Higher Education
Higher Education Opportunities at AMEA Conference Dr. Kimberly Walls, President, Higher Ed Division
There are several Higher Education Division events at the AMEA Conference this January you won't want to miss! The theme of the events is student advising. Max Kaplan was a famous sociologist and musician and an important contributor to the Tanglewood Symposium. Max spent his retirement years in Alabama, performing with the Montgomery Symphony and the Auburn Orchestra. Near the end of his life, in his autobiography he expressed how the most memorable and valued professorial experiences were not the lectures at Ivy League schools, the interna- tional travel, the huge lectures, nor founding the field of leisure sociology. The one-on-one sessions with students in his office were what stood out to him as the most important events in his career.
The events begin with the Higher Education Mixer on Thursday evening. Dr. Carol Prickett and Professor Skip Snead from the University of Alabama will lead a discus- sion on Alabama's Articulation Agreement and offer strate- gies for advising students who plan to study at more than one institution. "Easing the Transition for Transfer Students in Music" should be of interest to all music facul- ty from community and four-year colleges. Please come and join the discussion and also meet and greet other music faculty from across the state. Appetizers and drinks will be provided.
Ginger Zingara from Troy University will continue the theme of advising on Friday. Her session, named "Mentors: Creating Successful Young Educators," will focus on mentoring. How do we help our college students become thriving adults when they are expe- riencing the challenges most college stu- dents face? Research into human develop- ment indicates that young adulthood is a critical stage in cognitive, social, emotional, and moral development. This session should be of interest to all higher education faculty.
Many of the music students we work with are music education majors. Changes in the Alabama Education Code impacts the music education major curriculum. Music faculty and administrators across the state respond to ALSDE requirements in a variety of ways. On Friday afternoon, there will be a Higher Education Sharing Session titled
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"Curricula in Alabama Music Teacher Education Programs and New State Department Requirements" in which we hope each university will share their music education cur- riculum and how they meet some of the new requirements. Current issues include 150 hours of field experiences and recent school experience requirements for music methods instructors. Also on Friday, the AMEA Research Committee will spon- sor research sessions (see Dr. Orlofsky's column). On Saturday, you are encouraged to attend the business meet- ing where we will elect the next Secretary/Treasurer and also plan for future professional development including web site resources. Breakfast will be provided. A number of AMEA higher education faculty are present- ing sessions or concerts sponsored by other divisions. Alabama is blessed to have so many music faculty who are willing to share their knowledge and talents (at no cost) to the cause of music teacher professional development. At risk of leaving some names out, those faculty include: Maggie Synder, Ken Ozzello, John Ratledge, Chip Crotts, Jane Kuehne, Gerald Welker, Diane Orlofsky, and Kim Walls. You will want to support their sessions. In order to facilitate division communication, an email listserv has been started. Traffic will be limited to posting approved by the moderator. If you are not a member of the listserv, please contact me and I will add you to the list. My email address is
kim.walls@auburn.edu.
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