"Sing, Say, Zoom, Play" Summer Online Learning Series

Amy Abbott
July 14, 2020 | 9a-11a MDT
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He Said, She Said, They Said: The Importance of Gender Neutrality in the Music Classroom
Our ultimate goal, as teachers, is to ensure that their students feel safe, respected and a valued member of the class community. Therefore, it’s important to look at various aspects of our classrooms, ensuring that ALL students are seen and respected for who they are as an individual. One prime example of this is gender neutrality. In this session we will explore the importance of gender neutrality in various ways. Participants will hear directly from student, parent and teacher testimonials. The session will contain modeling, focusing on the importance of neutral pronouns and non-gender specific roles in singing games, play parties and other various musical repertoire, followed by discussion. Attendees will have a breakout session to explore using gender neutrality within various classroom situations and to discuss how this will make music education more inclusive for all students.

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CDE Clock Hours ​are available for no extra cost!
Graduate Credit is available through Adams State University to those who attend all eight sessions!​
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About Amy:

Amy Abbott is in her 23 rd year of teaching elementary music with the past 20 years having been in the St. Vrain Valley School district. She received her undergraduate degree in music education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and obtained her masters in music education with a Kodály emphasis from Colorado State University. She has Kodály certifications from Portland State University, where she studied with Jill Trinka, Susan Brumfield, Vicki Loebell & Sean Dëibler and from Colorado State University, where she studied with Sue Litehold-Bowcock, Gabor Viragh and Ann Eisen. She has presented sessions at multiple OAKE conferences, the Colorado Music Educators State Conference, Oregon Arts Alliance State Conference, many OAKE chapters including AKTS, CAKE, KEGA, KET, KEWT, KMEK, LUCKE, MTAKE, NCAKE, NPKC, OKE PKSOR, ROCKE, SWOKE, TRIKE, as well as professional development of Amarillo ISD, Bakersfield MEA and St. Vrain Valley School Districts. She is also the level 2 pedagogy, folksong and analysis Kodály teacher at Colorado State University. Additionally, she has served on the ROCKE board for over 7 years as President, Secretary and Member-at-Large. She was the co-chair for the OAKE 2020 National Conference. In addition to teaching general music at Red Hawk elementary in Erie she also teaches a 4/5 choir and a 4/5 musical each spring. When not teaching she loves spending time with her husband, son and daughter, cross stitching, blogging (http://www.musicalaabbott.com) and creating for her TpT store: Amy Abbott at Music a la Abbott.
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