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Whatever your musical background, we are so pleased to connect with you at Music in Me.
Mentoring through the Music in Me program is a highly effective professional learning opportunity, currently supporting generalist classroom teachers across the primary years, and also novice or inexperienced music / arts specialist teachers.
An experienced music specialist teacher is matched with your school, then over several terms, they come to your school (usually for a half day each fortnight) to work side by side with the mentored teacher in their own primary classroom. Research reveals that the Music in Me approach greatly improves teacher confidence and competence, student engagement and musical capacity, and has enduring positive impacts for teachers.
It is exciting to be able to create a lasting teaching legacy that reaches beyond your own students. I learned skills from my mentee and it was great to analyse and hone my own ideas to pass on to another.
-2022 Mentor
Welcome a mentor to your school
- Are you interested in being mentored?
- Are you a school leader, wanting to build the confidence and capacity of your teachers in music education?
- Are you a parent, looking for ways to improve music education in your child’s school?
We currently have mentoring programs operating in NSW, VIC, SA & WA, get in touch with your region’s Music in Me coordinator.
Calling music specialists
- Share your expertise and love of music – have a lasting impact on the future of music education in Australia!
- Nurture confidence and competence in teaching music
- Build your professional capacity in music education, mentoring & coaching
- Be part of a Professional Learning Community of music education specialists
- Access to teaching resources and the opportunity to share your expertise in creating new resources.
- Attend the national Mentor Conference – held in a different state every two years
- Mentor in person and online training is designed to align with AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers and can be recorded as Professional Learning hours for registration purposes
- Membership of Dr Anita Collins’ Bigger Better Brains resource
In alternate years mentors complete specially designed online learning modules through our new digital platform providing unique tailored professional learning to upskill new mentors, we now have the capacity to implement the program at any time, and in any regional or remote area, once a prospective mentor has been identified.
Music specialist teachers are welcome to apply with:
- Current approval to teach: This varies across jurisdictions and generally requires a current casual number, department registration or similar. Contact us on mentoring@ayo.com.au to find out more.
- Demonstrated excellent P-6 classroom music teaching skills (new mentors will be required to submit a video)
- At least 3 years classroom music teaching experience
- Principal approval to participate in the program.
You become SO AWARE of your own practice. The reflection on your own practice makes it such a powerful learning tool about yourself.
-2022 Mentor