Professional Learning & Workshops
Professional Learning
Three new resources have been added to the WSMA website for the Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin project.
• In early December, all of the Re/sound musicians met together virtually to share their joy of music, the role
of family in creating musicians, and the other influ- ences that help them craft their stories and songs. Brief instrumental performances were also given. To view the panel discussion for yourself or to use it with your students, visit the WSMA YouTube channel.
• In February, Katherine Miller and Lucy Wrenn pro- vided educator ideas and resources for sharing Hmong
music with students. A representative from the Hmong Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, joined the workshop and attendees shared their own resources as well. View the workshop recording.
• And in March, Schuyler Pietz shared resources and teaching ideas based on the LatinX curriculum. Attendees created a zine and shared ideas on how to use it. For this and other resources, watch this video.
• In addition, be sure to check out the resource list con- nected to the project found at
https://wsmamusic.org/
re-sound/resources/. The resource list can be sorted by culture, instrument, performer, and curriculum and includes resources at a variety of student levels.
WSMA enjoys and appreciates its great partnership with PBS Wisconsin and the valuable resources we create together.
Summer 2021 will bring new opportunities for in-person and virtual learning. Check back often as we will be adding new opportunities at:
https://wsmamusic.org/workshops/
WMEA Equity Position Statement Approved by the WMEA Executive Board on 10/10/2020
Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) supports music education by representing the shared interests and needs of Wisconsin music educators and fostering their professional growth in a global society. As part of that effort, WMEA, through its leaders and teachers, is responsible for creating and sustaining programs and spaces that acknowledge and address inequities, bias, and racism in education.
There is a movement across our country to amplify and address our country’s deep racial history and trauma experi- enced by Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (BIPOC). This past year, we formed a joint WSMA/WMEA com- mittee to review and revise policies/practices concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion. We must also engage and empower our BIPOC students, families, and educators.
WMEA leaders are inviting music educators to commit to learning more about racial injustice, standing in solidar- ity, and encouraging actions that support justice within our profession and our country. WMEA commits to pursue advocacy initiatives and professional development opportunities that address these issues, including the Wisconsin State Music Conference, Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance (CMP) Project, WMEA Music Standards Workshops, and iListenWI Lessons.
Together we commit to initiatives that seek to increase our collective reach into underserved music education com- munities in our state, earnestly seeking to know, understand, and address the needs of these communities. Building for the future, we commit to develop initiatives for prospective music educators that will diversify and enrich the teaching profession.
WMEA leadership invites members to join us in listening, learning, and carrying out the work ahead. 38 April 2021
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