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Professional Development and Resource Programs

  • Summer Music Professional Development Workshops 2025

    August 8, 2025

    Nearly 100 music educators attended a series of five professional development workshops the first week of August, hosted on the Perpich Center campus. The first two days focused on Feierabend pedagogy for elementary classroom music teachers, led by nationally certified trainer John…

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  • Dance and Theater Educators Study Viewpoints

    July 23, 2025

    Two educators participate in a session about Viewpoints, a movement-based practice

    Minnesota K-12 dance and theater educators came together on July 22, 2025 for a “Viewpoints Tuesdays in July” session, presented by Mary Harding, Perpich’s Dance Education Specialist. Harding…

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  • Theater Directors Practice Rigging Safety

    July 18, 2025

    Participants try out the rigging system during the Counterweight Rigging Workshop with Dana Taylor

    Theater educators, directors, technicians, and evaluators from Rochester, Red Wing, and the Twin Cities gathered at Eastview High School in Apple Valley on July 16…

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  • Phoebe Moyer, East Central High School, First Minnesota Reflective Artist Award Recipient

    May 27, 2025

    Congratulations to the first recipient of the Minnesota Reflective Artist Award, Phoebe Moyer! Moyer is a junior at East Central High School in Finlayson, MN. Phoebe’s advisor was Amber Benner, East Central Theater Director of the fall and spring plays.

    Phoebe is completing…

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  • 2024-2025 Art Cohorts Serve Many Educators

    April 25, 2025

    Three year-long Art cohorts met for a third and final time this month – Elementary Art for Classroom Generalists and Newly Licensed Teachers; Media Arts Level 1; and Media Arts Level 2. Each cohort drew a diverse group of educators.

    The Elementary Art…

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  • Christoph Dundas – A Music Teacher for So Many Good Reasons

    April 18, 2025

    Becoming a music teacher is a significant investment of oneself. Interestingly, Christoph Dundas, High School Band Director at Austin Public Schools, ended up joining the teaching ranks almost by accident, and even shied away from the profession for a pretty good reason….

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  • Perpich-Sponsored Clinicians at 2025 MMEA Convention Well-Received

    February 18, 2025

    Music educators from across Minnesota gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center February 13-15 for Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Midwinter Convention 2025. This annual conference serves many purposes including opportunities for music educators to hear inspiring performances, to learn about new strategies…

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  • 2025 Minnesota Dance Summit

    February 4, 2025

    Minnesota dance educators came together this past weekend for the 2025 Dance Summit hosted by Mary Harding, Perpich’s Dance Education Specialist. This year’s guest presenter was Cleo Mack (Dance 1994), Director of Dance at Middlesex County Magnet Schools in New Jersey, co-owner…

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  • Perpich Center Partners with Arts Education Organizations This Month

    August 29, 2024

    The Professional Development and Resource Programs (PDR) group at Perpich Center for Arts Education partnered with three of Minnesota’s arts education organizations this month to offer professional development: American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA-MN), Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA), and Dance…

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