Discussion

Cultural Diversity and Social Justice for Music Teacher Education

Facilitator: Abby Butler
Wayne State University
abby.butler@wayne.edu

Mission Statement

This ASPA is committed to promoting a social justice perspective for music teacher education by:

• Investigating and disseminating information on culturally responsive pedagogies

• Exploring and reporting on issues affecting recruitment and retention of a diverse teaching force

• Challenging current perspectives of music, musicians, and music-making through online discussions and journal publications

• Raising awareness of factors affecting equitable access to music teaching and learning through dialoguing and disseminating research among key stakeholders

Announcements

Homework – No Slackers!

1. Send mini-proposal or abstract of your ideas for one of the MEJ special focus topics to Connie McKoy or Abby Butler.

2. To update or correct your information on our membership page: name, institution affiliation, email, areas of interest within cultural diversity and social justice, please send an email to the facilitator (Abby Butler).

3. Review the Excel spreadsheet, if there are specific projects you want to work on, please contact the person in charge; if there is no one in charge and you want to volunteer to take “command”, please email me (Abby Butler).

4. Share ideas about public website with Marsha Baxter.

Links to Documents from ASPA Meetings during SMTE F09 Symposium:

Meeting Summary SMTE F09
MEJ Focus Issue

  • Projects

    • Research
    Advocacy
    Communication

    Members

    Resources

    Social Justice Bibliography

    MENC web site
    From the studios of SpinWeb