Arts Integration Professional Development Workshop for Educators
Event Information
Description
Note: If you are paying by Check, Purchase Order/Voucher contact Kyle Conner at kconner@njpac.org or 973.353.8055 to register.
MOVING THROUGH MATH—Grouping Games for Teaching the Language of Mathematics
Facilitator: Marcia Daft
During Grouping Games, students move around the room, create frozen body shapes, and work in groups to represent core concepts in K-6 mathematics. These experiences provide learners with strong kinesthetic, visual, and spatial representations of math. Students describe their work using sentence stems to strengthen their correct usage and understanding of mathematical language.
These learning experiences embrace the multiple intelligences, or multiple learning styles. This invites natural differentiation into the classroom. Students have the opportunity to experience math concepts through a wide range of learning modalities.
Musical Adventures: A Door to Writing
Facilitator: Marcia Daft
Music opens the imagination and helps students develop powerful sensory images that stimulate language and vocabulary development. In this participatory workshop, teachers explore how to use music to guide and enhance students’ creative writing. Participants discover how this music-based process involves students in developing listening skills and visual imagery, brainstorming descriptive vocabulary, determining importance, establishing mood, and learning how to structure a story outline.
Course includes a Professional Development Certificate
(6 credit hours), printed materials, catered breakfast and lunch.
Marcia Daft
Marcia Daft is the Founder of Moving Through Math and Teaching the Music of Language. Marcia’s unique teaching methods have been energizing classrooms, performing arts centers, and school districts across the United States for over twenty-five years. Marcia produces award-winning children’s books, instructional materials, and videos that bring arts-integrated learning to life in the classroom.
Marcia is a national workshop presenter for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. She has traveled nationally and internationally as a Master Artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts. And she serves as Arts Integration Consultant for school districts and performing arts organizations in every state. Ms. Daft has developed museum exhibitions and educational programs for the Smithsonian Institution. She has written more than twenty children's educational booklets with CD’s for The Smithsonian Institution and the National Symphony Orchestra. Marcia presents her work in both English and Spanish.
FAQ
What is the cost to attend this workshop?
Thanks to the generous support of our funders, we are excited to offer this workshop as a "pay what you can" opportunity. Any support you provide helps to cover the costs of providing the workshop and continuing our professional development offerings. The value of this full day workshop is $75, however ANY amount helps to defray the costs of your participation and the participation of those unable to afford making a contribution. If you are unable to contribute to your ticket cost we ask that you still RSVP as a "Free Ticket". We'll welcome you either way for the full experience. Advance registration is required.
Can I pay by Purchase Order or Check?
YES! Call Kyle Conner at 973.353.8055 or email kconner@njpac.org to order.
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
For directions and parking, visit www.njpac.org/plan-your-visit/directions. $3 parking validation will be provided when parking in Military Park Garage directly across from NJPAC.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Direct all questions to Kyle Conner at 973.353.8055 or kconner@njpac.org.
Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?
No. Please make sure the registration name is also the individual attending.
