Wisconsin School Music Association

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2022 Professional Learning Opportunities

WSMA is proud to present professional learning workshops in collaboration with WMEA.

Reconnecting to Your Joy: Cultivating Emotional Resilience – January 18 - Spend time in community with others to determine the best ways for you to build your emotional resilience and reconnect to your joy. The rollercoaster experiences of living, learning, and teaching during a global pandemic and civil unrest has taken its toll on many of us. This interactive, virtual workshop will offer time for personal […]
Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) Winter Forum- January 29 - CMP Winter Forum – Open to all Music Educators In response to the very real needs of educators and CMP committee members, our winter workshop is transitioning from an in-person paid event to an online open and free forum via Zoom on Saturday, January 29 from 9:30am – 12:00pm. Studio teachers, elementary and secondary general music teachers, band, choir, […]
Matters of Diversity in Music Education – Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation – February 5 - “Save the Date” for this 2-hour workshop with presenter Karen Howard, co-hosted by WSMA/WMEA and Association of Wisconsin-Area Kodály Educators (AWAKE).  Participants will engage in a presentation on recognizing cultural appropriation and identifying pedagogical strategies to avoid it, and how to ethically and practically research for repertoire and related materials. In addition, both new and […]
Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin Workshops – February, March & April - Join WSMA and PBS Wisconsin Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin curriculum writers as they share insight, lesson ideas, and resources that go beyond the materials originally provided in the engagement guides. Exciting information on new resources being created will be shared. Come share you ideas and resources as we learn together about the cultures from our […]

If you have questions about or ideas for educator professional learning opportunities please contact Darin Menk at 800-589-9762.

WSMA thanks The Les Paul Foundation for its ongoing support of music education initiatives!

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January 2022
“Silver Linings”

This issue reflects upon the “Silver Linings” of those challenging times, revisiting adaptations and innovations that worked (and some that didn’t), all of which teachers and students alike can learn from in order to build a stronger future through possibilities and opportunities in music education.

Click here for full January 2022 online edition…

 

 

An educational collaboration by WSMA and PBS Wisconsin Education

Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin
In a state-wide survey and listening sessions with music educators, we learned about the need for current, authentic, culturally diverse resources, as well as support in teaching with and about music from different cultures. This multimedia collection for general music programs serving grades 4-8 includes video interviews with Wisconsin musicians, performances, audio files, and educator engagement guides designed to help activate the media with learners.

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