Introduction To Music Blueprint Professional development
The Office of the Arts and Special Projects provides citywide professional development in the implementation of the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts. Professional development sessions are led by master teachers—outstanding public school arts teachers identified by the DOE—and teaching artists—professional artists from local cultural organizations. During these sessions, teachers explore the five Blueprint strands of arts education, and learn strategies for lesson plan building and engaging children in the arts. Teachers participate in hands-on projects, allowing them to directly apply the lessons learned at training sessions to their classrooms. The Office of Arts and Special Projects also supplies teachers with toolkits containing materials to implement these projects in the classroom.

Upcoming PD in Music

Collaborative Inquiry for Effective Music Teaching: Asking Questions and Finding Answers to Improve Student Achievement in Music
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Payment Due Immediately.

How reflective are you about your teaching practice? How often are you given the opportunity to brainstorm with peers and find solutions to shared, specific issues that arise in your daily practice?

This series of workshops will provide opportunities to call upon the collective expertise, resources, and experiences of our fellow music educators, enabling us to examine our strategies for teaching music and the results we subsequently get.

Working in small collaborative groups based on level, specialty area, and experience, we will draw upon our own experiences and talents to determine lines of inquiry for teaching music and improving student mastery.

Building on the assessment work we did last year, small cohorts will establish areas of inquiry or need, share what works, provide evidence of how they know it works, exchange strategies, and support each other to improve outcomes for all our students.

Some examples of types of questions that might arise:
- How can I better meet the needs of my students in a particular area of music study?
- Which students aren't I reaching and what might I be doing to reach them?
- Why isn't a teaching technique working?
- How can I improve my students' retention so they progress toward Music Blueprint benchmarks?
- What issues of classroom management do I want to address and improve upon?

Designed to include an immersion in music content, the day will include an open reflection on teaching and learning in music, enriching our small team discussions.