First Winter Workshop:
Aileen Miracle
Nurturing Growth Through Assessment
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Virtual
This workshop will explore how to nurture students’ musical growth through assessment, using informal observation, technology, and more. Several assessments for the elementary music room will be shared, from solo singing, to rhythm dictation, to melodic assessment. Sample rubrics and rubric models will also be explored. Attendees will leave the session with many ideas for a variety of grade levels, and a plan for choosing and using assessments.
About Our Clinician
Aileen Miracle has 24 years of elementary music teaching experience, and is now the Unified Arts Curriculum Supervisor for Olentangy Schools, supporting all Unified Arts teachers in her district. Aileen received her Bachelor of Music Education from Central Michigan University in 1999, and her Master of Music in Music Education from Capital University in 2003; she completed her masters studies at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary. Aileen has served in several leadership positions locally, regionally, and nationally, and has taught Kodály levels at Colorado State University, DePaul University, and Capital University. In 2016, Aileen was awarded “Teacher of the Year” at Cheshire Elementary. She enjoys sharing music education ideas through her blog, Aileen’s Music Room, her podcast, The Music Room, through her music education store, and through presenting workshops. Her family includes her 21-year-old daughter Jenna, who plays flute, guitar, and ukulele, and is an English major at Ohio University, and her 13-year-old daughter Macy, who loves to Irish dance!
Location
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Address
Christopher Newport University
1 Avenue of the Arts,
Newport News, VA 23606
Parking Information
Parking can be found in the rear of the Ferguson Center in the Ferguson Center Parking Deck (there is no charge for parking). After leaving the Parking garage head toward the rear middle entrance of the Ferguson building. We will have signs posted on the door. As soon as you enter, you will be in the lobby of our gathering space, room 106- the large band rehearsal room. Coffee/tea and light refreshments will be available starting at 8:30am.
