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ROCKE & Rocky Mountain Orff Present Manju Durairaj
November 7, 2020 | 9a-11a, 12p-2p* (Mountain Time) Online via Zoom *The presenter will be available for an extra hour (until 3p MST) so that participants can play with new tech tools, ask questions, and learn even more tips! 1st Session: Integrating Diverse Children's Literature and Poetry in the Music Program 2nd Session: Tech Tips and Tools for Online Learning |
1st Session (9a-11a MST):
Children's literature and poetry have been long used as a springboard for musical ideas. Diverse children's literature in turn may be used for a two-fold purpose - achieving musical objectives as well as setting the stage for students to develop a sense of identity, empathy, and awareness of the people of and beyond their community. Diverse children's literature provides a lens whereby students see themselves reflected in the world (mirrors) and to see outside of their own lives (windows), to the humanity of other people. The themes and stories inspire students to step up and out (doors) to take ownership of their actions in creating an equitable environment in and outside their learning space.
This session provides ideas for using award winning books to design lessons and assessments that are framed in culturally responsive teaching, implementing purposeful inclusion strategies for collaborative learning, designing differentiated performance tasks to evoke creativity and higher order thinking skills, creating meaningful rubrics that assess learning, and structure feedback for growth and proficiency.
2nd Session (12p-2p MST, with opportunity to ask questions until 3p):
Tech Tips and Tools for Online Learning
Children's literature and poetry have been long used as a springboard for musical ideas. Diverse children's literature in turn may be used for a two-fold purpose - achieving musical objectives as well as setting the stage for students to develop a sense of identity, empathy, and awareness of the people of and beyond their community. Diverse children's literature provides a lens whereby students see themselves reflected in the world (mirrors) and to see outside of their own lives (windows), to the humanity of other people. The themes and stories inspire students to step up and out (doors) to take ownership of their actions in creating an equitable environment in and outside their learning space.
This session provides ideas for using award winning books to design lessons and assessments that are framed in culturally responsive teaching, implementing purposeful inclusion strategies for collaborative learning, designing differentiated performance tasks to evoke creativity and higher order thinking skills, creating meaningful rubrics that assess learning, and structure feedback for growth and proficiency.
2nd Session (12p-2p MST, with opportunity to ask questions until 3p):
Tech Tips and Tools for Online Learning
CDE Clock Hours* are available at all workshops for no extra cost!
Graduate Credit* is available through Adams State University for participating in all four online workshops.
*See the Clock Hours & Credit FAQ page for more information.
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Location:
Online via Zoom | Zoom link will be sent the evening before the workshop (Friday, November 6) Registration: Click here to register! (Please note: you will be redirected to the Rocky Mountain Orff website for registration.) Workshop Fees: OAKE or AOSA Member: $25 Non-member: $50 Schedule: 9a-11a | morning session 11a-12p | lunch break 12p-2p | afternoon session 2p-3p | Informal Q/A with Dr. Durairaj |
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About Manju:
Manju Durairaj was born and raised in India. She studied in Pune, India. She was involved in graduate research projects on comparative pedagogical practices of Indian (Carnatic) and Western Music at Middlesex University, London, UK. She graduated with her second master's degree and K-12 certification from VanderCook College of Music, Chicago. Manju currently teaches JK-5 general music at the Latin School of Chicago. She is program chair and past president of the Greater Chicago Orff Chapter. She is an adjunct professor at VanderCook College of Music, Chicago. She is an AOSA approved Orff Schulwerk Level 1 instructor. She is SMART certified, Seesaw and Book creator ambassador and Edpuzzle coach. Her continuing teaching education courses on campus and online include early childhood, general music methods, curriculum design, technology, Orff Schulwerk, and assessment and standards. She was on the Diversity Commission of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and is on the Elementary General Music Council of IL Music Education Association. She is a frequent clinician at ISME, AOSA, OAKE, NAfME and various other state, national, and international conferences. She has been published in the Orff Echo, Reverberations, Illinois Music Educators Journal, General Music Today, and the Journal of the Council for Research in Music Education. Her publications with Hal LEonard include InterAct with Music Assessment Levels 1 and 2, InterAct Levels 1&2 Student Activities for Devices and Print, Technology in Today's Music Classroom and Dancing Around the World with Music Express Magazine.
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