The Eclectic Educator
April 2014 Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference in Louisville, KY. In teacher training programs, clinical field experiences are a means of connecting the concepts, skills, and dispositions learned in a program of study to an authentic classroom environment. EKU students complete over 200 hours of clinical field experiences before student teaching. However, with multiple avenues for certification in music, undergraduate music education majors are faced with a variety of music teaching settings and age groups in which they may enter the workforce.
Right: Dr. Carucci, Left: Dr. Mason at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference in Louisville, KY.
Dedication of Shumard Oak to honor the late Dr. Robert J. Miller
Two New Faculty Members This year we welcomed two new faculty members: Dr. Ann Burns is a Visiting Assistant Professor teaching educational assessment classes for all undergraduate teacher education programs; and Ms. Sharon Ball is a Lecturer working with the Clinical Apprenticeship for the Preparation of Teachers (CAPT) in Corbin. Ms. Ball is a retired principal who is serving as the CAPT Clinical Coordinator and teaching Middle Grades Curriculum and methods courses.
C & I Professor and Music Department Professor Collaborate in Study C & I’s Dr. Nicola Mason is collaborating with Dr. Christine Carucci, Dept. of Music, to study the effects of clinical field experiences on pre-service music teachers’ career interests. The purpose of Dr. Mason and Dr. Carucci’s study is to document whether EKU music education majors’ clinical field experiences affect the area of music and age group of students they wish to teach. The study will span several semesters, as students observe in a variety of musical settings, including elementary, middle, high school, general music, choir, and band. Results from the pilot study were presented at the poster session of the
Dr. Rodney White Retires Dr. Rodney White, esteemed Foundation Professor, announced his retirement last spring. Dr. White will be participating in EKU’s Early Transitional Retirement Program, which allows him to continue a 50% teaching load through the 2014-15 school year.
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