Secondary Education Master of Arts in Teaching K-12 Music Certificate OVERVIEW: In  partnership  with  the  Juneau  School  District  and  the  Juneau  Symphony  (JS),  Juneau  Alaska  Music  Matters  (JAMM)  has   launched  a  scholarship  program  for  string  musicians  to  pursue  a  one-­‐year  M aster  of  A rts  in  Teaching  (MAT)  M usic  and/or   K-­‐12  certification  program  through  the  University  of  Alaska  Southeast.    As  part  of  the  course  requirements,  MAT  students   will  conduct  their  teaching  internships  at  JAMM  school  sites  and  music  classrooms  within  the  Juneau  School  District,  as   well  as  perform  in  the  Juneau  Symphony.  This  program  gives  preference  to  musicians  interested  in  using  music  for  social   change.    Through  a  competitive  application  process,  $10,000  scholarships  are  available  to  music  majors/minors  whose   main  instrument  is  violin,  viola,  cello,  or  bass.    MAT  graduates  are  awarded  a  Master’s  degree  in  Education  with  an  Alaskan   teaching  certificate  in  K-­‐12  Music.    The  program  begins  June  13,  2017    

Application:  http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/programs/mat-­‐secondary.html   Application  Deadline:    April  15,  2017     For  more  information  contact:    Scott  Christian  [email protected]           (907)  796-­‐6563       Lorrie  Heagy  [email protected]             (907)  209-­‐8063    

Living in Juneau, Alaska:    Located  in  Juneau,  Alaska,  this  artistic  community  is  surrounded  by  natural  beauty  and     provides  an  idyllic  environment  to  pursue  a  graduate  degree  focused  on  community  engagement,  positive  youth     development,  and  social  change  through  the  arts.    Accessible  only  by  boat  or  plane,  Alaska’s  capital  supports  a  symphony,   two  opera  companies,  several  theatre  companies,  and  a  host  of  other  arts  opportunities  throughout  the  community.    In   2013,  Juneau  was  selected  by  the  John  F.  Kennedy  Center  as  the  11th  city  in  the  country  for  its  Any  Given  Child  program,   an  initiative  committed  to  bringing  equity  and  access  to  arts  education  for  children  in  grades  K-­‐8.        

Interning at Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM): All  MAT  students  will  conduct  their  9-­‐month  internship  with   JAMM,  an  El  Sistema-­‐inspired  program,  which  uses  the  power  of  music  and  ensemble  to  help  children  reach  their  fullest   potential.    JAMM  serves  600  students  in  three  elementary  schools  in  the  Juneau  School  District.    Each  program  participant   will  be  assigned  to  a  mentor  music  teacher  within  the  Juneau  School  District,  while  also  having  the  opportunity  to  work   with  lead  mentor  teacher,  Lorrie  Heagy.    Lorrie  is  the  2011  Alaska  Teacher  of  the  Year,  a  school  music  teacher,  and  one  of   fifty  Sistema  Fellows  who  studied  at  the  New  England  Conservatory  and  in  Venezuela  to  bring  Sistema’s  transformative   approach  to  the  United  States.    In  addition  to  general  music  classes  and  after-­‐school  JAMM  programming  at  the  primary   level,  MAT  students  also  will  gain  experiences  in  classes  at  the  secondary  school  level.        

 

Juneau Alaska Music Matters PO Box 34205, Juneau AK 99803 | 907-209-8063|Tax I.D.#46-2843219 [email protected] |http://www.juneaumusicmatters.com/mat-program.html/

Acknowledging the Transformative Role of Today’s Music Teacher: The  role  of  the  music  teacher  has  changed.  Music  teachers  are  agents  of  change,  where     instrumental  music  serves  as  a  critical  opportunity  for  all  children  to  have  access  to  the  social,   emotional,  and  intellectual  benefits  that  music  provides.    The  MAT  Certification  in  K-­‐12  Music   provides  its  students  coursework  that  prepares  them  for  their  multi-­‐faceted  role  in  today’s   society:    as  citizen,  artist,  teacher,  and  scholar.    Lorrie  Heagy  w ill  provide  an  overview  of  El   Sistema  fundamentals  and  music  pedagogies.     Brain-based Teaching Practices: Students  will  participate  in  Juneau’s  Basic  Arts  Institute,  where  participants  learn  skills  that  will  enable  them  to  apply  brain   research  into  their  classroom  practice  and  learn  first-­‐hand  knowledge  of  how  the  arts  increase  student  engagement  and   achievement.    Participants  will  work  with  experts,  local  artists  and  cultural  leaders  to  explore  a  variety  of  arts  activities  that   they  can  use  to  integrate  the  performing,  visual,  cultural,  and  media  arts  into  their  curriculum.      

Rehearsing and Performing with the Juneau Symphony: This  course  mutually  benefits  the  Teaching  Artist  scholarship  recipients,  as  well  as  the  Juneau  Symphony.  By  rehearsing   and  performing  with  the  Juneau  Symphony  for  its  concert  series,  MAT  students  maintain  their  performance  skills,  while   actively  engaging  and  contributing  to  Juneau’s  musical  community        

Emphasis on Positive Youth Development:   Students  will  apply  Lerner’s  Positive  Youth  Development  model,  as  well  as  other  educational  theories  that  emphasize     student  empowerment,  self-­‐determination,  efficacy,  and  resiliency.    Educational  theorists  such  as  Freire,  Dewey,  Bandura,   and  Dweck  provide  different  lenses  in  which  to  understand  and  support  a  child’s  cognitive,  social,  and  emotional  growth.        

Overview of Music Pedagogies and Music Technology Applications: Students  will  actively  participate  in  and  teach  lessons  demonstrating  key  principles  from  Dalcroze,  Orff,  Kodaly,  Suzuki,   Feierabend,  and  World  Music  Drumming.    The  lessons  also  include  brain-­‐based  teaching  strategies  that  help  motivate,  en-­‐ gage,  and  empower  students.    Other  components  of  this  technology  course  include  GarageBand  to  create  music,  Finale  to   make  simplified  arrangements,  and  Web  2.0  tools  to  document  learning  as  part  of  a  professional  educational  portfolio.        

Classroom Management: Although  well-­‐structured,  developmentally  appropriate,  and  engaging  lessons  often  preclude  behavioral  issues,  today’s   music  teacher  faces  challenges  different  from  those  of  the  regular  classroom  teacher.      To  equip  MAT  students  with  a  more   comprehensive  tool  kit,  the  internship  provides  students  with  an  overview  of  effective  classroom  approaches,  including   the  Responsive  Classroom,  Love  and  Logic,  and  Michael  Grinder’s  ENVoY.    

Educational Research: The  MAT  K-­‐12  Music  Certification  program  embodies  the  scholar-­‐practitioner  model,  which  helps  students  apply  new   knowledge  through  action  and  civic  engagement.  As  part  of  this  research  class,  students  will  create  and  apply  new   knowledge  to  effect  social  change  in  their  school  and  community.    Grant  writing  has  become  a  necessity  and  required  skill   of  today’s  music  teacher.  Students  will  work  alongside  JAMM  music  teachers  to  identify  a  research  project  that  will  con-­‐ tribute  meaningful  data  toward  student  outcomes,  program  effectiveness,  or  community  engagement.    MAT  students  will   incorporate  this  data  into  a  grant  application  that  they’ve  identified  and  written  to  help  support  JAMM.              

Electronic Portfolio: Throughout  the  MAT  K-­‐12  Music  Certification  program,  students  will  document  their  work  as  citi-­‐ zens,  artists,  teachers,  and  scholars.  By  including  rich  media  as  part  of  their  portfolios,  UAS  students  not  only  will  be  con-­‐ tributing  to  the  wider  community,  but  also  providing  future  employers  evidence  of  their  work.    

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