With the implementation of Responsive Classroom in elementary schools across the country, music educators can be an influential voice in the successful use of this process based, community driven and exploration centered approach. Come and learn more about the basics of Responsive Classroom, how it looks in the elementary classroom, and why Responsive Classroom is a natural fit in the Schulwerk. Join us for a morning full of playing, speaking, singing, moving and creating!
WHEN: March 10, 2018 (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
WHERE: William Paterson University: University Commons (Machuga Student Center) Room 171B (see WPUNJ's website for a campus map)
REGISTRATION: visit our registration page for more info
Matthew Stensrud currently teaches kindergarten through fifth grade general music at Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. He received his Master of Music Education from George Mason University and Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He completed his Orff Schulwerk certification at the San Francisco International Orff Course in 2013 and is an Orff Schulwerk approved Teacher Educator of Movement. Matthew frequently writes about and presents workshops on the unique combination of Responsive Classroom and Orff Schulwerk in the elementary music classroom, served on the Board of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and was a key content contributor for the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE and Other Special Areas. Beyond the classroom, he serves as Lead Mentor at his school, is on the Advocacy Leadership Force of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and is an Influence Leader with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He lives in Alexandria, VA.
WHEN: March 10, 2018 (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
WHERE: William Paterson University: University Commons (Machuga Student Center) Room 171B (see WPUNJ's website for a campus map)
REGISTRATION: visit our registration page for more info
Matthew Stensrud currently teaches kindergarten through fifth grade general music at Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. He received his Master of Music Education from George Mason University and Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He completed his Orff Schulwerk certification at the San Francisco International Orff Course in 2013 and is an Orff Schulwerk approved Teacher Educator of Movement. Matthew frequently writes about and presents workshops on the unique combination of Responsive Classroom and Orff Schulwerk in the elementary music classroom, served on the Board of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and was a key content contributor for the book Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE and Other Special Areas. Beyond the classroom, he serves as Lead Mentor at his school, is on the Advocacy Leadership Force of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and is an Influence Leader with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He lives in Alexandria, VA.
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