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Building a Playful EYFS and Primary Classroom Through Music and Dance

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Building a Playful EYFS and Primary Classroom Through Music and Dance

Programme Overview

Comfortable clothing should be worn to this training as we will be moving and playing.

Topic
Music and Movement
Delivery Model Face to Face sessions
What is Included
  • Certificate of attendance.
  • Course material 
  • Refreshments and lunch (if applicable)
Cost
  • AED 1980 per delegate plus 5% VAT
  • Discounts available for 3 or more delegates from the same school.
  • If you would like bespoke, in-school training, please contact Rebecca (rebecca@infinitelearning.ae) for more information.
Deadline booking date:

Wednesday 8th February 2023
 
Date of Training Wednesday 22nd March 2023
and
Thursday 23rd March 2023
Time (UAE) 8:30am to 4:30pm
Venue Dubai – to be confirmed


Please note:  If COVID restrictions are introduced, this course will become an online training session.

Target audience

EYFS and PRIMARY Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Specialists.

Aims of the course
  • Always curious about the power of music and movement in your classroom but not sure where to start?
  • Come join us for two days of music making – no experience necessary! – and come away with the tools and confidence to sing, say, dance, and play with your students.
  • From brain breaks to yoga and small group compositions to folk dance, music and movement has a wonderful role to play in the classroom if you open your mind to the possibilities.
Intended outcomes

Through active participation, group discussions and practice teaching time we will explore:

  • Simple ways to sing, say, dance, and play together
  • The educational and scientific benefits of music and movement in the general classroom
  • How brain breaks, yoga, and more can be implemented and explored with ease
  • Growing your own musical and movement knowledge through active music-making and tools to take a song and create with it in the classroom
  • The approach to elementary music entitled Orff Schulwerk and the process from exploration to imitation to improvisation to composition with easy-to-comprehend terminology and experiences for non-music teachers
  • Tools necessary to create small group music and movement activities in the classroom
  • The joy of music-making with others and the encouragement needed to feel confident bringing music and movement into your own classroom and with your own students

Matthew Stensrud

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Matthew Stensrud, Teacher & Music Educator is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed elementary music teacher currently living in the United States and teaching preschool through fourth grade general music and movement at the prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC. He was a key content contributor to the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE, & Other Special Areas and specializes in building a student-centered, inclusive, and responsive classroom for all. Now in his twelfth-year teaching, Matthew has both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and his certification in Orff Schulwerk, an approach to music education that embraces playfulness, imagination, and creativity. As a teacher leader, Matthew presents workshops and classes to teachers across the world – from New York to Beijing – and often shares his expertise with fellow educators online through Instagram (@mistersorff), YouTube (www.youtube.com/matthewstensrud), and his website www.mistersorff.com.

Programme details:

Always curious about the power of music and movement in your classroom but not sure where to start? Come join us for two days of music making – no experience necessary! – and come away with the tools and confidence to sing, say, dance, and play with your students. From brain breaks to yoga and small group compositions to folk dance, music and movement has a wonderful role to play in the classroom if you open your mind to the possibilities.

Please note: Comfortable clothing should be worn to this training as we will be moving and playing.

 

Day One
08:30 Registration and refreshments
08:45 Singing, Saying, Playing, & Dancing
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Purpose of Music & Movement in the Classroom
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Simple Games, Brain Breaks, Yoga, and More
16:30 Finish

 

Day Two
08:30 Registration and refreshments
08:45 Body Percussion and Folk Dance
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Small Group Musical Creations
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 What’s Next? Taking these Ideas Back to Your Students
16:30 Finish

 

د.إ1980
Trainer:
Matthew Stensrud
Duration:
2 day
Sessions:
2
Language:
English

Natalie Croome is a cross-curricular generalist, specialising in helping teams hone in on just what it is that student learning is showing them about possible areas of focus for teacher and/or leader learning. Using Professional Learning Standards as drivers in the design of high-quality Professional Learning Programmes, Natalie guides teams of leaders through engaging inquiries, honing in on connecting teacher learning to student learning. Natalie brings a fresh, adaptable and flexible approach to her work in leading Professional Learning; keeping it open to questions, research and taking a personal approach to the design process. In this way, she involves Professional Learners in the whole process, from identifying the focus area/s, designing the learning,facilitation, school-based practice, sharing findings, asking new questions... Areas of expertise include teacher identity, the ethics and professional practice of international education, global education pedagogies, bilingual & multilingual classrooms, inquiry-based learning, Cognitive Coaching, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, collaborative happiness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence. Natalie combines a professional approach with a sense of fun and a passion for connecting with people, building relationships, and leveraging curiosity, creativity and play as powerful learning tools.

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