OkMEA Beginning Teacher Workshop – September 15, 2018

Dr. Margaret Berg, Professor and Chair of Music Education at the University of Colorado, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and string pedagogy. Berg received her BS in music education from Case Western Reserve University, BM in violin from the Cleveland Institute of Music, MMEd from the University of Cincinnati, and PhD from Northwestern University. Previously she was on the faculty at Ball State University, and has also taught at DePaul University and in the Cincinnati Public Schools.

Berg has published articles in research journals, practitioner journals, and chapters in several books including the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra series. She has presented on string orchestra curriculum and assessment, mentor teacher development, effective practice, chamber music, and teacher education at numerous state, national, and international conferences. Berg  is also an orchestra festival clinician and is a faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Middle School Ensemble Program. Berg has served on the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Executive Board as chair of the Content Development and Mentoring Program committees. Berg is a founding member of the ASTA Mentoring Program committee and continues to design and implement professional development workshops for mentors and early career teachers.