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Collegiate PD Event – Dr. Boonshaft *2/5!*

FREE Collegiate PD Event

Dr. Peter Boonshaft!

Wednesday February 5, 2025

5:30-6:30pm social hour

6:30-8:30pm Sessions

COLLEGIATES!

Join us for a FREE PD event brought to you by CMEA.  We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter Boonshaft to speak to ALL Connecticut music ed. students. 
  • Wednesday February 5, 2025
  • The Hartt School, University of Hartford
  • Room TBD, building map will be provided
  • 5:30-6:30pm social hour – PIZZA IS INCLUDED =D
  • 6:30 PM – 7:25 PM – PD Session #1

“Ways To Improve Every Class or Rehearsal Through Inspired Teaching”

This session will offer 24 ways you can immediately improve every rehearsal or class.
Using time-tested wisdom, advances in modern technology, borrowed insights on how
students learn, and the message held in a simple blue box we can inspire students to learn
and flourish. Useful for teachers and conductors of any level and type of ensemble.
  • 7:25 PM – 7:35 PM – Break
  • 7:35 PM – 8:30 PM – PD Session #2

“If You Don’t Know, I Can’t Tell You!”
A poignant and uplifting description of what is at the heart of being a music teacher: the
essence of what we do and why we do it.

  • 8:30 PM – Closing Remarks and end of day

There will also be a FREE raffle for the following items:

    • CMEA Tshirt
    • CMEA will pay for a Collegiate NAfME Membership
    • CMEA will pay for a NAfME Eastern Division Conference registration when it comes to Hartford this April 24-26, 2025.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FREE!

Arrange your carpools now, you do NOT want to miss this event!
Questions?  Email the CMEA PD Chair at prof-dev@cmea.org OR the CMEA Collegiate Chair at collegiate@cmea.org

 

 

 

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