El Sistema USA® is proud to announce the launch of the 2024 Youth Ambassador (YA) Program. ESUSA will select ten high school youth ambassadors from 5 ESUSA member organizations to prepare and present content at the National Symposium at Butler University June 9-16, 2024 (The conference is June 13-15, YAs will attend for longer). Each member organization will send…
El Sistema USA® is proud to announce the launch of the 2024 Youth Ambassador (YA) Program. ESUSA will select ten high school youth ambassadors from 5 ESUSA member organizations to prepare and present content at the National Symposium at Butler University June 9-16, 2024 (The conference is June 13-15, YAs will attend for longer). Each member organization will send…
Program Design: The Critical Piece That Impacts Everything We Do One of the fascinating parts of our field is the wide variety of program designs such as an in-school model, the hub & spoke, an after-school program, partnerships with churches, community centers, orchestras, and more. Join us for a Round Table presentation to learn more…
Backwards Design Lesson Planning “Our lessons, units, and courses should be logically inferred from the results sought, not derived from the methods, books, and activities with which we are most comfortable. Curriculum should lay out the most effective ways of achieving specific results… in short, the best designs derive backward from the learnings sought.” (Understanding…
This series of two regional events on the east and west coast will bring together music educators, administrators, and students for two days of professional development, networking, and community engagement.
