Music teacher identity development

1. The schedule for the conference in Atlanta has been rolled out. Congratulations to all who are presenting during the conference. Below are some highlights related to the Music Teacher Identity ASPA.
   Thursday, March 22, 20188:30 – 8:55 Augusta 1 “Outsider Within”: Dana’s Story

   Tami Draves, University of North Carolina Greensboro

   10:30 – 10:55 Augusta 1 “One Leg In One, and One Leg in the Other”: The Role-identities of Two Vernacular Musicians as Music Educators

   Mark Adams, University of Delaware

   10:30 – noon Augusta 3 SRIG Session

       Gender and Sexuality: Negotiating Gay Identity And Teacher Identity In The Choral Classroom.

   Nicholas McBride, The College of New Jersey

       Transvocality and Transgender Identity Formation in the Context of Choral Education

   Jude Rosas-Ruelas, University of Utah

   4:00 – 5:30 Poster Session I

        A Social-cognitive Theoretical Framework for Examining Music Teacher Identity

   Edward McClellan, Loyola University New Orleans

   Friday, March 23, 2018

   9-9:55 AM Diversity and Inclusion Panel C, Chastain G/H

   Strategic essentialism must work in solidarity with post-foundational concepts of self, whereby identity, art, and curriculum are understood as intersectional, hybrid, and relational.

   Randall Allsup, Teachers College, Columbia University

   1 – 2:25 Augusta 3 ASPA Meeting :Music teacher identity development

   Help us plan for the next year as we continue our work from SMTE, discuss the acceptance rates for our work, and discuss moving forward and bridging identity research across ASPAs in deeper, meaningful ways!

   3:30 – 3:55 Augusta 3 Music Teacher Identity Development: A Longitudinal Study

   Kristen Pellegrino, University of Texas at San Antonio; Sean Powell, University of North Texas;        Cindy Wagoner, East Carolina University; Erik Johnson, Colorado State University

   3:00 – 3:55 Chastain G/H; Diversity and Inclusion Panel D  Philosophical and pedagogical considerations enhance the visibility of native American history, culture, and identity in music education.

   Brigetta Miller, Lawrence University

   “Choir is for Girls”: Intersectional Mixed Methods Perspectives on Adolescent Gender Identity, Singing Interest, and Choral Music Participation4:00 – 5:30 PM Poster II Overlook & Chastain 2

   Briana Nannen, Marshall University

   The Evolution of Professional Music Teacher Identity: A Comparison of String Project Alumni within Teaching Career Cycles

   Elizabeth Reed, University of South Carolina

   Saturday, March 24, 2018

   8:30-8:55 Chastain D A Foot in Both Worlds: Navigating the Landscapes of Public School Post-doctorate, An Auto-ethnography

   Jennifer Greene, Fayetteville-Manlius HS; Heather Cote, Westwood HS; Matt Koperniak, Riverwatch MS; Laura Stanley, Brookwood HS

   9:00 – 9:55 SMTE Summary Session, Chastain G/H

   11:00 – 12:30 Poster Session III Overlook & Chastain 2

   The Role of Differing Student Teaching Placement Structures in Preservice Music Teacher Occupational Identity Development

   Sandy Goldie, Virginia Commonwealth University

   Musician, Teacher, Researcher, and Mentor: Identity Development for Music Education Doctoral Students

   Alden Snell II, Eastman School of Music; Elizabeth Bucura, Eastman School of Music

The following research projects are in the planning stages:

• Music teacher identity as marginalized within the music profession, Project leader TBA
  • Presentation proposal planned for NAfME

• Emergent frameworks for multiple case studies (Meta-analysis) Project led by Kristen Pelligrino (Kristen.Pellegrino@utsa.edu)

  • Two groups working to present a cohesive look at frameworks for examining music teacher identity for NAfME conference
  • Future study: Synthesis of a framework

• Multiple case studies using frameworks for understanding identity transformations
  • Metaphor, led by Cindy Wagoner (wagonerc@ecu.edu)
  • Mentoring, group leader TBA
  • Future study: Meta-analysis of case studies
• Examination of resiliency in music teacher identity (Pelligrino)
• Examination of artistry as a part of music teacher identity (Johnson)
• ASPA planning meeting in March 2016, at NAfME in Atlanta

The MTS ASPA met in Greensboro and had a productive discussion about several project ideas to be discussed further in St. Louis in 2014.