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Autumn Workshops 2023 By: Margaret Swain - 8/25/2023
Here is a list of professional development workshops for teachers that will take place starting in September of 2023. Click on each link for more information on these great educational opportunities. We are continuing to add more events to this list, and we will do our best to keep it up to date. However, we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. September 9th-10th, 2023 Dance Educators Association of Washington 2023 DEAW Annual Conference: Dance as an Act of... University of Washington - Seattle, WA Info. at www.deawa.org September 14th-16th, 2023 Alaska Orff Chapter featuring David Row The Art of Possibility: Exploring and Expanding our Horizons Lutheran Church of Hope - Anchorage, AK Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.org September 23rd, 2023 Inland Empire Orff Chapter featuring Aaron Williams Games Galore Snowdon Elementary School - Cheney, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org October 6th-7th, 2023 Idaho Orff Chapter featuring BethAnn Hepburn Real Life Community Church - Nampa, ID Info. at www.idahoorff.org October 7th, 2023 Northwest Kodály Educators featuring Andrea Krein Let’s Rock Things Up: Modern Band in the Kodaly Classroom Location TBA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com October 14th, 2023 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Patrick Ware Creative Movement, Big and Small Location TBA Info. at www.portlandorff.org October 18th-20th, 2023 The Montana Music Educators Association Conference Hellgate High School - Missoula, MT Info. at www.mtmusiced.com October 21st, 2023 Evergreen Orff Chapter featuring Leah Kmetz Books and Buckets are my Jam Roosevelt Elementary School - Olympia, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com October 21st, 2023 Inland Empire Orff Chapter Sharing Music and Children's Literature Snowdon Elementary School - Cheney, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org October 28th, 2023 Northwest Kodály Educators Kodaly Inspired Music Education with a Global Perspective Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com November 1st-4th, 2023 2023 American Orff Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference ¡Viva! Albuquerque, NM Info. at www.aosa.org November 5th, 2023 Creative Dance Center featuring Mary Ann Brehm Feeling to Form: Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org November 13th, 2023 Creative Dance Center featuring Terry Goetz BrainDance: Birth to 5-years & Primary Grades Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org


Summer Courses 2023 By: Margaret Swain - 3/7/2023
Here is a list of upcoming teacher training courses being held either remotely or in person during the summer of 2023. We will do our best to keep this list up to date, but we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. Photo credit: Bronwen Houck June 19th-30th, 2023 Alaska Orff Chapter Levels Course Level I Certification Program Lutheran Church of Hope - Anchorage, AK Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.org June 19th-30th, 2023 San Francisco Orff Course: Orff-Afrique Masterclass Nunya Music Academy - Dzodze, Ghana Info. at www.sforff.org June 26th-28th, 2023 World Music Pedagogy Teaching Music/Teaching Culture Course Online Webinar Course presented via Zoom Info. at www.folkways.si.edu June 29th-July 22nd, 2023 Creative Dance Center Online Summer Dance Institute for Teachers 2023 Presented via Zoom Info. at www.creativedance.org July 3rd-15th, 2023 Kodály Levels Program of Seattle Level I, Level II, Level III, and Kodály Sampler Info. at www.kodalylevelsseattle.com July 9th-15th, 2023 The Port Townsend Early Music Workshop University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA Info. at www.seattle-recorder.org July 17th-21st, 2023 Creative Dance Center In-Person Summer Dance Institute for Teachers 2023 The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org July 17th-21st, 2023 San Francisco Orff Course featuring Doug Goodkin The Jazz Course: The Orff Approach to Teaching Jazz to All Ages San Francisco, CA Info. at www.sforff.org July 19th-21st, 2023 San Francisco Orff Course featuring Janet Greene Orff Music & Movement in Early Childhood The San Francisco School - San Francisco, CA Info. at www.sforff.org July 24th-August 4th, 2023 San Francisco Orff Levels Course Levels I, II & III Certification Program Hidden Valley Music Seminars - Carmel Valley, CA Info. at www.sforff.org July 24th-August 4th, 2023 Portland Orff Levels Course Levels I, II, and III Certification Program Cascade Middle School - Vancouver, WA Info. at www.portlandorff.org

Margaret Swain

I enjoy working to connect teachers to quality books and instruments for music and dance education. I hope you find my blog useful and interesting.

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