Presenter/Professional Development
Recent Professional Development Topics Presented by Dr. Jenny L. Neff:
- Recruiting and Retention Post-Pandemic (Secondary)
- Should It Stay or Should It Go? (All Areas)
- Student Engagement in the Online Classroom (All Areas)
- Assessment Makeover (All Areas )
- Something Old, Something New Something Borrowed, Something Blue, It's Not About You: Selecting Repertoire (Instrumental Ensembles)
- Using the People's Library To Inspire Your Students in Band (Band)
- No Time For Questions! Or Is There? (All Areas)
- Infusing Critical and Creative Thinking in Your Ensembles (Instrumental Ensembles)
- Introducing & Unpacking the National Core Music Standards (All Areas)
**Contact Jenny to customize your professional development topic, planning, and activities.
Jenny Neff has presented at state, regional, and national conferences, as well as for universities, professional development in-service days, and webinars. Contact Jenny to customize your professional development topics or in-service needs.
PMEA Model Curriculum Framework Tool Training: Jenny is a trainer for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Model Curriculum Framework tool and is happy to work with your district/organization through PMEA. See below for previous engagements.
Some Previous Engagements - see resume for complete list
- Professional Development Presenter, September 2020 - Carroll County Public Schools, MD - Student Engagement in the Online Classroom
- Guest Panelist, June 2020 - Grammy Education Coalition - Developing Young Women for Music Careers
- Guest Speaker, June 2020 - Towson University Graduate Course (A Study of Emerging Wind Band Repertoire) - Something Old, Something New Something Borrowed, Something Blue (It's Not About You)
- Webinar, June 2020 - Women Banding Together - Actionable Steps Towards Change
- Presenter, June 2020 - International Music Education Summit - Using the People's Library To Inspire Your Students in Band
- Webinar Panel, May 2020 - Women Banding Together - Transitioning With Resilience
- Webinar, April 2020 - Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Webinar Series - Self-Care in a Selfie World: Bringing Your Philosophy Into Focus (co-presenter w/ David Knott)
- Presenter, March 2020 - Rowan University NAfME Collegiate, NJ - On Your Mark...Get Set...Engage Your Ensemble
- Professional Development Day, January 2020 - Manteca Unified School District, Manteca, CA - Introducing & Unpacking the California Music Standards (Sponsored by Conn-Selmer Education Division)
- Co-Presenter - National Association for Music Education, Orlando, Nov. 2019 - Singing and Moving with Primary Sources (w/ Carolyn Bennett)
- Professional Development Day, Nov. 2019 - Cape May Regional School District Music Faculty - Creativity & Assessment
- Co-Presenter - PMEA, Nov. 2019 - Surviving & Thriving: How to Support Girls in the Jazz Band (w/ Gregg Eskin)
- Presenter - Women Band Directors International, July 2019 - How to Support Girls in the Group
- Presenter - Zeswitz Music’s 5th Annual Professional Development Symposium, June 2019 - Assessment Makeover
- Co-Presenter - Key of She Jazz Conference, UArts, Phil., April 2019 - Fostering Girls in the Group
- Presenter - CMEA, Hartford, CT, April 2019 - Introducing the New Intermediate Band Unit Plans from NAfME/LOC
- Presenter - MMEA (Boston), Feb. 2019 - Introducing the New Intermediate Band Unit Plans from NAfME/LOC
- Presenter - NJMEA, Feb. 2019 - No Teacher is an Island: Tools for Survival in Today's Climate
- Professional Development Day, Feb. 2019 - Lenape Regional School District, NJ - National Music Standards & Advocacy
- Co-Presenter - National Association for Music Education, Dallas, Nov. 2018 - Leading Students to Artistic Choices and
Ownership in Middle School Band and Orchestra (w/ Elizabeth Fortune) - Presenter - PMEA District 11 In-service Day, 2018 - Introducing the Newly Released Intermediate Band Unit
Plans from the NAfME/Library of Congress Project - Presenter - PMEA District 11 In-service Day, 2018 - No Teacher is an Island: Tools for Survival in Today’s Climate
- Presenter - Vermont Music Educators Association, Oct. 2018 - No Teacher is an Island: Tools for Survival in Today’s
Climate - Co-Presenter - National Assembly, Library of Congress, 2018 - A Curriculum Project of NAfME and the Library of Congress - Teaching with Primary Sources
- Guest Speaker - UArts, Aspiring to Excel course, June 2018 - No Teacher is an Island: Tools for Survival in Today’s Climate
- Presenter - Zeswitz Music’s 4th Annual Professional Development Symposium, June 2018 - No Teacher is an Island: Tools for Survival in Today’s Climate
- Presenter - PMEA State Conference, 2018 - Student Engagement in the Middle School Instrumental Classroom
- Presenter - New Hampshire Music Educators Conference, 2018 - Engaging the Ensemble: Real-World Examples to Help
Students Create Meaningful Music-Making - Co-Presenter - The Midwest Clinic: International Band and Orchestra Conference, 2017 - Enhancing the Ensemble Experience Using Composer Skype Sessions (w/ Dr. Scott Watson)
- Presenter - PMEA District 12 In-service Day, 2017 - Engaging the Ensemble: Real-World Examples to Help Engage Students and Create Meaningful Music Making
- Co-Presenter - PMEA District 10 In-service Day, 2017 - Enhancing the Ensemble Experience Using Composer Skype Sessions (w/ Dr. Scott Watson)
- Presenter - DMEA State Arts Day, Oct. 2017 - Engaging the Ensemble: Are We Asking Enough of Our Students?
- Presenter - Zeswitz Music’s 3rd Annual Professional Development Symposium, June 2017 - Engaging the Ensemble: Are We Asking Enough of Our Students?
- Co-Presenter - NAfME Eastern Division Conference, April 2017 - Using Composer Skype Sessions to Make Meaningful Connections (w/ Dr. Scott Watson)
- Presenter - PMEA District 11 In-service Day, 2016 - Engaging Students Through Deeper Content Connections
- Presenter - DMEA State Arts Day, Sept. 2016 - Lost in Translation: Articulating a Common Language
- Presenter - Zeswitz Music’s 2nd Annual Professional Development Symposium, June 2016 - Lost in Translation: Articulating a Common Language
- Co-Presenter for NAfME Eastern Division Conference, April 2015 - The New National Music Standards: How to Unpack Them and Use Them in the Band Classroom (w/ Scott Sheehan & Dennis Emert)
- Co-Presenter for PMEA District 11 In-service Day, 2014 - Unpacking the New Common Core Arts Standards (w/ Elizabeth Sokolowski)
- Co-Presenter for NAMM, June 2013 - Turnaround Arts Initiative Conference, I Want THAT Music Program (w/ Anne Sterner-Porecca and Mary Luehrsen)
- Panel Member - PMEA All-State Conference, Pittsburgh, April 2010 - Embracing Change (led by Sharon Potter)
- Presenter - PMEA District 11 In-service Day, 2009 - Promoting Music Education through Advocacy
- Guest Speaker at Eastern University, March, 2009 - Promoting Music Education through Advocacy
- Guest Speaker at Susquehanna University, February 2011 - Promoting Music Education through Advocacy
- Guest Speaker at Temple University, April 2011 - Promoting Music Education through Advocacy
Jenny L. Neff Ed.D ~ Music Educator and Educational Leader
Jenny's Creative EDge Created 2018 ~ Jenny's Creative EDge L.L.C., established 2020
Jenny's Creative EDge Created 2018 ~ Jenny's Creative EDge L.L.C., established 2020