6th Annual New Music Teacher In-Service Day

October 26, 2012

You are invited to the 6th Annual Kansas State University New Music Teacher In-Service Day sponsored in part by Kansas Music Educators Association. Our in-service day is primarily intended for music teachers in the first four years of teaching and will consist of activities and information to foster a successful environment and experience among these novice music teachers. The overarching outcome of the professional development experience is that of a successful school year as well as building a foundation for longevity within music education.

Events include:

• Developing a basic list of areas of expertise and basic networking for professional use
• Discussions with veteran music teachers who understands how to help music teachers grow professionally
• Addressing common problems of novice teachers with a variety of solutions and coping strategies provided by the KMEA mentoring program
• The process by which novice teachers research and apply for grants to support their respective areas

We invite you to attend free of charge. We hope that you will participate in this unique professional development opportunity. We have included a form letter (PDF) to provide to your administrator for professional development use.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact musiced@k-state.edu.