This workshop explores a music-enriched Montessori environment for teaching the whole child. Gain musical confidence as we explore the following topics through lecture and hands on exercises:
- Research and child development
- Music-enriched Montessori environment
- Montessori Educators – building musical confidence
- Curriculum timeframe
- Lesson plans – music and movement/bell materials
The comprehensive music curriculum is presented in an easy to follow fun-filled daily lesson plan format, with music and movement sing-along CDs, suggested activities and bell material presentations.
Take home practical suggestions to use immediately in your classroom, resource guides, lesson plans for every week of the year’s curriculum. Just pop in the CD and follow the 30 minute lesson. Each carefully formatted lesson plan includes music and movement activities, vocal exercises, solfege instruction, opportunities for use of percussion instruments, rhythm exploration, and suggestions for corresponding sensorial bell presentations. Further lesson plans include introduction to the orchestra through the musical tale for children “Peter and the Wolf”; the study of music from around the world; make various instruments for creative expression; music notation materials and composition. All while having musical fun!
Presented by Maureen Harris of Montessori Mozarts
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CAMT MINI CONFERENCE
Wednesday April 21 2010, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Montessori Jewish Day School
55 Yeoman's Road North York (Bathurst south of Sheppard)
2 Workshops for One Low Price!
$55 for members / $75 for non-members
1:00 – 2:30 pm Jennifer Kolari - Happy Parents/Happy Kids
2:30 – 3:00 pm Refreshment Break
3:00 – 5:00 pm Dr. Ira Schweitzer – Teaching Children with ADD and ADHD
Jennifer Kolari
Author of the book 'Connected Parenting', Jennifer will guide teachers on how to be an effective and eloquent communicator to parents.
Happy Parents/ Happy Kids - Building trust with parents with The Connected Classroom
Managing parent relationships is vital to student and school success, and is an important part of a strong school community. Developed by Jennifer Kolari, the Connected Parenting model will show participants how The Connected Classroom helps directresses enhance their relationships with both parents and children. This technique helps parents trust in the Montessori program which will allow teachers to do what they do best.
Based on neurological research, this workshop is fascinating, funny, and full of powerful techniques that really work. Using anecdotes, humour, and sample dialogue, the audience will be introduced to the Connected Parenting/ Connected Classroom model. Both theory and practice will be explained step-by-step. Participants will leave inspired with practical and useful strategies to try as soon as they get back to the classroom.
Dr. Ira Schweitzer
Certified in co-operative education techniques as well as in “brain learning” techniques for the classroom teacher, Dr. Schweitzer will talk about children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD and how we as teachers can help them in the classroom environment.
Teaching Children with ADD and ADHD
This workshop will primarily focus on how the brain reacts in children with various learning differences. Dr. Ira Schweitzer is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario, has a Doctorate in Education and Social Change as well as a certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from the Toronto Association of Professional Education and is currently the director of Education at Temple Sinai.
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Strategies for September
Saturday June 26, 9 a.m. – 3:00 pm
Presented by: Mary Flewelling-Pinchen
Hosted by: Toronto Montessori Institute
8569 Bayview Ave. Richmond Hill
Cost: $60 for members / $75 for non-members
Does the thought of the first week of school make your heart beat faster?
Do you tremble when you think of facing your students for the first time? Do you find yourself lying awake at night rehearsing and re-rehearsing what you will say and do? Good!
Believe it or not, you are already on the right track! Recognizing the significance of September is the first step towards developing a successful, normalized casa classroom.
“Strategies for September” is a workshop designed for new and “nearly-new” casa teachers who are eager to get off to the right start in September. Participants will learn how to plant the “seeds of success” by undertaking a thorough examination of what needs to happen in the casa classroom during the first few critical weeks of September.
This seminar will explore:
- how to prepare the casa environment for the new school year,
- how to plan for orientation,
- how to foster parent readiness and support, and
- how to establish the necessary framework for a child-centered classroom.
Specific step-by-step instruction involving important introductory exercises and activities will be demonstrated and discussed in detail. Participants will receive a sample orientation plan and parent education outline in addition to song, story and finger-play suggestions.
If you are experiencing September “stage-fright”, (or think that you might), then this workshop is for you!
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