2025 Beginning & Developing Teachers Workshop

 IMEA invites beginning and developing music teachers in Indiana (1st-5th year) to our tailored workshop! Gain insights on classroom management, assessments, planning trips, and communicating with administrators.

Learn from experienced educators, connect with peers, and leave with practical tools for immediate classroom use!

  

Join us to enhance your teaching journey!

Sessions generally include: Classroom Management, working with students with special needs, effective rehearsal strategies, talking with an administrator, avoiding burnout, recruiting, using technology, and sharing concerns and successes. 

There is NO COST for your music teachers to attend. In fact, IMEA will reimburse your corporation ½ of the substitute teacher cost for FIRST year teachers who attend the workshop. The workshop will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and lunch is also provided at no cost to attendees.

Date: November 6, 2025

Registration Deadline: Inquire by emailing [email protected]

Schedule: TBA

Where: Indianapolis Children's Choir Headquarters (9111 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46250)

Cost: Free 

 

Registration is not yet open.

 

Example Schedule (2024)

8:45am Registration & Coffee  
9:00am Introductions Chris Taylor
9:10-9:40am Keynote Address Jon Noworyta
9:45-10:30am Session I Presenter
 Blue Room Effective Band Rehearsal Strategies Adam Waller
 Red Room Effective Choral Rehearsal Strategies Theo Hicks
 Green Room Best Practice- Teaching Elementary Michelle Brinkman
10:35-11:20am
Session II
 Presenter
 Red Room
Classroom Management Strategies (Secondary)
 Jonathon Edwards
 Green Room
Using Children's Lit as a Springboard for Improvisation
 Michelle Brinkman
 Conference Room
Creating Culture in your Program
 Andrew Knaup
 Blue Room
They Never Taught Me That
 Chris Taylor
11:25am-12:20pm
Lunch
  
12:25-1:10pm
Session III
 Presenter
 Conference Room
Talking with an Administrator
 John Pinson
 Blue Room
Classroom Management- Elementary
 Michelle Brinkman
Green Room
Sharing Success and Concerns
 Chris Taylor
 Red Room
Work Life Balance
 Shawn Humphries
1:15pm-2:00pm
Session IV
 Presenter
 Red Room
Work Life Balance
 Shawn Humphries
 Conference Room Talking with an Administrator John Pinson
 Blue Room Starting and Working with a Children's Choir Josh Pedde
 Green Room Recruiting Brooke Basso
2:05-2:50pm
Session V
 Presenter
 Blue Room
Bringing it All Together
 Chris Taylor
 Blue Room
What Can IMEA Do for You?
 Johann Sletto
 
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