Call for Research Posters 2025

• Presenter must be a current member of the National Association for Music Education
• Selected presenters must provide their own physical poster of one of the following sizes: 36”x36” or 36”x48”.
• Selected presenters must register for and attend the Wisconsin State Music Conference.

Projects selected for the research poster session will have posters put on display on Thursday and Friday of the Wisconsin State Music Conference (in the exhibit hall on Thursday and in the main lobby/entrance on Friday). On Thursday of the conference, poster presenters will take part in a one hour research poster session in which they informally discuss their projects with attendees. 

Upon selection, presenters are expected to create and print a physical poster of 36”x36” or 36”x48” dimensions that can stand on a folding easel stand. Posters should include the following information: 

• Title
  
• Research Presenter name
  
• Purpose – What I wanted to know and why it is important (150 words or less)
  
• Methodology – What I did (150 words or less)
  
• Findings – What I found, usually organized by theme (300 words or less)
  
• Implications
  • Applications to practice – Ways that your can apply what you found in your study that can inform current or future teaching practice (2-3 ideas; 200 words or less)
  • Future Research – Additional research that could be based on this idea (1-2 ideas; 150 words or less)
• Discussion – Connecting what you learned with what other scholars have found (300 words or less)
• School Name and Logo
• Charts (1-3 optional to illustrate your findings)
• References: Include all pertinent references in APA citation into a Google Doc named “Your Name” (2025) – Title of Your Project (poster). Ensure it is shared so that “anyone with the link” can “view.” Copy and paste the share URL into a QR code generator (such as https://shorturl.at/NIAR4). Put the QR code on your poster labeled with “References via QR Code”  
  • APA: Consider using Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA resources: https://shorturl.at/1lioa
• Audio description: Record yourself in no longer than 5 minutes. Either upload to Google Drive or YouTube, named “Your Name” (2024) – Title of Your Project (audio). Ensure it is shared so that “anyone with the link” can “view” or, if using Youtube, that is listed as “unlisted” and not set to private. Copy and paste the share URL into a QR code generator. Put the QR code on your poster labeled with “Audio Description.” This is an important step that will make your work more accessible for all participants.  

• Drop-off and set-up posters: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
• In-person poster presentation in the exhibit hall: Thursday, October 30, 2025
• Posters on display in lobby: Friday, October 31, 2025
• Take down poster: Friday, October 31, 2025 between 3-4 PM