THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION a federated state association of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION News From Our Division Chairs
Collegiate/Higher Ed/Research Colleen Sears
quinnc1@tcnj.edu
My name is Colleen Sears and I am an Assistant Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Music Education at The College of New
Jersey. Prior to my career in higher education, I spent ten years as a music educator in New Jersey’s public schools teaching general and in- strumental music at elementary, middle, and high school levels. I’m very excited to join the NJMEA Board of Directors as the Chairperson of Higher Education, Research, and Collegiate Chapters. My interests include facilitating university and K-12 music partnerships, connecting music curriculum to the lived experiences of students, music teacher education, and social justice issues in music education. I am deeply com- mitted to equity and access in music education and look forward to working with the Board and NJMEA members to explore how factors such as race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic status impact the experiences of K-12 music education students and music teachers in New Jersey. Finally, I am well versed in the new requirements for teacher certification in New Jersey and welcome any questions that members might have in relation to music teacher certification, working with student teachers, and “EdTPA,” a performance based teaching assessment that is now required for certification. Best wishes to all as a new school year begins! I look forward to the work ahead! Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Early Childhood Education Amy Burns
aburns@fhcds.org
Welcome back! NJMEA Early Childhood/Elementary are hosting some amazing webinars this year. Currently, we have two Webinars to earn PD in your
PJS! The two fall webinars are “Seesaw in the Elementary Music Classroom” and “Assessment in the Elementary Music Classroom.” In both of these webinars, I will show how to use technological tools to showcase students’ musical works, how to get your music curriculum onto your parents’ mobile devices, and how to assess elementary music students. Go to this web address and follow the directions on how to receive PD credit:
http://amymburns.com/webinars/. In addition, NJSMA Elementary will be hosting a Columbus Day Workshop with Artie Almeida on Monday, October 9, from 9:30
-3:30 pm at “The Mansion at Mountain Lakes,” 90 Rt 46 East in Mountain Lakes, NJ. It is a full day workshop with a continental breakfast, lunch, and swag bag included. In addition, there is a special guest of The fabulous Shull School Hot Marimba Group with Director John Gronert and Asst. Director Joann Szczesny from the All-Eastern Divisional Conference last April! Cost is $85. Online registration is required. Register at
njsma.com or by emailing
elementary@njsma.com. There will be more PD opportunities this year for elementary music educators. Please check your TEMPO Express, NJMEA Facebook group, and here in TEMPO in the near future for more information.
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