New and Novice

Music Teacher
Professional Development Day

9:00 Welcome (McCain 324)

Sharing Time: Where Are You Now?

• Where Are You Teaching?

• Describe your teaching situation.
• Provide you area of expertise
• Share your most rewarding experience thus far and your most challenging
situation.

9:15 Panel Discussion – Panelists will be veteran teachers from the region.
o First Year Issues
o Advice
o Classroom Management
o Rehearsal Strategies
o Singing Games
o And much, much more

10:15 Parent Emails (McCain 324)

• Dr. Payne facilitator

10:45 Paying it Forward

11:30 Break for lunch

12:30 Visit the Choral Rehearsal or Band Rehearsal

1:30 Upper-Elementary/Secondary Classroom Procedures/Management

• Susan Gartner, Wamego MS

2:45 Grad School – Is it right for me?

• Abigail Baeten, University of Oklahoma

3:30 General Music Opportunity

4:15 Concluding remarks