ODU NAfME Southern Virginia Regional Conference

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Basic Schedule of Events:

Check In/Meet and Greet/Tours (8AM-9:15AM)

Opening Remarks/Key Note Presentation: Denese Odegaard (9:20AM- 9:50)

Sessions (10AM-6PM)

Job Fair (1PM-2PM)

Recital (6PM-7PM)

Closing Remarks / Reception (7pm-8pm)

Our conference will have three separate tracks:

Multi-Cultural

Denese Odegaard, President, National Association for Music Education

- Understanding Your Personal Views on Diversity in Music Education

Matthew Russle, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Norfolk State University

- Generating Meaningful Learning in the Music Classroom"

Elizabeth Eccles, Chorale Director, I Sherman Greene Chorale

- Approach to Spirituals (Choral)

Madeline Dietrich

- Inclusion in the Classroom (LGBTQ+)

Leigh Clevenger, Sherley Chabur, Chris Stadler

- New Teacher Panel

Ralph Ashburn, Christina Bartholomew, Gavin Harper

- e-portfolios

Pedagogy

Nancy Klein, Chair, F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music, Old Dominion University

- Choral Reading Session

Taryn Raschdorf, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Old Dominion University

- Songworks Presentation (Elementary)

Elise Krepcho, Choral Director, Grassfield High School

- Approaches to Sight Singing (Choral)

Bryson Mortensen, Co-Chair for the F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music, Virginia Wesleyan University

- Challenged-Centered Score Analysis: Score Analysis to help plan the Rehearsal Process

Alyson Shedd,

- Orff Schulwerk Method (Elementary)

John Brewington, VMEA President and Music Supervisor Virginia Beach Public Schools

- Writing Learning Plans and Teaching with the End in Mind

Agnes Fuller, Senior Lecturer, Old Dominion University

- Diction

String/Orchestra Sub-Pedagogy Track

Debbie Lyle, Director of Instrumental Music at St. Anne's-Belfield School

- Bornoff Method

Nancy Kredel

- Paul Rolland Pedagogy

Benjamin Rous, Resident Conductor for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra

- High School Orchestra Workshop

Leadership Track

Densese Odegaard

- S.O.S. (Sequencing, Organization, and Standards)

David Walker, Senior Lecturer, Old Dominion University

- Being a Mentor Leader

Lisa Ellerbee

- Entrepreneurship and the Music Educator

Katie Arroyo, Leadership Director for Norview High School

- Being Present

Yvonne Daye, M.M.E Candidate at Old Dominion University

- Student Leadership

Nancy Barry, Professor and Coordinator for Music Education Auburn University

- Efficient and Effective Practice for Musical Success (leadership)