National Rally for Music Education

Supports for Music Education

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Topic Support Outcome

Health and Safety How do we know when it will be safe to make music again - and in what kinds of formats?

Instrument Hygiene Guidance

COVID-19 Aerosol Research

Advocacy during COVID-19 How do we make the case for music education now?

Arts Education Is Essential statement

Music Education and Social Emotional Learning

Funding for Education Facing a recession, how do we make certain funds are available for music education

Facing inequity, how do we support students without access to online learning?

State Education Budget Backfill Campaign

Homework Gap Campaign

Returning to School What will music education look like in the fall – especially if following social distancing guidelines?

Back to School Guidance

Arts Education Is Essential

Statement endorsed by 100+ national arts and education organizations

Available as an advocacy resource for all music and arts educators

Want to endorse?essential@nafme.org

https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/05/Arts_Education_Is_Essential-unified-statement.pdfmailto:Essential@nafme.org

State Education Budgets: Ask Congress to Help

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https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/

https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/

Homework Gap

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https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/

https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/

NAfME Public Policy Staff

Matt BaruschLynn Tuttle Tooshar SwainState Advocacy EngagementManager MattB@nafme.org

Director of Public Policy, Research, & Professional DevelopmentLynnT@nafme.org

Assistant Director of Public PolicyToosharS@nafme.org

Rob EdwardsPublic Policy ManagerRobE@nafme.org

mailto:MattB@nafme.orgmailto:LynnT@nafme.orgmailto:ToosharS@nafme.orgmailto:RobE@nafme.org

NAMM Foundation• Providing technical support for both the NAfME

Collegiate Advocacy Summit and NAfME Advocacy Rally during the 2020 NAfME National Assembly

• Supporting “Arts Education Is Essential” statement

• Partnering with NAfME to utilize FiscalNote software which helps manage key issues and track music education legislation in every state

CMA Foundation• Collaborating with NAfME to administer the State

Music Education Advocacy Grants

• Supporting “Arts Education Is Essential” statement

• Supporting existing advocacy initiatives and creating new advocacy opportunities.

National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

• COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

• Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education

• Arts Coalition Study on Effects of COVID-19

https://nafme.org/covid-19-instrument-cleaning-guidelines/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/fall-2020-guidance-music-education-from-nfhs-nafme/https://nafme.org/nafme-supports-arts-coalition-study-effects-covid-19/

Thank you to our Music Education Policy Roundtable members!

Denese OdegaardPD Update: Teacher Resources

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Professional Learning CommunityWebinar Series

EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS• Online Teaching• Social Emotional Learning• Copyright• Lesson ideas – Library of Congress

and Smithsonian Folkways• Decolonizing the Music Classroom• Students with Disabilities

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ADVOCACY• Promoting and Preserving Your

Music Programs During Covid-19 Times

• Leadership at the Local Level: Make Your Voice Heard

• Walking the Talk: Working with Administrators During Covid19 and Beyond

• Why Should I Care About Advocacy?

• Music Advocacy: Moving from Survival to Vision

https://nafme.org/my-classroom/nafme-online-professional-learning-community/

https://nafme.org/my-classroom/nafme-online-professional-learning-community/

Scott Edgar – Social Emotional Learning

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@musicsocialemotionallearning

https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/05/Music-and-SEL-Pamphlet.pdf

John Mlynczak - Online Instruction Consider• What tech students have at home• Student needs• Family situationsOpportunities• Watch and reflect on the amazing

professional performances now available online

• Teach our National Music Standards• Allow students to be the teachers• Use the power of music to heal

What is Online Instruction?• Asynchronous learning• Focus on what will engage students

in some form of music making• Create, Respond, and Connect• SEL and students with special needs• Engagement over assessmentNon-negotiables• Student safety/privacy• Equitable access to instruction

14CHECK WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION ABOUT WHICH PROGRAMS TO USE

James Weaver – National Federation of State High School Association

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• Copyright• Instrument

Disinfecting• COVID-19 Aerosol

Disbursement Study• Fall Guidance

https://www.nfhs.org/nfhs-for-you/musicdirectors-adjudicators/

https://www.nfhs.org/nfhs-for-you/musicdirectors-adjudicators/

Michael Stone – Council of Music Program Leaders

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Planning for Fall…• Social and Emotional RELATIONSHIPS first!• HOW may change; WHAT is the same• Protect PEOPLE first by cutting THINGS now• Plan budgets year-to-year for now• ADVOCACY will be necessary in protecting

budgets• More competition for Education Dollars• SAVE now to protect the future!

• We must teach HOPE to all; we can DO THIS!

Inspiration and

Innovation!

Bob Morrison – SEL and Advocacy

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CHANGE THE “HOW”

Not the “WHAT”

https://selarts.org/

Proactive > Reactive > Inactive

https://selarts.org/

Do This Now

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• MEET WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION NOW!• Volunteer to be on Any Re-entry Committee• Review Your Teaching Environment• Network with Your Peers/Facebook Groups• Arm Yourself with Information• Use the NAfME/State Recommendations• Learn About, Use and Embed Social Emotional Learning • Make a Plan - Bring SOLUTIONS• Organize to Build Community of Support• Engage Student Voice

I am NAfME, You are NAfME, We are NAfME

Resource Review

COVID 19

• Online Teaching & Professional Development

• Free Webinars• Advocacy Campaigns• Guidance for Returning to School

• Research• Instrument Cleaning Guidelines• Copyright Information• Blogs & Advice

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https://nafme.org/covid-19/

Resource Review

Return to School

• Fall 2020 Guidance for Music Education• Instrument Cleaning Guidelines

Standards

• Standards – Artistic Processes• Opportunity to Learn Standards• Model Cornerstone Assessments• Developing Knowledge, Skills, &

Dispositions

• Library of Congress – Teaching with Primary Sources Units

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https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/06/NAfME_NFHS-Guidance-for-Fall-2020.pdfhttps://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/06/NAfME_NFHS-Guidance-for-Fall-2020.pdfhttps://nafme.org/covid-19-instrument-cleaning-guidelines/https://nafme.org/overview-of-2014-music-standards/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/standards/core-music-standards/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/standards/opportunity-to-learn-standards/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/standards/mcas/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/standards/knowledge-skills-and-dispositions/https://nafme.org/my-classroom/nafme-tps-curriculum-units-2014-music-responding-standards/https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/06/NAfME_NFHS-Guidance-for-Fall-2020.pdf

Resource ReviewAdvocacy

• Arts Education Is Essential• Local Advocacy Action Plan• Civic Action Field Guide• Grassroots Action Center• Social Emotional Learning and Music

Brochure• Advocacy Leadership Force (ALF)• And Much, Much More

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State

Federal

Local

https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/05/Arts_Education_Is_Essential-unified-statement.pdfhttps://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/06/Local-Advocacy-Action-Plan.pdfhttps://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/https://nafme.org/wp-content/files/2020/05/Music-and-SEL-Pamphlet.pdfhttps://nafme.org/advocacy/advocacy-leadership-force/

Grassroots AdvocacyGetting the job done at home!

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I am NAfME, You are NAfME, We are NAfME

Inspiration of All

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Anne Fennell President-Elect, CAImmediate Past Chair -NAfME Innovations Council

AMFennell

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Along for the Ride Maxwell Dotts, 6•21•20

“All that we do now must be done

in a sacred manner and in celebration. For we are the ones

we have been waiting for.” - Margaret Wheatley

CALL to ACTIONTo speak, act, and model

that music education is for ALL.

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NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence Award

Recipients• Service – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

• Recruitment Technique – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Professional Development – Bowling Green State University

• Music Program – VanderCook College of Music

NAfME Collegiate Professional Achievement Award Recipients

• Marissa Altendorfer – The University of Wisconsin-River Falls • Alexis Newman – The University of Arkansas• Brendon Culloton – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign• Tai Knoll – Bowling Green State University• Kimberly Rosenbaum – Hofstra University • Iris Ramirez – The University of Tulsa• Christina Fray – The College of Saint Rose• Sam Bream – The College of Saint Rose

CMA Foundation State Advocacy Grant Awardees

Congratulations to the 2020 winners!

• Kansas

• North Carolina

• North Dakota

Excellence in Advocacy AwardWisconsin Music Educators Association

Outgoing Society and Council Chairs

• Shelby Chipman, Collegiate Advisory Council

• Debbie Glaze, Council for Choral Education

• Thomas Amoriello, Council for Guitar Education

• Anne Fennell, Council for Innovations

• Heather Katz-Cote, Council of Music Program Leaders

• Matthew Spieker, Council for Orchestral Education

• Glenn Nierman, Council of Past National Presidents

• Susan Lindsay, Council of State Editors

• Lane Velayo, Council of State Executives

• Linda Thornton, Society for Music Teacher Education

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Join me in thanking the following volunteer leaders who have completed their service as chairs of one of NAfME’s Societies and Councils

Retiring/Retired MEA Executives

Join me in thanking the following MEA Executives who recently retired or will soon be retiring:

• Linda Gammon-

• Annette Peters-

• Deborah Sfraga-

NAfME Membership Awards

Join me in recognizing the following MEAs for NAfME Membership Awards:

• Large MEA Category-

• Medium MEA Category-

• Small MEA Category-

Division Officers – Immediate Past Presidents

Join me in recognizing the following Immediate Past Presidents:

Samuel TsugawaWestern Division

Dian EddlemanSouthern Division

Judith BushNorth Central Division

National Rally for Music Education

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