Date: June 9th 2024
Venue: Windmill Lane Quarter Home - Windmill QTR
Time: 11am - 1pm (lunch) | 2pm - 4pm
Cost:
- €35 for workshop attendees (non-SI member)
- €50 for workshop attendee and sign-up as annual Individual membership to Sing Ireland.
- €20 for current Sing Ireland members.
Information:
Dr Anita Collins will lead you through a series of activities that will:
- Explore how music learning enhance the brain development of children and adults
- Challenge many of the commonly held myths about music learning
- Share her approach to music education advocacy and help you find your own comfortable and effective way to advocate
- Help you share the value of what you do with parents, school leaders, non-music teachers and beyond.
Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Anita is best known for her role as on-screen expert and campaign lead for the Don’t Stop the Music documentary that aired on the ABC in late 2018 and author of The Music Advantage. She is internationally recognized for her unique work in translating the scientific research of neuroscientists and psychologists to the everyday parent, teacher and student. Anita brings a wealth of experience as an active educator to every presentation. She is an experienced classroom teachers and conductor (Canberra Grammar School), has been musical director for three award winning productions and she has over a decade of experience as a teacher educator across all areas of tertiary education (University of Canberra and the Australian National University).
