TN SMTE Symposium

The first TN SMTE Symposium will be held on September 17th, 2016 in the Wright Music Building on the campus of MTSU.  If you are a music teacher educator, graduate student in music education either master or doctoral level, a music education supervisor, or in-service music educator wanting to learn more and contribute to the are of music teacher education, please join us!  There is no fee for the symposium, but registration is needed for an accurate headcount for lunch.  Lunch cost will be forthcoming.  

TNSMTE Symposium

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.  Welcome & Keynote Address

     Welcome:  Dr. Jamila L. McWhirter, MTSU
                         TMEA SMTE/Research Chair
     Keynote:    Dr. Linda Thompson, Lee University
                         SMTE Past Chair

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  Coffee Chat

10:00 - 10:45 a.m.  Music Makes Us Initiative

     Presenter:  Dr. Laurie Schell
                          Music Makes Us Director
                          Metro Nashville Schools

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.  Coffee Chat

11:00 - 11:45 a.m.  Music Makes Us Working Session

Noon - 1:30 p.m.  Lunch at The Boulevard

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.  New Tennessee State Music Standards

     Presenter:  Dr. Eric Branscome, APSU
                          Tennessee Music Standards Revision Committee

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.  Coffee Chat

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.  What Works

     Facilitator:  Dr. Jamila L. McWhirter, MTSU
                           Formal time of sharing from members of ideas, strategies, assessments, 
                           techniques, and innovations which are effectively being used in their music
                           teacher education courses.  

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.  Wrap-Up/ Closing Remarks