Presentation Articles, Handouts, and Slide Summaries

Self-Care Cookbook – Reflections, Recipes, and Resources

DCMEA Winter Conference
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
Self-Care Handout
Self-Care Slide Summary

Social Media – Boon or Nemesis?

DCMEA Winter Conference
January 30, 2026 at 11 a.m.
Social Media Handout
Social Media Slide Summary

All Aboard the E³-Train! ⏤ Essential Educator Ethics…

and introducing NASDTEC’s Model Code of Ethics for Educators

DCMEA Winter Conference
January 30, 2026 at 1 p.m.
Ethics Handout
Ethics Slide Summary

Supercharge Your School Musical

DCMEA Virtual Conference
July 10, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.
Super Packet
Handout

Self-Care Cookbook 2.0 – Recipes and Resources for School Leaders
December 8, 2025

• Slide Summary
• Handout
• Self Care (1.0) for Individual Educators

Empowering Educator & Student Leadership
December 9, 2025

• Revised Slide Summary
• Handout
• Just for Fun – Left/Right Brain Quiz

Seton Hills University Music Education Students
January 29, 2025
BOOKENDS…
The (Partial) Life Cycle of a Successful & Happy Music Educator

• Bookends Slides for Seton Hill University 012925
• Extra Ethics Scenarios for Discussion
• Model Code of Ethics for Educators Brochure
• PA Code of Professional Practice and Conduct
• Sample Interview Questions and Rubrics
• Ultimate Interview Clinic super packet

SAS INSTITUTE 2023
“Planning PD for Ethics and the New PDE Chapter 49 Competencies” Handouts

NAfME Eastern Division Conference, April 13-16, 2023, Rochester, NY

PMEA Annual Conference, April 19-22, 2023, in the Poconos

Click below…

NAfME SAT April 15 PMEA FRI April 21 the interview clinic

ALSO AT NAfME – You got the call for the interview, now what by Chris Harper

PMEA THU April 20 self-care cookbook

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PMEA District 5 Workshop – Plucking Your Minds – February 20, 2023 – Grove City College  © 2023 Donna & Paul Fox

Click the following link for a copy of Plucking Our Minds slide handouts s012023.

Collegiate Workshop Handouts:

Catch the E-Train – Essential Ethics for Educators

(College students: Please download and print files from these links!)

• Slides Fall 2025 Presentation
• NEW Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practices and Conduct
• ONE-PAGE Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practices and Conduct
• NASDTEC Model Code of Ethics for Educators
• Catch the E-Train COLLEGIATE TAKEAWAY 101022
• FOX ethics article in PMEA News Vol. 85 No. 2 Winter 2020

 

The Ultimate Interview Primer

• Ultimate Interview Clinic super packet
• Sample Interview Questions and Rubrics

 

Networking and Branding and Jobs, Oh My!

Marketing Yourself for Employment

Resource materials for college music education students and new educators to the profession.

• Networking and Branding and Jobs, Oh My packet
• Job Interview Playbook in PMEA News 2016

Targets

Articles/blogs at this site

• The definition and “best practices” of professionalism
• Unified philosophy of music education and avoidance of “specialization” in focus and teacher prep
• Pre-interview preparation and marketing strategies
• The “alphabet soup” of current educational jargon – terms, acronyms, and trends
• S is for storytelling at interviews
• Criteria for selection of the “ideal” school teacher candidate
• A blueprint for success – Preparing for the job interview
• The do’s and don’ts of interviewing
• Planning the “perfect” professional portfolio
• Tips on personal branding
• All eyes on the job resume/music teacher resumes revisited
• Hints for the job search process
• Interview questions revisited
• Networking niceties – the how-to schmooze guide
• Those tricky interview questions
• 21st Century job search techniques
• Ethics for Job Seekers
• Happy Thanksgiving, Newbies!
• Body Language & Interviewing for a Job
• The PMEA State Conference Primer
• inteREVIEWING the situation… and jobs
• Dressing for Success at Teacher Interviews
• Ethics for Music Educators – Part I
• Ethics for Music Educators – Part II
• Ethics for Music Educators – Part III
• Ethics Follow-up
• Help! How Does One Keep Up?
• The Professional Website
• Transitioning from Collegiate to Professional – Part I
• Transitioning from Collegiate to Professional – Part II
• Transitioning from Collegiate to Professional – Part III
• Social Media – Boon or Nemesis?
• Summertime Prep for Music Ed Majors
• Ethical Conundrums Revisited – Part I
• Ethical Conundrums Revisited – Part II
• Stress, Burnout, & Stage Fright in College
• “Top 10” Organizing Tips for 2019
• A Collection of Collegiate Treasures
• Tips on Student Teaching
• Collegiates – Clean Up Your Social Media
• The “Care and Feeding” of Your Principal
• Interviews
• Job Interview Rubrics
• The Importance of Music Education
• Ethical Scenarios
• Becoming a School Music Educator
• Do You Always Feel Exhausted?
• Success = How Many Hours?
• More on Teacher Interviews
• Stressed Out?
• Virtual/Remote/Alternative Music Ed
• Sharing a New Discovery for Band (April Fools!)
• Engaging Music Students Online
• Questions for the Three Phases of Interviews
• Teacher Self-Care During the Pandemic
• The Future of Music Education
• Leadership Lessons
• Graffiti for Our Time
• Psychology of Music
• Embracing the Intangibles
• Giving Thanks…
• COVID-19 vs. New Year’s Resolutions
• Model Code of Ethics for Educators
• Mock Interviews – Unraveling the Puzzle of Landing a Music Teacher Job
• Spring is for… Music Conferences
• Summer Reading
• Studies in PA Educator Ethics Case Law
• Do You Have a “Side Gig?”
• PA Educator Ethics Update
• Giving Back to the Association
• PMEA’s Unique “Together” Conference
• Storytelling – Part 2
• Music and Literacy Skills
• Hacks to Help Music Teachers Organize
• Hacks for Music Teachers – Part 2
• It’s Time for… the PMEA Summer Conference
• On the Road Again (2023)
• “The Codes” & School Law
• Monetizing Our Skills & Passions
• Interviewing Boo-Boos
• Bookends – The Life Cycle of a Successful & Happy Music Educator
• Launching PA Educator Ethics Training
• Bookends – Part II
• Update – Bigger and Better Things
• Rising Educators Conference
• Growing Student Leaders
• Unleashing Your Sound – A Musician’s Guide to Making Waves and Gaining Fans
• Bookends – Part 3
• Educator Ethics Training Revisited!
• Vote!
• Exceptional Ethics Training
• The Get-a-Job Toolbox
• February Updates
• Wander with Whiskers
• For Book Lovers (Retired or Not)
• Sharing is Caring
• Social Media Revisited
• Did You Take the Summer Off?
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Grove City College Mock Music Educator Interview

• Coaching Advice on Acing Interview Questions 041320
• pcmea marketing professionalism and interviewing 041320

Virtual Music Learning – Engaging Students During the Break

• Teaching Online Lesson Basics 101 by Susanna Sonnenberg
• Teaching Music from Home Ideas (District 1 Aaron Booz)
• Teaching Arts Online
• Virtual Learning Resources – Ideas from NAfME Members for Music Educators
• Online Music Education (ongoing updates + all of the above)

The music educator blog (SmartMusic) May 14, 2019

• Interviewing Tips for Music Educators

Resources

from the PMEA Council for Teacher Training, Recruitment, and Retention:

• TTRR Focus Area on the PMEA Website

Slippery Rock University Mock Music Educator Interviews

• Coaching Advice on Acing Interview Questions 032320
• marketing professionalism and interviewing sru 032320

Recommended Links for Special Focus Areas in Music Education

• Chrome and/or G Suite by Sue Basalik
• Surviving the First Three Months of Elementary Band and Orchestra handout by Debbie Chrisman
• Links to PMEA Council Teacher Training, Recruitment, and Retention Resources

Mock Interviews: Duquesne University on April 15, 2019

• Sample Questions and Strategies

PMEA Council for Teacher Training, Recruitment, and Retention

Materials for high school students preparing for a college music education major

• prepping for music education brochure revised
• video from the PCMEA chapters: how to get ready for college
• so you want to be a music education major

Ethics for Pre-Service Music Educators on October 24, 2018

• Slide Presentation
• Handout

Checklist for “Intelligent” Interviews article on NAfME Amplify

• Guide for Successful Marketing of Yourself – A to Z Job Interview Checklist
  

Westminster College Presentation on November 6, 2017

• “Transitioning from Collegiate to Educator” – PCMEA 110617

Majoring in Music website

• Getting the Most Out of Music Conferences http://majoringinmusic.com/music-conferences/ 
• Seven Things Music Education Majors Can Do When Facing the Job Market http://majoringinmusic.com/7-things-music-education-majors-can-do-make-themselves-more-employable-2/
• Finding Your First Music Teacher Job http://majoringinmusic.com/finding-first-music-teaching-job/
• Tips for Music Teacher Job Interviews http://majoringinmusic.com/music-teacher-job-interviews/

PCMEA/college music education major presentations

• slides-for-du-nafme-chapter-meeting-112816
• 2017-pmea-annual-conference-schedule-for-winter-news
• marketing your professionalism DU job fair 040416
• marketing professionalism handouts DU 020816

2017 PMEA Annual Spring In-Service Conference handout Ready for Hire! Interview Strategies to Land a Job:

• PMEA Session Interview Worksheet by Susan Metelsky 042117
• Marketing Your Professionalism PMEA 042117

Additional online resources

• 9 Good Questions to Ask in a Job Interview by Martin Luenendonk https://www.cleverism.com/9-good-questions-ask-job-interview/
• Interview Questions for Prospective Elementary Teachers by Leah Davies http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip76.html
• 7 Job-Hunting Tips (NAfME) http://www.nafme.org/7-job-hunting-tips/
• How Interviewers Know When to Hire You in 90 Seconds (Undercover Recruiter) http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/infographic-how-interviewers-know-when-hire-you-90-seconds/
• Interview Skills Guide (University of Miami) http://www.sa.miami.edu/toppel/mainSite/Students/InterviewingSkillsGuide.aspx
• Interview Tips and Advice (Monster.com) http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/careers.aspx
• Seven Intriguing Tips for the Job-Seeking Music Education Major (Music School Central) http://musicschoolcentral.com/seven-intriguing-tips-job-seeking-music-education-major/
• Teaching Portfolios (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-portfolios/
• Sample Professional Teaching Portfolios (McGill) https://www.mcgill.ca/edu-e3ftoption/portfolios
• Undergraduate e-Portfolios (Penn State School of Music) http://music.psu.edu/musiced/e-portfolio.html
• Prepare Your Materials section (Eastman School of Music) https://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/careers/library.php
• Melissa Schwolow’s Professional Teaching Portfolio (School of Music, University of Illinois) http://melissaschwolow.weebly.com/index.html
• Developing an Effective Teaching Portfolio (ASCD Educational Leadership) http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar96/vol53/num06/Developing-an-Effective-Teaching-Portfolio.aspx
• Music Teacher Interview Questions and Answers http://latestexams.com/2010/03/music-teacher-interview-questions-and-answers/
• 50 Great Questions for Teacher Interviews (Education World) http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin396.shtml
• Sample Teacher Interview Questions (University of Minnesota) http://www.cehd.umn.edu/career/pdf/Teacher-Interview-Questions.pdf
• Creative Personal Branding – Find Your Brand in 4 Easy Steps http://www.astridbaumgardner.com/articles/10-articles/16-personal-branding-for-musicians-and-artists-using-your-unique-gifts-to-connect-with-your-audience.html
• Interview Tips for Music Teachers http://www.klsriley.com/2011/04/02/interview-tips-for-music-teachers/

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