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Winter and Spring Workshops 2026 By: Margaret Swain - 12/11/2025
Here is a list of professional development workshops for teachers that will take place starting in January of 2026. 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. January 16th-17th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators featuring Anne Mileski "Early Improvisation and Sequencing Singing Games with Self-Determination Theory" Woodmoor Elementary School - Bothell, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com January 24th, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter Sharing "Adaptive Music Focus" Evergreen Elementary School - Spanaway, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com January 25th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Lauren Harrison "The Ground We Share: Movement for Restoration & Community Care" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org January 31st, 2026 Northern California Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Matthew Otto "Choral Classroom Refresher" The San Francisco School - San Francisco, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org February 21st, 2026 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Dr. Paul Cribari and Dr. Rick Layton "Composing in the Elemental Style" Orchards Elementary School - Vancouver, WA Info. at www.portlandorff.org February 21st, 2026 Idaho Orff Chapter Workshop featuring Sara Posey "Artful, Playful, Mindfulness: Integrating SEL into Orff Schulwerk" Willow Creek Elementary School - Nampa, ID Info. at www.idahoorff.org February 27th-March 1st, 2026 Alaska Orff Chapter featuring Drue Bullington Elemental Pedagogy Playshop Lutheran Church of Hope and Loussac Library - Anchorage, AK Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.org March 6th-8th, 2026 Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conference "Building Harmony in Community" Chicago, IL Info. at www.oake.org March 7th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Annie Hughes "Movement Matters: Creative Dance in Early Childhood" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org March 21st, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter featuring Gerard Stokes "Playing with the Schulwerk" Christa McAuliffe Elementary - Sammamish WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com March 21st, 2026 Inland Empire Orff Chapter Spring Sharing Trent Elementary School - Spokane Valley, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org March 27th-28th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators featuring Jill Trinka "Folk Songs, Play Parties, and Dulcimers" Assumption St. Bridget School - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com March 28th, 2026 Idaho Orff Chapter Workshop Sharing Willow Creek Elementary School - Nampa, ID Info. at www.idahoorff.org April 5th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Terry Goetz "BrainDance for Every Body" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org April 18th, 2026 Inland Empire Orff Chapter featuring Robert Prince Whitworth University - Spokane, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org April 24th-26th, 2026 NCAOSA 2026 Western Mini Conference featuring Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo Hidden Valley Music Seminars - Carmel Valley, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org May 2nd, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter "Barred Instruments Repair 101" (Members-Only Exclusive) Summit Uniserv Office - Puyallup, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com May 14th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators Sip and Sing Razzi's Pizzeria - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com May 30th, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter 50th Anniversary Banquet Location TBA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com

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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