Fine Arts

SEL AND THE FINE ARTS is a course for arts educators that includes a focus on best-practice for using and applying the Iowa Fine Arts Standards in combination with Iowa’s Social-Emotional Learning Competencies to create innovative teaching opportunities and curriculum. There are many natural conn…

This professional development opportunity focuses on specific experiences and resources for the orchestral music teacher and music program. Learning opportunities are coordinated with a hybrid attendance experience of the Iowa String Teachers Association, featuring clinic sessions covering various …

This professional development opportunity focuses on specific experiences and resources for the instrumental music teacher and instrumental music program. Learning opportunities are coordinated with the virtual Iowa Bandmasters Conference, featuring clinic sessions covering various topics for music…

Iowa Bandmasters Virtual Conference

This course is used to facilitate discussion and planning for Fine Arts Curriculum work.

Creating your Comprehensive Musicianship Plan is an online course for music educators who are new to the CMP process or want to refresh their skills using the CMP model. This course will combine three major elements: * Study the concept of comprehensive musicianship * Research available resources f…

Comprehensive Musicianship - The Art and Science of Music TeachingThis online course for music educators uses the Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) model as a platform to build instructional lesson plans. The focus will be examining and connecting through Marzano’s revised fram…

Comprehensive Musicianship - The Art and Science of Music TeachingThis online course for music educators uses the Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) model as a platform to build instructional lesson plans. The focus will be examining and connecting through Marzano’s revised fram…

Comprehensive Musicianship - Focusing Instruction on Music Standards is an online course for music educators.  The course uses the Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) model as a platform to build instructional lesson plans. The focus will be examining and connecting to the new…

Important note: This is a blended course with required attendance at The Iowa Conductor Forum. This event is a shared initiative among the four state universities and envisioned as a forum for presentations, discussions and activities focused on the Art of Conducting. The Forum is available to cond…

Principles of Possibility: 21st Century Arts and Culture Curriculum is a course for arts educators that includes a focus on best practice for using and applying the Iowa FIne Arts Standards to create innovative curriculum. This course will make connections using a research framework to contemporary…

This professional development opportunity is an online course based on pre-requisite attendance at the Iowa Choral Directors Association Annual Symposium  This professional development opportunity is offered for re-licensure and graduate credit (EDMA) and features over 30 clinics and 20 concer…

Creating your Comprehensive Musicianship Plan is an online course for music educators who are new to the CMP process or want to refresh their skills using the CMP model. This course version is suitable as a facilitated Music department PLC focus on instructional planning. This course will combine t…

This professional development opportunity is an online course and focuses on elements to assist in building your instrumental music program. Learning opportunities are coordinated with attendance at the Iowa Bandmasters Conference, featuring over 35 clinic sessions and 30 concerts covering various …

Have you ever wished that your students were independent music-makers and listeners? Would you like your music-teaching environment to be more active and student-centered? Are you interested in teaching strategies (combined with technology) that result in more in-depth learning? Would you just like…

This course will combine the following elements: Study the concept of TPACK and comprehensive musicianship Evaluation of technology tools available for instruction Create rich instructional content using technology Examining how the blended or "Flipped" Instructional Model can be used in the music …

This professional development opportunity focuses on specific experiences and resources for the vocal music teacher and choral music program. Learning opportunities are coordinated with the virtual Iowa Choral Directors Association, featuring clinic sessions covering various topics for music educat…