Finding Future Music Educators: Back to the Future Music Teacher Education: Partnership and Process 1987

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education2 Four Primary Topics  Recruitment, Selection, and Retention: Choosing Music Educators for the Next Century  Teacher Certification Programs: The Process of Developing Music Educators  Professional Development Programs: Planning for Career Growth  Music Teacher Educators: Partners in Music Teacher Education

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education3  “ This report calls for a renewed effort by the partnership in music teacher education to identify and recruit the best available candidates for careers in teaching music. It calls for closer scrutiny of the standards on which potential teachers are evaluated and it places the search to attract music teachers for the next century as a high priority for the members of the partnership. ” (p. 21) 1987 Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education4  Recruitment will need to be undertaken aggressively in  the nation ’ s secondary schools  college departments or schools of music 1987 Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education5  Each member of the partnership will need to be responsible for  identifying potential teachers  confirming their potential for success in teaching with other partnership members  encouraging these students to seek a career in music teaching 1987 Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education6  Profile of Teacher Attributes Personal Intellectual Musical Instructional 1987 Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education7  Selection process  Traditional process: audition, standardized tests scores, HS class rank, letters of recommendation, theory/history diagnostic test  Supplement with an interview with the music education faculty examining personal, intellectual, and instructional traits, etc Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education8  Retention issues  “ Standards for student progress in teacher certification should be determined. ” (p. 25)  The standards movement of the 90s certainly addressed this objective  All of the suggestions emphasized tiered selection rather than ways to “ remediate and retain ”  Catch 22: higher standards v. the need for more teachers 1987 Proposals

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education9 Where Are We Now?  Balance of supply and demand in late 90s The American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) has issued its twenty-third annual study of teacher supply and demand (1999). While both the AAEE and the National Center for Education Statistics reported a "great demand" for all teachers across the country (according to 1998 data), the national averages for music teachers show that there appears to be a balanced supply and demand for them. This may not be the case on a regional level, however; differences in population demographics and regional economics skew the need for music teachers in different areas of the country.

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education10 Where Are We Now?  Kimpton address at 2004 MENC Pre-Session (see Spring 2005 JMTE)  In 2000 we produced about 3,600 newly certified music education undergraduates, for about 9,000 vacancies (Hickey, 2002).  In 2001 we produced 3,897 new undergraduates in music education for about 11,000 vacancies (Lindemann, 2002).

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education11 Where Are We Now?  “ Recent figures from The American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) report that only about 60 percent of those earning degrees in education actually take a teaching job — which means that 40% of new teachers never step foot in a classroom. ”  “ Furthermore, of those who do choose to teach, 30 to 50 percent will remain in teaching for less than five years, even less in urban schools (AAEE, 2001). ”

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education12 Where Are We Now?  Shortages began appearing in 2000  Iowa  Wisconsin  Supply rating of 2.05 on a 5 point scale (1 being severe shortage)  Average of 66 emergency licenses in music per year since 2000  Strings  24% of string positions went unfilled in  43% of school districts with string programs had string positions that were unfilled in

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education13 Where Are We Now?  At least 20 states report a shortage of music teachers  Retirements  Oklahoma  In 2005, 28% of MS art/music teachers and 27% of HS art/music teachers are eligible to retire  Will need to hire: 139 MS 402 HS teach-supply/conclusions-recommendations.pdf  ASTA  With looming retirements (20%), there may be 5000 string teacher openings in the next 3-4 years

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education14 Where Are We Now?  March 2002 Letter from NASM Exec Board to Music Teacher Educators  “ serious shortage of music teachers ”  “ critical matter facing the entire field of music ”

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education15 Solutions?  The Focus of this Symposium: re-examine and re-commit

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education16 Friday AM Sessions  AN INVESTIGATION OF ATTRACTOR AND FACILITATOR VARIABLES ’ INFLUENCE ON PRESERVICE TEACHER ’ S DECISIONS TO TEACH MUSIC Steven N. Kelly Center for Music Research Florida State University Influence of specific variables on undergraduate music education majors’ decisions to pursue music education as an occupation.

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education17 Friday AM Sessions  DEVELOPING FUTURE MUSIC EDUCATORS WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Colleen Conway Robert Culver Herbert Marshall Betty Anne Younker University of Michigan Addresses how potential music educators within a School of Music are identified, and the issue of appropriate musicianship and skill level on an instrument or voice for various degree programs.

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education18 Friday AM Sessions  STUDENT CAREER PERCEPTION: 6th-11th GRADE MUSIC STUDENTS ’ ASESSMENT OF SELF-EFFICACY, SOCIAL PERCEPTION, AND POTENTIAL ENJOYMENT FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND OTHER POSSIBLE CAREERS Dr. Kimberly H. Councill Susquehanna University Assess and compare pre-college students ’ self-efficacy, social perception, and potential enjoyment of possible careers across numerous disciplines, including four education-related careers.

9/16/05Symposium on Music Teacher Education19 Friday AM Sessions  THINKING BEYOND TEACHER DEMAND AND ATTRITION: ARE WE RECRUITING THE “ BEST AND BRIGHTEST ” TO MUSIC EDUCATION? James R. Austin University of Colorado at Boulder Focuses on the issue of recruiting and admitting quality music education applicants

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