Moving Through Science Livecast

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center

NJPAC's Virtual Professional Development offers workshops that can inspire, educate, and reinvigorate your teaching strategies!

<h1>Moving Through Science</h1><p></p><h2><em>This is a two-part workshop!</em></h2><h2>Thu, Apr 23, 2020 10-11:30am</h2><h2>Fri, Apr 24, 2020 10-11:30am</h2><p></p><p>Creative movement provides an opportunity to reach all learners, particularly the kinesthetic learner, in ways that allow them to process and retain information effectively and efficiently. In this workshop, teachers examine ways to enhance the teaching of science topics, such as the rainforest habitat, water cycle, rock cycle, plant life cycle, and states of matter, through movement. Participants explore how to involve students in active learning through warm-ups, improvisation, and simple structures for composing dances.</p><p></p><p>Course includes a Professional Development Certificate (3 credit hours) and virtual materials.</p><p></p><p><strong>Support for Arts Education Professional Development programs is provided by: Mars Wrigley, Panasonic, TD Charitable Foundation, Turrell Fund, Wolf Trap,  and the Victoria Foundation.</strong></p>

<h2>Kimberli Boyd</h2><p></p><p>Kimberli Boyd  is a dancer, performing artist, teaching artist, and arts in education consultant. She believes that “art is powerful – dance is empowering…” and has toured extensively, conducting workshops and residencies for many major presenters, nationally and internationally. Her work with students and educators Pre-K through 12 and beyond integrates basic elements and principles of dance with best practices in teaching and learning. The result is a simple yet dynamic and highly effective approach to enhancing student learning, critical thinking, literacy, and creativity in other core subject areas such as language arts, science, history, social studies, and more. A graduate of Florida State University, and a former member of the critically acclaimed Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Washington, D.C., Ms. Boyd is the founding artistic director of “Dancing Between the Lines” solo performance company and arts-as-education organization based in the Detroit metropolitan area.</p>

<h2>FAQ</h2><p></p><p><strong>What is the cost to attend this workshop?</strong></p><p>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 workshop is $75, however ANY amount helps to defray the costs of your participation.</p><p></p><p><strong>Where is this workshop located?</strong></p><p>ONLINE! After registering through Eventbrite you will receive a Zoom invitation link and meeting password.</p><p></p><p><strong>What happens if I have to miss any part of the livestream?</strong></p><p>If for some reason you're unable to attend one of the workshop days or miss any instruction, our team will follow up with an on-demand version of the course. The on-demand version includes a video recording of the facilitator and an archive of the chat.</p><p></p><p><strong>How can I contact the organizer with any questions?</strong></p><p>Direct all questions to Kyle Conner at 973.353.8055 or kconner@njpac.org.</p>

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