn a four-part music educator panel series—novice (1-5 years) music educators in 2019, mid-career (6-15 years) music educators in 2020, experienced music educators in 2021, and retired music educators in 2022. Learning from each other and paying it forward for future generations of music educators in Iowa helps to bridge the gap between different generations of teachers.
Sarah Van Waardhuizen is a native of Northeast Iowa and serves the Central College faculty as Assistant Professor of Music Education. She teaches music education methods courses including elementary general music methods, secondary music methods, show choir and jazz choir techniques, instrumental music education for vocal music education majors, voice lessons, Central College treble clef choir, and music in time. Van Waardhuizen earned her undergraduate degree from Drake University (B.M.E.), master’s degree from The University of Kansas (M.M.E. in choral pedagogy), and her Ph.D. from The University of Iowa. Her research interests include motivation in music education, and autonomy-supportive teaching practices in the music education classroom. Van Waardhuizen is the organizer of the All-Iowa Show Choir 2021, an all-state show choir experience for high school students in the state of Iowa. Dr. Van Waardhuizen serves Iowa Music Educators Association as the Iowa Collegiate NAfME Chair.
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4:00-5:00 PM CST Webinar #1
Kevin Droe, University of Northern Iowa
Michelle Droe, Cedar Falls Community Schools
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Uketopia! Ukulele Jam SessionUketopia is back for another year! Come join in a ukulele jam session. This year, you'll need to bring your own ukulele. No experience necessary. We start with “this is a ukulele.” Experience one of the most accessible forms of community music making. You’ll learn a song or two and have fun doing it.
Kevin Droe, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Northern Iowa and President of the Iowa Music Educators Association. He teaches and researches music education and founded the UNI Spectrum Project, a music, movement, drama and art opportunity for children with differing abilities. Since coming to UNI, Kevin started UNI’s Modern Bands program, Open Door Music Project, and is the director of AmpCamp, a Summer modern band camp for ages 9-18.
Michelle "Shelley" Droe graduated from Autustana College in Sioux Falls with a BA in Music Education and from the University of Northern Colorado with a MM in Horn Performance. She is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher in the area of Early Childhood Music and has completed three levels of Kodaly Certification along with two levels of Orff Certification. Mrs. Droe is the Repertoire and Standards Chair for the Iowa Choral Directors Assocation in the area of Children Choirs and is the Northeast Representative for the Iowa Music Educators Assocation. She is currently in her 26th year of teaching overall and her 11th at Lincoln Elementary.
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Webinar #2 |
Webinar #2 |
Zoom Room |
8:30-9:30 AM |
Keynote address: What We Must Know and Where We Must Go, Brandi Waller-Pace, Decolonizing the Music Room |
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10:00-10:45 AM |
Social-Emotional Learning through Music Education, Dr. Kay Augustine |
Fun Movement Activities for Zoom Lessons or Spaced Class, Denise Gagne |
Music as Listening: Strategies for Making Connections, Dan Black |
10:45-11:30 Am |
Social-Emotional Learning through Music Education (cont.) |
Fun Movement Activities for Zoom Lessons or Spaced Class (cont.) |
Beyond the Notes: Building Musicianship in Developing Voices, Jessica McKiernan |
11:30 AM-12:30 PM |
LUNCH |
BREAK |
IMEA Research Poster Session - Rescheduled (Date TBD) |
12:30-1:15 PM |
Creating, Responding, and Connecting and Creating is Key, John Mlynczak |
Project-Based Learning in the Music Classroom, Catherine Dwinal, sponsored by Quaver Music |
Creativity - where Failure is an Option, David Law |
1:15-2:00 PM |
Creating, Responding, and Connecting and Creating is Key (cont.) |
Music Software Integrations for Google Classroom, Dr. Jim Frankel sponsored by MusicFirst |
Getting Started with Modern Band, Jasmine Faulkner |
2:00-2:30 PM |
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2:30-3:15 PM |
Fostering a Culturally Responsive Music Classroom, Ashley Shabankerah |
Copyright, James Weaver |
What's Happening? News from IAAE & Iowa Dept. of Education, Leon Keuhner and Angela Matsuoka |
3:15-4:00 PM |
Creating A Music Educator Wellness Toolkit, Colleen McNickle |
Composing in GarageBand: Elementary Composition on the iPad , Dr. Sarah van Dusen |
Mid-Career Iowa Music Educator Panel, Dr. Sarah van Waardhuizen |
4:00-4:30 PM |
Break |
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4:30-5:30 PM |
Ukeoke - Ukulele Jam Session, Shelley and Kevin Droe |
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5:30-6:30 PM |
Collegiate NAfME Social Gathering via Zoom, Dr. Sarah van Waardhuizen |