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Professional Development

Designed to promote the use of music as a powerful educational tool in the K-12 academic classroom, our free professional development workshops are designed to:

  • PROVIDE K-12 TEACHERS WITH STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING A CREATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND INTEGRATING MUSIC INTO THE ACADEMIC CLASSROOM
  • EXPLORE COLLEGE READINESS AND NON-PERFORMING CAREERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
  • FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RELATED TOPICS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, SUCH AS PEDAGOGICAL AND ASSESSMENT METHODS, 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTS INTEGRATION ADVOCACY/CASE STUDIES

CURRENT SESSIONS

We are working diligently to offer FREE professional development opportunities for teachers to earn CEUs and help educate and inspire the next generation through music.  Sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest programming!

Discover the Musical Culture of Memphis & New Orleans

GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and Ella Fitzgerald Foundation presents a FREE professional development session for teachers on Monday, October 10, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Participants who complete the training will receive 1.0 CEU credit, certified through Delta State University, lesson plans and other curricular materials to use with their students, opportunities to publish their lesson plans for others to use, as well as swag from each of the presenting organizations! In partnership with Take Me To The River Education Initiative and Berklee City Music, join this allstar cast to explore the musical culture of Memphis & New Orleans influenced & inspired the world's most popular music. 

Monday, October 10th, 2022 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Registration Deadline: Saturday, October 1st

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

Right To Write: Music's Journey to Freedom

Right to Write: Music's Journey to Freedom is designed to utilize the music of the Civil Rights Movement to educate students about the history and scope of the Movement. The project will focus on activities that took place in Mississippi, and to use the content to raise and discuss issues of diversity, inclusion and social equity present in today’s society. The Project addresses the need to build a social and historical context among today’s students to allow them to better address the critical social issues they experience in every-day life.