All online MECA courses begin
on February 3 and conclude on
May 4, 2020.
Registration for all online
courses closes at 12:00 noon CST
on Friday, January 31.
Spring break for online
courses is March 16-20, 2020;
no courses will be held.
Dates for on-campus courses vary; please check each course's page
for specific dates. Registration
for all on-campus courses closes two weeks prior to the course
start date.
On-Campus Course Hours
Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sundays: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All single-credit weekend courses
will have pre- and post-course
components. Check each course's
page for specific details.
Questions?
Illinois ASTA 2019 Teacher Enrichment Workshop
September 7, 2019
Earn graduate credit from VanderCook by attending the 2019 IL ASTA Teacher Enrichment Workshop. Students must attend 12.5 clock hours of clinic sessions and concerts for one graduate credit, or 25 clock hours for two credits.
The 2019 Clinic Schedule:
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Dr. Judy Palac, String Playing & Teaching for Healthy Lifelong Music Making
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Dr. Stephen Benham, Designing an Effective String Curriculum for Your Studio or School Classroom
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Timothy Fawkes, Everyone’s in the Picture: Cultivating a Human-Centered String Classroom/Studio
An electronic portfolio is required in order to receive graduate credit. Portfolios should include summaries and critiques of all sessions and/or workshops or concerts attended, as well as copies of all handouts, programs and other supporting materials. Portfolios must be received no later than April 24, 2020.
Educators seeking credit must also register for each workshop with
IL ASTA. Please visit https://www.ilasta.com/tew/ for additional information. MECA pricing does not include any fees associated with
IL ASTA.
For portfolio guidelines and additional information, please contact
Dr. Robert Sinclair at 312.788.1144 or rsinclair@vandercook.edu.