AREAS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & ACTION
Twelve Special Action Groups were established at the 2005 SMTE Symposium on Music Teacher Education. Now called Areas for Strategic Planning and Action (ASPAs), the purpose of these groups is to develop and implement action plans related to current critical issues in music teacher education.
Learn about the ASPAs
Overview
ASPA Directory
Critical Examination of the Curriculum
Marshall Haning and Brian Weidner
Music Teacher Educators: Recruitment, Preparation, and Professional Development
William I. Bauer and Krissie Weimer
Music Teacher Health and Wellness
Melissa Baughman and Tawnya Smith
Music Teacher Identity Development
Becky Marsh and Olivia Tucker
Latest ASPA News
ASPA Google Groups
The fluid membership of ASPAs has made it difficult for Facilitators to track who is a part of these working groups. We are pleased to announce that all twelve of the ASPAs have created Google Groups to facilitate email communication. Please take a moment to visit the...
Statement on Social Emotional Learning
The Music Teacher Health and Wellness ASPA has collaborated to create a statement on Social Emotional Learning. Please read it here: https://tinyurl.com/yyzx2wk7
SMTE Statement and Resources
The SMTE Board is deeply troubled by the current events in our country. As the organization within the National Association for Music Education that speaks for teacher education, the Society for Music Teacher Education supports the June 4th statement by NAfME, “What...