🎉 ELECTION DAY WORKSHOP IS BACK! 🎉

Planning is underway for CMEA’s annual Election Day Workshop!

Tuesday, November 3rd

8:30am-3pm

East Hartford High School, East Hartford

🚨 REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 — DON’T WAIT!  We SOLD OUT in 2024 AND 2025, so you don’t want to miss registering for this years event!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Members $50

Non-Members $70

Collegiates FREE

Credit card or school PO are accepted

📩 Day-of details will be sent to registered attendees on Monday, November 2.

Continental Breakfast and Coffee are included in the registration and sponsored by

They will have a table in the lobby and will also be presenting a session about their program!  Please stop by their table or check out their session.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MUSIC AND THE BRAIN!

Lunch is included in registration and sponsored by

They’ll be with us throughout the day, so be sure to stop by, say hello, and learn more about the exciting opportunities and benefits of traveling with your student performers. Bring your questions and connect with their team!  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!

Make the most of your Election Day with CMEA Professional Development!

CMEA’s annual Election Day Workshop is your opportunity to step away from the day-to-day, invest in your professional growth, and connect with music educators from across Connecticut. With engaging sessions, hands-on opportunities, collaborative conversations, and ideas you can bring straight back to your classroom, there’s something for every educator and every discipline!

Welcome Keynote Speaker Dr. Erin Zaffini!

Dr. Erin Zaffini is the Assistant Dean of Teacher Education at Longy School of Music and an internationally recognized music and arts education speaker, consultant, instructional coach, arts leadership coach, mentor and clinician. Erin is also a faculty member for Carnegie Hall’s Music Educators Workshop, a Noteworthy contributor and professional development provider for Music ConstructED, and an author and workshop provider for F-flat Books. 

As Assistant Dean for Longy School of Music, Erin directs the fully online Master of Music Education, the fully online post-masters Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, and all online graduate-level music education courses. She also oversees Longy’s summer teacher continuing education initiatives.

As an active clinician, consultant, and instructional coach, Erin collaborates with the United Nations to bring inclusive arts education to diverse communities across the globe. She has served as the Eastern Division Representative for NAfME’s General Music Council, the Collegiate Coordinator, General Music Chair, and Mentor Program Coordinator for the New Hampshire Music Educators Association and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Erin is the project leader for instituting nationwide music educator mentor training within the Society for Music Teacher Education and the National Association for Music Education and serves as the Mentor Program Coordinator for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association. She currently facilitates NAfME’s Supporting Beginning Music Teachers Area for Strategic Planning and Action.

A recipient of the Keene State College Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Performance Awards, Erin has recently published in General Music Today, Music Educators Journal, Qualitative Research in Music Education, and Update: Applications of Research in Music Education.

Learn more about Dr. Zaffini and her work by clicking here.

🎶 WHAT’S IN STORE?
We’re building a full day of professional learning designed with Connecticut music educators in mind! Sessions will include:

💻 Open music technology/lab time
🎼 Reading sessions
🎓 Discipline- and grade-level-specific learning
💡 Practical ideas you can take directly to your classroom
🤝 Collaboration and conversation with colleagues

And, of course…

💬 OUR POPULAR DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC ROUNDTABLES!

Just before lunch, join fellow educators from your discipline for one of our most popular collaborative opportunities. Bring your questions, share what’s working, troubleshoot challenges, and learn from colleagues who understand what you do every day.

And who knows? You might even leave with a new idea and a new lunch buddy! 😊

🎁 BONUS RAFFLE!
All registered attendees will be entered for a chance to win CMEA swag!

📣 SESSION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE!
Check back often as more presenters and sessions are being added constantly!

We can’t wait to spend Election Day learning and connecting with you! 🎶

Interested in presenting a session?! Want to get involved in CMEA PD?  Email the Professional Development Chair at prof-dev@cmea.org