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
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