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Giving Voice To Democracy in Music Education

June 20 – 22, 2014

This conference will present ideas and forward thinking teaching practice about developing young musicians in a democratic society. How we design spaces for democratic participation in the profession and in the classroom contributes not only critical thought about music but also to the place of music in a broader social context. Featured speakers will be Dr. David Elliott, celebrated author of Music Matters, Dr. Nicholas Michelli, international spokesperson and author for education as democratic practice, and Dr. Paul G. Woodford, distinguished author of Democracy and Music Education.

Presentations

Carla E. Aguilar & Mark Harris, Metropolitan State University of Denver

            Cultivating Democracy Through Student Guided Learning

Krystal Prime Banfield, Berklee College of Music

Rays of hope: Empowering Youth to Find Their Voice Through Applications in Popular Music Education

Adam Patrick Bell, Montclair State University         

Can We Afford These Affordances? Digital Audio Workstation Design and Democracy

Mary Ellen Junda, University of Connecticut

            Broadside Ballads: Social Consciousness in Song

Frank Martignetti, University of Bridgeport, CT & New York University

Negotiating Democracy, Diversity and Community in an Urban High School Classroom.

Michael Patrick Wall, Paramus Public Schools, NJ & Jennifer Kingma Wall, Montclair State University

Improvising to Learn: A Democratic Framework for Music Education

Connie Devivic Nokes, University of Arizona

Invisible No More: Democracy for Sexual Minority Students in the Culture of the Music Classroom

Daniel John Shevock, Jason B. Gossett, Yo-jung Han, Darrin H. Thornton & Lindsay Fulcher, The Pennsylvania State University

Democracy in Public School Ensembles:  A Descriptive Survey of Current Practice

Amy Spears, Arizona State University & Dr. Danelle Larson, Eastern Illinois University

Using Small Ensembles to Promote Democratic Learning in Band

Allison L. Thorp, Eastman School of Music

Music Education in Cultures of Poverty: A Review of Literature

Location:  The John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, New Jersey.  The university is 25 minutes from Newark airport and 15 minutes from either hotel.

Registration:  Registration is ongoing and available during the first two days of the conference.  Early bird registration with a conference discount ends April 1st, 2014.  See accompanying registration form for further details.

Hotels: La Quinta Hotel, 256 Route 3 East, Clifton, NJ  07014  

  Conference room rate per person:  $99/night before 5/30/14

  For Reservations call: (800)642-4239 Option 1

                Ask for Montclair State University

Courtyard Marriott West Orange, 8 Rooney Circle, W. Orange, NJ 07052        Conference room rate per person: $139.99

  For Reservations call: (973)669-4725

          Ask for Montclair State University

Airport:  Newark International Airport (EWR)

Clairidge Taxi Transportation (973-746-2600)

Newark Aiport to hotels:  $72

Hotels to conference site: $36

For Further Information:  Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo, Conference Coordinator at delorenzol@mail.montclair.edu or click the “Democracy Conference” link on the John J. Cali School of Music web page at http://www.montclair.edu/music

(See Registration Form On Next Page)

Giving Voice To Democracy in Music Education

June 20 – 22, 2014

REGISTRATION FORM

Name:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

University or School District:

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Registration Rates (Please reserve by June 10)

Please indicate one of the options below:

        ____ Entire Conference         $225

            (Includes Friday dinner, Sat & Sun light breakfast, Saturday lunch)

____ Early Bird Rate  by 4/1/14  $195

   (Includes Friday dinner, Sat & Sun light breakfast, Saturday lunch)

____ Saturday Only                $  95

 (includes light breakfast and lunch)

MSU Undergraduates   $ 25 (for Friday dinner add $30)

Indicate if you prefer vegetarian meals:   YES  _____

Please send registration form and check (made out to  Montclair State University Foundation) to:

Dr. Lisa DeLorenzo, Conference Coordinator, John J, Cali School of Music, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ  07043.

Please Note That Registration Fees Are Non-Refundable

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Kindly click on the link below to see information on the summer literacy workshop offered by Pascack Valley July 14, 2014 - discounts for MSUNER member districts.

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A new University procedure has been initiated for all University Faculty and Staff to obtain MSU Parking Permits.

This includes MSUNER Clinical Faculty.

All vehicle registration for MSU Parking Permits must be done online.  

Please DO NOT go to Parking Services to apply for a Parking Permit.

YOU MUST ACTIVATE YOUR NET ID AND OBTAIN A NEW MSU ID CARD BEFORE APPLYING FOR AN MSU PARKING PERMIT.

Here are the steps you must take as MSUNER Clinical Faculty:

1. Complete and submit the MSUNER CWID Application (Found under the "Clinical Faculty" tab) to the MSUNER Office (Choose your method):

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2.  CWID Applications are then submitted to the University by the MSUNER. MSUNER is notified of approved applications by e-mail and will forward the CWID to Clinical Faculty member with instructions and information on how to activate the NET ID. Please note: This process may take several weeks.

3. Once you have obtained your NET ID and your password is created you can go to:   www.montclair.edu/parking and follow the on-line instructions:

• Select “Obtain a Permit” under Permit Services

• You will be asked to enter your NET ID and password

• You will be asked to enter your vehicle information (make, plate information, etc.)

4. PLEASE NOTE: If you already have an appointment as Clinical Faculty and are currently enrolled as an MSU graduate student, please inform the MSUNER by contacting Sabina Wasonga-Gitau, MSUNER Program Assistant, at (973) 655-5231 or send an email to: msuner@mail.montclair.edu

PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THE PARKING SERVICES OFFICE.

5. Once the information is submitted online you will receive a confirmation from University Parking Services and will have a Part-time Staff Surface Lot Permit, which allows you to park in all general (yellow) surface lots on campus at any time and all restricted (orange) employee surface lots after 3:30pm.

Should you experience any difficulty with this procedure, please contact Sabina Wasonga-Gitau, MSUNER Program Assistant, at (973) 655-5231 or send an email to: msuner@mail.montclair.edu

       TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE

PRISM 2016 Math Workshops

Certificates provided for PD hours

$150 per workshop/person

8:30a-2:30pm

10% discount for MSUNER districts

REGISTER NOW at https://goo.gl/forms/2bQcjPXQ2VckLN7O2

Date                        Topics

   
Dec. 20          Navigating 2016-17 Mathematics Standards: Teaching for Understanding with a Focus on Instruction and Assessment Updates, Grades 7-10
Come learn updated information through a hands-on look at lessons and Performance Tasks with instructional strategies that focus on algebraic reasoning and sense making for middle and high school students.  Real world applications will be provided through multimedia resources that help students and teachers meet the current Mathematics Standards and State Assessment expectations.
Facilitator:  Deborah L. Ives, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant

Jan. 10           Teaching for Understanding fractions: Content knowledge, instruction, and assessment, Grades 4-6

This session will engage the participants in active learning of fractions and fraction operations concepts.  The high cognitive demand of all session activities will surely enhance every participants’ existing library of effective fraction tasks.  Common student misconceptions and instructional approaches to address them will be discussed.  In particular, this session will focus on the development of conceptual knowledge of fraction multiplication and division, and present activities that can help students make sense of algorithms like “invert and multiply” or “divide across.” State grade level curriculum and assessment expectations will be addressed. 

Facilitator: Eliza Leszczynski, Ed. D., K-12 Educational Consultant

Jan.  13          Teaching for understanding ratios and proportions: Content knowledge, instruction, and assessment, Grades 6-8

In this session, we will delve deeper into concepts related to the teaching and learning of ratios and proportions. Across-the-grades development of procedural fluency from conceptual understanding of ratios will be presented using performance tasks and applications.  The participants will examine multiple representations of ratios (e.g., ratio tables, double number lines, graphs, tape diagrams) and explore how each representation develops students’ multiplicative reasoning.  Teaching practices focused on sense making of procedures like “cross multiplication” will be discussed.  State grade level curriculum and assessment expectations will be addressed.  

Facilitator:  Eliza Leszczynski, Ed.D., K-12 Educational Consultant

Jan. 20           Measurement:  How do your students measure?, Grades 2-5

Do your students struggle with measurement (length, area, and volume)?  Discover research-based and classroom­tested tasks you can use to help students think about geometric measurement (length, area and volume) in a meaningful way. Explore a learning trajectory approach to students’ conceptual development of measurement.  Take aways include how to conduct formative assessments that elicit and interpret student work on measurement tasks as well as unique instructional suggestions to use in the classroom. Topics will incorporate new standards and aligned classroom practices. 

Facilitator: Nicole Panorkou, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

Jan. 27           Cognitive Power & Problem Solving Potential Using Addition & Subtraction

Grades K-2

Don’t miss this informative workshop!  Use the basic underlying structure of addition and subtraction word problems to develop students’ problem solving abilities.  Discover Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI math), an approach to teaching mathematics that uses students' own mathematical thinking as the basis for instruction. CGI will help you know when to push, when to hold back, and how to make a problem easier or harder.  Learn to conduct formative assessments that use information from each child’s own solutions and how to best use student data to individualize instruction. Support your students’ ability to make sense of problems in their own ways! 

Facilitator: Nicole Panorkou, PhD - Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

Feb. 3             Early Algebra Teaching Strategies for New Standards, Grades 4-6

Join us for a hands-on exploration of how you can help your students develop their functional thinking skills!  Did you know the CCSS-­M calls for students to express functional relationships between patterns by Grade 5?  Explore pattern relationships with different representations such as tables, double number lines and graphs.  Inform your teaching using real examples from classroom videos and investigations of current student work.  Discuss relationships between patterns, such as covariation and correspondence, that can help your students develop a robust early understanding of functions.

Facilitator: Nicole Panorkou, PhD - Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

Feb. 10           Equal Groups and Fair Sharing: Developing Students’ Early Multiplicative Thinking

 Grades K-2

How can students develop multiplicative thinking before formal instruction on multiplication and division?  Investigate the hidden richness of fair sharing and equal groups by exploring a variety of tasks and students’ strategies. Discover ways you can help students make multiplicative comparisons and build strong foundations for their learning of multiplication and division, as well as fractions! All workshop material will incorporate state standards and current best practices.

Facilitator: Nicole Panorkou, PhD – Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

May 5             Subtraction Woes: The Old Way and the New Way of Regrouping, Grades 1-3

Are you, your students, and their parents overwhelmed with the new way of regrouping?  It’s not just crossing out and moving numbers around, as many of us learned.  Discover effective ways to develop your students’ understanding of regrouping and investigate helpful strategies to teach regrouping for both addition and subtraction.  Look at common core and curricular standards and learn how to help your students make sense of regrouping with an army of strategies in the “new way.” 

Facilitator: Nicole Panorkou, PhD – Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences

 Location: PRISM – Blanton Hall

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning
prism.montclair.edu

Montclair State University

973-655-7753

REGISTER NOW at https://goo.gl/forms/2bQcjPXQ2VckLN7O2

Dr. Jacalyn Willis, director of PRISM and research biologist, is a member of the NJ State Leadership Team that advised the NJDOE and the Governor on the adoption; she has been a participant in national trainings in NGSS-aligned curriculum development, as well as trainings in teaching pedagogical practices crucial to implementation of the NGSS. The PRISM team has been closely involved in the development of the NGSS and the design of effective PD that follows on 12 years of US Department of Education Math-Science Partnership programs and National Science Foundation initiatives directed by Dr. Willis. 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY:

MSU Administration policies and procedures require that if you wish to receive campus privileges AS A CLINICAL FACULTY MEMBER, you must re-apply for a Campus-Wide ID number (CWID) and activate your Net ID EACH YEAR.

The MSUNER is currently in the process of  e-mailing the CWID application form for the 2013-14 academic year to all current Clinical Faculty members.

• If you are a current MSU graduate student or MSU teaching adjunct faculty and already have a CWID and Net ID, please DO NOT complete this form.

• Only current Clinical Faculty members should complete and submit the CWID Application Form and only if they agree to activate their net ID to receive an MSU e-mail.

• You must activate your Net ID within 2 weeks of receiving your CWID in order to receive campus privileges offered through the MSUNER. Instructions for activating your Net ID will be provided when you receive your CWID from the MSUNER.

• Please make sure that you have submitted your most current professional e-mail address to the MSUNER. You may update your information by contacting: msuner@mail.montclair.edu. Please include your full name, district, and your updated e-mail.

The CWID application form may also be accessed using this link: Campus Wide ID Application Form

Please know that all information provided is strictly confidential and security measures are in place to protect your privacy.

Please contact the MSUNER Office at 973-655-5231 with any questions you may have. Thank you!

Survey About Masters of Reading and Reading Specialists

The Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education Department at Montclair State University is conducting a survey to better understand the ways that schools and districts provide literacy-related training and coaching.  In particular, the department is interested in assessing employment conditions for Reading Specialists and teachers who have received a Masters of Reading.  The department is also exploring developing new literacy-related Masters and Certificate programs that are responsive to needs identified by those working in the field in New Jersey. In addition, the department would like to expand the type of professional development opportunities it offers, and so is interested in hearing about what types of topics and structures would be attractive to people working in different contexts.

If you are interested in sharing your thoughts about these topics and completing the survey, please click on This Link or go to the following address -

https://surveys.montclair.edu/survey/preview.jsp?surveyId=1476495700005&url=https://surveys.montclair.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1476495700005

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Erik Jacobson, Graduate Program Coordinator of the Masters of Reading, at jacobsone@mail.montclair.edu

Thank you for your time.

Please consider registering for  the 2017 New Jersey Educational Technology Conference on Jan. 10 at Montclair State University. Our keynote is Alice Keeler, Google for EDU Guru and we have over 100 teacher led presentations and workshops on topics ranging from blended learning to MakerSpaces and includes two great strands focused on using technology in the library and the gifted classroom. The 2017 New Jersey Statewide Educational Technology Conference

Program Description:  The purpose of the Center of Pedagogy Leadership Associates Program is to work toward developing a critical mass of leaders from the public schools, from the arts and sciences, and from teacher education who understand and are committed to the goals of simultaneous renewal of schools and to the education of educators. 

Leadership Associates will work to deepen their understanding of the moral dimensions of teaching—stewardship, access, nurturing pedagogy, and democracy—and to collaborate with P-12 faculty and administrators and university education and arts/science faculty toward the renewal of schools and the preparation of educators. We will examine our roles in our respective institutions to become more effective agents for change, and propose and undertake an inquiry project to work towards these ends. 

The Leadership Associates program will be held from July 9-13, 2018 on the campus of Montclair State University. The agenda will run from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm daily.

The compensation for full participation in the program during the summer and academic year will be $500 per participant.  In addition, all educational materials and food (light breakfast and full lunch) will be provided.

Participants will be selected for the program by a screening committee and great efforts will be made to achieve a balance among faculty and administrators from the university and the public schools.  Every attempt will be made to achieve as wide a district representation as possible.  Administrator/teacher teams are encouraged to apply. 

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Individuals selected for this program will:

Be in a position to contribute to the goals of the program as a faculty or administrator affiliated with Montclair State University and the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal (MSUNER);

Demonstrate a deep belief in the moral imperatives of educating the young for citizenship in a democracy;

Serve in an institutional leadership role, or have the potential for assuming a leadership role in that setting;

Demonstrate their dedication to the vision of simultaneous renewal of the schools and the education of educators;

Recognize the nature and challenges inherent in bringing about institutional change and be willing to become agents for change;

Desire to engage in critical inquiry, to examine the moral dimensions of teaching in a democracy, to reflect upon practice, and to dialogue with colleagues.

To apply, please complete and submit the following online application:

2018 Leadership Associates Program Application - Due May 4, 2018

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

YOUR FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON THE REVISION OF THE PORTRAIT OF A TEACHER

by April 24, 2013

To participate in this brief survey, click the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TQ39BVJ

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE

This is an example of how you can use the Ning blogs in your mini-course.

The participants in your course would have to be members of thing MSUNER Ning (msuner.org).  You also need to be 'Friends' with them on the site.  The easiest way to do this is to search for them by name, then click the 'Add as a Friend' link under their name.

Within your mini-course, you can then publish blogs like this that are only visible to your friends.  In the Privacy & Comments section be sure to select 'Just my friends' for 'Who can view this post?' and 'Who can comment on this post?' and your course participants will be able to see and comment on your blog posts.  This is a great option for continuing the dialog outside your workshop.