Updates from PMEA President, Tina Bennett
Preparing for the Future
- PMEA Cares: Together We Teach – Charting a Path Forward Webinar
- PMEA Preparing Music Educators for Action – Slides from the May 21 webinar
- PMEA Future Planning Committee – Summaries
Advocacy
- PMEA Letter to Superintendents (sent 5.12.20)
- Letter to PA Secretary of Education (sent 5.13.20)
- Letter sent to the PA School Boards Association (sent 5.13.20)
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This survey is open to all Pennsylvania teachers who currently are in a teaching role. The results will be compiled and shared with those who make education decisions for students in the Commonwealth. No information that can identify you (name, email address, etc.) will be disclosed. The Pennsylvania Teachers Advisory Committee is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is working to ensure every education decision that impacts students is informed by classroom teachers.
- NAfME Federal Action Alert
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NAfME launched a new campaign to ask that Congress appropriate at least $200 billion specifically for education for states to avoid drastic education budget cuts. Without this funding, music programs will be jeopardized. We are asking members to reach out to their members of Congress to request $200 billion in the next legislative relief package to backfill state education budgets.
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- PMEA Advocacy Page
Additional Resources
- PMEA Preparing for the Future (member resource)
- PMEA Council TTRR Quick Start Guide to Online Resources
- Sample Resources for Teaching Music Online – UD Undergrads
- Teaching Online Lesson Basics 101 by Susanna Sonnenberg
- Teaching Music from Home Ideas (District 1 Aaron Booz)
- Teaching Arts Online (March 2020) and Music Resources (April 2020)
- Virtual Learning Resources – Ideas from NAfME Members for Music Educators
- Online Music Education (ongoing updates + all of the above)
- PMEA Virtual Resources Webpage