Professional Development
November 2007
Teacher Enrichment Grant Program
The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Foundation Fund offers Teacher Enrichment Grants which may be used for private study, college-level course work, or special projects in performance, pedagogy, music theory, and composition. The grant is not intended to be used to pursue course work toward a degree, for travel funds, or for ongoing projects. The number of grants awarded in any year is determined by the number of qualified applicants and available funds. For more information, visit www.mtnafoundation.org.
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Grant Opportunities
Grant opportunities are available year-round for K-12 and after-school music education programs through the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. The Melody Program and the Special Projects Program each offer awards of $500-$8,000 worth of instruments. For more information, visit http://www.mhopus.org/teachers.asp.
The Project Zero Classroom
Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education offers the Project Zero Classroom from July 28 to August 2, 2008. This workshop is designed to help practicing PreK-12 educators create classrooms, instructional materials, and out-of-school learning environments. The week focuses on Teaching for Understanding, Multiple Intelligences, Critical and Creative Thinking, Assessment as Learning, Learning In and Through the Arts, and Making Thinking and Learning Visible. Reshape your classroom practices to increase student understanding! Registration begins in November 2007. For more information, visit http://pzweb.harvard.edu/.
Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program
The Surdna Foundation invites arts teachers from specialized, public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development. Recognizing that teachers often lack the time and resources to reconnect with the artistic processes they teach, this program provides grants of up to $5,000 to enable selected teachers to make art with professionals in their disciplines and stay current with new practices and resources. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support related post-Fellowship activities. The deadline for applications is November 16, 2007. For more information, visit www.surdna.org/artsteachersfellowship.
The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition at NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition is an annual juried ceramic competition for students in grades K-12 in the U.S. Scholarships and awards are presented to many of the winners The deadline for entries is December 21, 2007. For more information, visit www.k12clay.org.
National Endowment for the Arts Education Leaders Institute
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) partners with the Illinois Arts Council to create the NEA Education Leaders Institute, a new program that will help increase the commitment of school leaders, state legislators, and policy makers to enhance the quality and quantity of arts education. The Institutes will commence with a pilot session in March 2008. For more information, visit www.state.il.us/agency/iac.
Music Technology Private Study
Enjoy private one-on-one instruction, year-round, at the new Mike Klinger Music Technology Retreat in the woods of Carson, Washington (50 miles east of Portland) with Mike Klinger. This two-day, open-ended course concentrates on solving individual needs and working with students' own equipment issues and hardware/software issues. Applications may consist of music sequencing, music composing/printing, music theory, software/hardware evaluations, digital audio recording, and scanning. For more information, visit www.midiworkshop.com/music.htm.