SMTE

Society for Music Teacher Education

Projects of the Supporting Beginning Music Teachers ASPA

Below is a description of the Supporting Beginning Music Teachers ASPA Projects. If you are interested in participating in one of our projects, please contact a Project Leader.

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Current SBMT Projects (as of March, 2016)

Beginning Teacher & Mentor Toolkits and Communication (continued from SMTE 2015)

  • Project Leader: Brian Weidener, BrianWeidner2019@u.northwestern.edu
    • Beginning Music Teachers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/970214809693190/
      • Mentoring and support of beginning music teachers; safe space to share and get ideas
      • Hosted by experienced music teachers and mentors
    • Beginning Teacher Toolkit
      • Examine current state toolkits
      • Determine necessary information to include
      • Would include teachers within the first few years in the classroom
      • Distribute to other state/professional music organizations
    • Mentor Training Toolkit
      • 3 different kits based on state mentoring required configurations
      • Examine current programs
      • Determine necessary information to include
Mentor Teacher Training Program
  • Project Leader: Erin Zaffini, ezaffini@keene.edu
    • Formulate a Mentor Teacher Training Program
      • To be hosted at future NAfME and/or SMTE conferences
      • Goal: To facilitate dissemination of mentor training information to state mentor chairpersons
    • Pair mentor teacher training with suggestions, tips, documents, videos, etc. to be posted on the NAfME website.

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Past SBMT Projects

“Best Practices” for Designing Music Teacher Mentor and Induction Programs

  • Project Leader: Bryan Koerner, bryan.koerner@colorado.edu 
    • Mentoring Best Practices Presentation – NAfME 2016
    • Examine the current MEA mentor, induction, and PD program structures in place (24 states)
    • Create a set of guidelines or “best practices” for others to reference when designing/revising programs
      • Various levels of “involvement” based on individual state DOE requirements
    • Structural/Organizational/Logistical considerations
    • Financial/Capital considerations
    • Disseminate information to organization chairs/presidents
    • Possible NAfME 2016 presentation (follow-up to 2015 SMTE research presentation)

The Current Status of Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Programs in the US

University-Alumni connections for professional development and mentoring

  • Project Leader: Chris Baumgartner
  • Link to webpage from NAfME 2014 presentation, Universities Supporting Young Alumni: Support Programs for Beginning Teachers  beginningteacheraspa.wordpress.com

 

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