For the fast few years, I’ve been “hyping-up!” the Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) initiative. It’s a great time to advocate for what we do as music teachers in our schools and abroad! The “Music In Our Schools” idea manifested itself as a state-wide celebration in 1973 and has continued into what it is today. A brief history (and archive) of MIOSM may be found here:
- http://www.menc.org/about/view/music-in-our-schools-month-archives
I will be archiving all of the Twitter Tweets about MIOSM this month and have already started a Google Doc to house them (I’ll post the link to it at the end of the month). To participate in the Twitter MIOSM conversations all you have to do is follow the #miosm hashtag or Tweet using it. In addition, the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME) will be posting a fact or quote a day related to #MIOSM. Below is a direct link to see what the Twitter Tweeters are discussing with regard to MIOSM:
- http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23miosm … OR
- https://mustech.net/go/miosm (an easy-to-remember link)
The following is a widget that you might like to use this month on your Website(s) to stir the conversation about MIOSM and better follow it … it includes posts from @NAfME, me, and all of the #MIOSM postings from other Tweeters:
Here is the code to CUT&PASTE into your Website or Blog:
NAfME has a landing page for MIOSM that has a wealth of MIOSM-related information, including: an MIOSM Advocacy Pledge, MIOSM Flag Certificate, Why Music? Celebrity PSAs for MIOSM and more! You may find this page here:
- http://www.menc.org/events/view/music-in-our-schools-month
I’m also very excited to say that Richard McCready (Twitter @richardmcready) and I have been working on a “top-secret” project to launch in celebration of MIOSM! We are hoping to post this on this coming Monday, so keep your eyes on MusTech.Net for the posting!
Happy MIOSM-ing! Please pass the word and celebrate with all of us!
