Collegiate Student & New Teacher Academy Information

 

The Academy takes place on Tuesday, July 19 and includes sessions on diverse topics from several master Missouri teachers. Specific sessions will be posted at a later time, please check back!

 

A box lunch is available for $10.   

 

Contact Erin Plisco (erinplisco@missouristate.edu) if you have any questions.

 

Example of Past Sessions:

 

We Survived. So Can You!

Early career teachers will serve as resource experts in this panel discussion of how to survive and thrive in the first year of teaching.

 

Student Conducting Master Class

Select students will have opportunity to improve and refine their conducting techniques in this master class setting. All are welcome and encouraged to observe, participate, and learn from our expert Missouri choral conductors.

 

That's So Beautiful! Aesthetic Expression in the Elementary Music Classroom

This session will focus on strategies to promote aesthetic expression in our young musicians in the elementary music classroom.

 

So, Tell Us About Yourself…

Participants will observe a simulated job interview and have opportunity to participate in a mock interview in order to prepare the the job search process.

 

New Beginnings...How to Establish a Student Chapter of MCDA on YOUR College Campus

Student leaders from Northwest Missouri State University will guide us through the steps of starting and maintaining a successful student MCDA organization.

 

I Got the Job!  Now What???

This session will focus on the critical tasks needed to ensure success in the first day, first week, first month, during that all important first year.

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