Continuing Education Credit

We are excited to be able to offer 2 hours of professional development credit through West Virginia University's Continuing Education.

NEW!

Professional Development Course

  Music 930: “Orff’s Creative Pathways”

Offered by West Virginia University

in collaboration with the

Mountain Laurel Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association

Join us for the Mountain Laurel Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association’s 2016-2017 Chapter Workshops and take advantage of the opportunity to earn 2 hours of Professional Development Credit through West Virginia University’s Continuing Education. This credit can be used for renewal of your West Virginia teaching certification or advanced salary classification.

MLAOSA 2016-2017 Workshop Dates:

October 8, 2016, 9:00am-1:00pm             Mary Helen Solomon

February 11, 2017, 9:00am-1:00pm          Chapter Sharing

April 22, 2017, 9:00am-1:00pm                 To Be Announced  

Course Goals:

·      Experience first-hand the Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy and process.

·      Apply experiences learned in the Mountain Laurel Orff workshops with your students.

·      Reflect on the history and development of the Orff-Schulwerk approach.

Variable Credit Options

·         Section 001- 1credit (15 contact hours) $71.00

*Attend all three MLAOSA workshops in the 2016-2017 academic year (12 hours)

*Submit short written reflections based on experiences at each workshop that include a                                discussion of several “take away” ideas for your teaching. (3 hours)

·         Section 002-2 credits. (30 contact hours) $142.00

*Attend all three MLAOSA workshops in the 2016-2017 academic year (12 hours)

*Submit short written reflections based on experiences at each workshop that include a                             discussion of several “take away” ideas for your teaching. (3 hours)

*Integrate workshop experiences in your teaching with students. Design and teach a lesson(s) and      submit your lesson plan and short self-assessment of the experience. (10 hours)

*Browse AOSA’s website www.aosa.org and discover information about Orff Schulwerk’s history,      development, and integration in K-12 music settings. (5 hours)

Course Registration/Spring 2017. WVU online registration for the Spring 2017 semester will open November 15, 2016.  Registration form available at https://online.wvu.edu/Registration/forms/ProfDev.pdf  Completion of course requirements no later than May 01, 2017.

Join us at the first workshop on October 08 to learn more.

Questions about the course requirements and registration

can be directed to jconnoley@gmail.com or hdunkle1@gmail.com