![]() Rene’ serves as a clinician, honor choir conductor, and adjudicator throughout Missouri, and as a mentor for new music educators via the MMEA New Teacher Conferences. Spencer has served as Missouri Music Educators Association Elementary Vice-President, founding-president of the Kodaly of the Ozarks, secretary/ treasurer of the Southwest Missouri Music Educators Association and has presented educational sessions at universities across the state, as well as for area and state conferences and workshops. Her public school teaching assignments have varied from teaching 7-12 instrumental and vocal music at Miller to teaching elementary music, then intermediate music and high school choir and show choir at Mt. Vernon R-V), 2 1/2 years at Round Grove Christian Academy, and currently teaches elementary music courses at Missouri Southern State University, in addition to Kodaly levels courses at the Kodaly Institute of the Ozarks at Missouri State University. When she isn’t attending local or national workshops she is spending time with her family biking, gardening and quilting.Īt the time of this posting, Rene’ Spencer has taught 31 years in public schools (Miller R-II and Mt. She is a member of NAfME (MMEA), AOSA (St Louis Chapter) and OAKE (SLAKE St Louis Chapter). Louis Symphony Educational Task Force which works to bring musicians into the schools as well as providing professional development for teachers in the area. ![]() Currently she is the VP for Elementary Music for MMEA and the mentoring vp for East Central District #7. She is also the director of the East Central Children’s Chorale which is a 3 rd – 8 th grade group working to build musicianship together at East Central College, Union MO. Currently Sheila teaches K – 6 th grade general music, directs a 4 th – 6 th grade choir. She has also completed her Levels I & II in ORFF from Webster University as well as World Drumming I in St. of Central MO – Warrensburg with a Kodály certification. She has a Masters in Music Education from Univ. About the Clinicians – Sheila BaerĪt the time of this posting, Sheila Baer has been teaching in the Union R-XI School District for 18 years. Also covered are Levels Courses (Orff, Kadaly, Dalcroze, etc.), Music as a Unifying Force, and The Spiraling Curriculum. PART TWO – Topics include: continued tips for lesson planning regarding What We Have Learned from “Distanced Learning,” Adapting Going Forward, and Supporting Learning in Other Classrooms. Also Tips for Lesson Planning regarding What to Consider, Types of Activities, and the Student Skill Set. PART ONE – Topics include: Classroom Management, Pacing the Lesson, Lesson Structure for Better Learning and Cooperative Behavior. Be ready to take notes! If you’re interested in professional development credit, each part carries one hour of credit after successfully passing the Verification Quiz. We pack TONS of “tips of the trade” into this Two-Part webinar from these incredible music educators. Teaching music in the elementary school is foundational. Comfortable studios in a professional setting free from distractions.Tricks of the Trade for the Elementary Music Teacher Parts 1&2 – With Sheila Baer and Rene’ Spencer About this Webinar –
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