Sparkplug Developmental Movement Workshop And Teacher-Training!
Are you interested in bringing Movement for Little Ones to your community? Sparkplug Dance offers the following workshops and teacher-trainings, and can make arrangements to come to YOU
“Look at me, I’m becoming neurologically hardwired!” Human Movement Patterning and Correlated Brain Development
Spend a relaxed workshop learning how movement effects the developing brain and how we can use current brain research to help us to stimulate and nurture our children. Examine the connection between movement and correlated physical and cognitive skills. Explore creative movement activities that focus on the social and emotional intelligence. This mini-course will be a mixture of dance and discussion. Come prepared to move, learn and have fun! Children 6 weeks - age 3 and their parents are encouraged to attend. Members of the Birthing Community, Childbirth Educators, Doulas and anyone with an area interest in the Healing Arts will also relate to the material covered. Also will be of interest to future parents, early childhood educators or care providers.
Creative Movement as a Learning Tool in Early Childhood Education
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll take a concept-based creative movement approach to math, science, language arts, social studies and classroom dynamics. We’ll actively explore the theory of the multiple intelligences. We’ll play with new movement vocabulary as it relates to academic learning, and we’ll share some concrete applications that teachers and caregivers can bring to their classrooms on Monday morning. Throughout the class, we’ll emphasize opportunities for inclusion and engagement for children of all abilities, the ways in which movement enhances brain growth and development, and how and why to bring movement play into kids’ lives and learning every day. You don’t have to be a ‘dancer’ to enjoy this class: Please wear comfy clothes and come prepared to move!
“But I have two left feet!”: Dance education for teachers who don’t think they can dance!
Teachers in traditional classrooms are bearing more of the weight of budget cuts and growing class sizes, and many are frustrated that dance, and many arts, are falling into their laps to teach as well as other subjects. Kids need to move, but who is teaching teachers some fun ways to making movement educational? In this introductory workshop, we will explore some of the many ways we can use movement to teach and learn about a wide array of academic pursuits, from math to reading, history to science. Have fun, let your kids move and relate as they learn, and get those PE requirements done all at the same time! With the concept-based, brain-compatible approach, every child can learn.
For information on how to host a movement workshop or teacher training in your area, please email: rachael@sparkplugdance.org
