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NEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Conference for General Music Educators

Including Vendor Resource Room

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Holiday Inn, Johnstown, NY
DIRECTIONS

CASDAGRAM     REGISTER TODAY!

Special Early Bird Discount!
CASDA Affiliated Schools
Registrations postmarked before December 12, 2007
$99 per person (Groups of six or greater save even more!)

PROGRAM (CLICK ON SESSION TITLE FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTER INFORMATION)

8:30 am

Registration, refreshments

9:00 am

Emma Rodríguez Suárez

KEYNOTE:
Globalization in the Local Classroom: Diversity and the Glorious Mosaic

Emma Rodríguez Suárez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Music Education, Syracuse University

10:00 am

Break

10:10 am

Technology in the Music Classroom Presented by Apple and SoundTree

11:05 am

Techiques for Working with Children with Special Needs in the Music Classroom
Presented by Mary E. Boyle, Ed. D., SUNY New Paltz

BREAKOUT: GarageBand: Hands-On Demo/Tutorial

Noon

Lunch

1:00 pm

 

Classroom Management: Effective Techniques for the Classroom and Performance
Presented by Lori Hershenhart, District Music Supervisor, Guilderland Central School District

BREAKOUT: GarageBand: Hands-On Demo/Tutorial

2:00 pm

Music Matters A discussion with school administrators for whom music is not just entertainment
A panel discussion including Richard Rose, Superintendent, Canajoharie CSD, Kathy Dougherty, Superintendent, Northville CSD, and William Crankshaw, Principal, Greater Johnstown SD

Why Music Is an Essential Liberal Art

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CONFERENCE PACKET: CASDAGRAM  & REGISTRATION FORM

  COST: $109 per person for CASDA member schools.
$218 per person for non-member schools.
Registration Deadline: January 15, 2008
Reservations made and not cancelled by January 15 will be billed as made. A purchase order is required for CASDA to bill your district.

Conference Hotel Rates Available

Special conference rates are available for Monday, January 21, and Tuesday, January 22.

$72.95 per room (Flat rate, one to four people per room)

Call 1-888-HOLIDAY or 518-762-4686.
Refer to CASDA Conference when making reservations.

DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CONFERENCE PACKET: CASDAGRAM  & REGISTRATION FORM

DOWNLOAD VENDOR REGISTRATION MATERIAL HERE