• classroom and vocal music educator for 20 years
  
• currently teaching educational technology at the University of Vermont
• also workshops and courses in music and technology
  

• University of New Hampshire graduate in music education
• masters - the Creative Arts in Learning, Lesley College
• doctoral candidate - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Vermont
• research interests in music and technology, education reform and the influence of technology
  

• initial grant in 1995
• subsequent grants through US DOE and US Department of Commerce in conjunction with other groups
• recently awarded grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
• new funding through the Argosy Foundation to help Vermont schools establish music composition labs

The Commercial

• Project coordination, grant writing, site visits, password protected website maintanence, online mentoring, event coordination, etc.
• I was a founding member in 1995 and have been project coordinator since 1996.
• Presented sessions at national and regional conference -  MENC, NECC, National School Board Association Technology + Learning, state MEA conferences

• password protected website for sharing and critique
• pay professional composers to mentor
  

• one-day workshop sessions in fall and spring
  
• 4 day Arts and Technology Summer Institute
• occasional Interactive Learning Network presentations/discussion
  
• online resources
  

• hire professional ensembles for spring and fall concerts
• students submit works for the instrumentation available
• local opportunities
  

• Introduction
• Vermont MIDI Project website and features
  
• Visit compositions in progress on the password protected site
• Questions
• Class discussion

• Protocols that members agree upon- pdf file you can view on resources page
• Composer mentors are trained and observed - most are Vermonters but we have Tim Bowlby from Champaign IL, and occasionally Sammy Nestico from CA
  
• Crane School of Music students in a practicum class serve as mentors