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SUMMARY:EC Insights
DESCRIPTION:This workshop series is now full and no longer accepting registration.\nA series of online\, topic-focused workshops for new and experienced Waldorf early childhood educators  \nSunbridge’s EC Insights workshop series creates opportunities for Waldorf early childhood teachers of all experience levels to gain new insights in a supportive circle of early childhood colleagues. Designed as a response to requests from early childhood educators who wish to continue conversations that begin in introductory courses or to deepen their understanding of Waldorf early childhood pedagogical themes\, each EC Insights lesson is supported with reading material and small assignments to further your practical work\, recognizing that there are many beginning teachers starting their school year with little professional support as they carry a full teaching load as well as veteran teachers with solid pedagogical experience who long for inspiration and revitalization. \nPresented virtually in six two-hour Saturday morning workshops taking place from October through May\, the series consists of the following sessions: \n\nSession 1 / October 19:  Reflections on Waldorf early childhood education and the present educational landscape\, including relationships\, partnerships\, and conversations with Waldorf-inspired and other early childhood movements\nSession 2 / November 2:  The interrelated dynamic between discipline\, relationships\, and developing one’s therapeutic eye\nSession 3 / January 4:  Developmental transitions during the first seven years and school readiness  \nSession 4 / March 1:  Balancing the inner and outer work in the art of teaching\nSession 5 / April 5: Exploring the growing nature-based early childhood educational movement \nSession 6 / May 3:  The science behind how and why children really learn through play    \n\nPraise from last year participants: \n“I thought the content and the way in which everything was presented was outstanding. The topics were relevant and thoughtful. I appreciated the thoughtfulness that was put into preparing for each topic and the amount of time for listening and break out rooms. I really thought it was stellar.” \n“The content… was highly relevant and applicable to my current teaching experience. I appreciated the research and anecdotes\, time for reflection and time for sharing. All of it filled the well from which I can draw!” \n“I wish it would continue!” \nFacilitators \nOur experienced and accomplished EC Insights faculty are committed lifelong learners who value the time and community required to continue learning\, updating\, enhancing and reflecting on their current knowledge and skills. Through active listening\, our faculty create opportunities for professional transformation and strengthening as they tune in to the questions and challenges that both new and veteran teachers face\, thereby supporting a respectful and collaborative community of learners interested in deep conversation and inquiry.  \nLisa Miccio (sessions 1-6) provides mentoring and professional development to early childhood educators\, including as a lead instructor of Sunbridge’s “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course. In 2023 she founded The Berry Basket playgroups and family programs in Warwick\, NY\, where she serves as director and parent & child playgroup teacher. From 2022-23 Lisa served Acorn Waldorf School as the Neighboring Tree Project Specialist\, overseeing a grant-funded AWS initiative that aimed to create community partnerships with local early childhood educators\, schools\, and centers. She taught kindergarten at The Waldorf School of Garden City\, where she chaired the DEIJ committee\, from 2017-2022\, and for a dozen years prior was on the faculty of Green Meadow Waldorf School\, where she taught in and served as a co-chair of the early childhood section\, directed the early childhood admissions and family programs\, and was a member of the Collegium\, the Collegium Committee\, and the Board of Trustees. Lisa’s teaching experience also includes teaching and mentoring in the Kathmandu (Nepal) Waldorf Kindergarten. A member of the Sunbridge Board from 2013-2024\, she holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston\, an MS in Elementary Education from CW Post\, Long Island University\, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons. \n \nMotria Shuhan (sessions 1 & 5) is the founder/director of Acorn Waldorf School\, a full WECAN member in Accord\, NY\, where she serves as lead teacher in the Oaks Mixed Age Kindergarten. Prior to Founding AWS\, she spent nine formative years at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School\, working in the nursery and kindergarten and serving as pedagogical chair for three years. Motria also serves as a mentor and educator in Sunbridge’s Early Childhood Teacher Education program. With a special interest in the art of puppetry\, Motria has staged shows for conferences\, festivals\, and other community events. She completed a three-year Advanced Therapeutic Course for Early Childhood Educators in Denver and her Waldorf Early Childhood training at Sunbridge College.  \n \nMeggan Gill (sessions 2 & 4) became Sunbridge’s director of education and organizational culture in 2021 and is also a member of the Sunbridge teacher education faculty. A specialist in diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and is active in WECAN and AWSNA. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and\, from 2009 to 2020\, serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council. Prior to joining BWS\, Meggan taught kindergarten at the Olympia Waldorf School and parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. \nRie Seo (sessions 3 & 6)  is a lead kindergarten teacher at The Waldorf School of Garden City. Before joining the WSGC faculty\, Rie served as the aftercare lead teacher at New Amsterdam School. She also led nursery and parent/child programs at a Waldorf-inspired Japanese Saturday Program in Brooklyn and was the founder and lead teacher for outdoor Waldorf-inspired parent/child classes in Queens. Rie earned her BA in drama from Tamagawa University in Tokyo\, Japan\, her MFA in theater design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, a certificate in early childhood education from LifeWays\, and her early childhood teacher education diploma from Sunbridge. \nPrerequisite\nEC Insights participants must have completed\, at minimum\, a 5-day introductory level foundational course in Waldorf early childhood pedagogy such as Sunbridge’s Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education Summer Series course\, or its equivalent. \nSchedule\nZoom sessions take place 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (Eastern/NY Time) on the following Saturdays:\nOctober 19 / November 2 / January 4 / March 1 / April 5 / May 3 \nCost  \nEarly Bird pricing (register by October 11 and save $25!): $440 \nRegular pricing (register after October 11): $465\nCost includes all resource materials\, yearlong access to your Sunbridge Google Classroom\, and a $25 non-refundable registration fee.\n\nNOTE: EC Insights is presented as a whole series; individual sessions may not be signed up for separately. Refunds will not be issued for sessions not attended. See registration form for full refund policy. \nRegistrants who sign up for both EC Insights as well as for Deepening the Picture of the Whole Child: Integrating Waldorf Wisdom with Current Sensory Integration Research\, our workshop series held later in the day on many of the same Saturday dates\, will receive a discounted price ($700 Early Bird or $725 regular pricing) for both. Participants choosing this option may not apply any other discount\, with the exception of CAD payments. \nAvailable Discounts \n25% off for \n\nSchools sending 2 or more participants\nSunbridge teacher education program graduates\nPayments made in Canadian dollars\n\nFree for current Sunbridge program students in good standing (plus a $25 non-refundable registration fee) \nDiscounts may not be combined. Qualification for discounts will be verified by Sunbridge staff.  \nThis workshop series is now full and no longer accepting registration.\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at summer@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/ec-insights-2/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Early Childhood,Featured,Weekend Workshop
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SUMMARY:High School Teacher Education Weekend: October 25-26
DESCRIPTION:For the first time\, Sunbridge’s High School Teacher Education program is opening its online weekend classes to (non-matriculated) high school teachers looking for professional development. \nTo kick off this opportunity\, interested individuals are invited to join our High School Teacher Education students at their October 25-26 weekend for the following Zoom classes: \n\n200 A Principles and Methods\nFoundations of Human Experience\, Lecture 11. Rudolf Steiner\nInstructor: Gary Banks\nProgram students began a study of Steiner’s first course for teachers last summer\, and will continue through online workshops in the 2024-2025 school year. Participants may want to review lectures 1-10 prior to joining\, although presentations will summarize and extend material in a way that should be accessible to all. (Will continue in 2025 with lectures 12\, 13\, and 14) \n230 C Contemplative Practice\nHistory\, Guilt & Habit\, by Owen Barfield\nInstructor: Stephen Sagarin\nBarfield’s History\, Guilt & Habit is an introduction to his thinking about history\, evolution\, and human consciousness\, including those ingrained\, largely unconscious habits of mind that we may change to healthfully improve our relationships with the world and others. (Will continue in 2025) \n210 C Practical Work in a High School\nInstructor: Heather Scott\nUsing Carlee Adamson’s (founder of Trauma Literacy) “fishbowl protocol\,” participants will identify and address issues relevant to teaching\, colleagueship\, administration\, parent relations\, and similar topics. Past discussions have addressed such issues as curriculum changes to address DEIJAB concerns; the challenges and opportunities of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence; and increasing high school enrollment. \n220 SM-A / 220 HA Curriculum courses (choose either Humanities or Math/Science): \nHumanities: Drama teaching in a Waldorf high school: Balancing classics and contemporary curricula\nInstructor: Beth Robbins\nSenior play or school play? Competitive auditions or an inclusive cast? Choice of play\, rehearsal\, coaching\, performance–we will examine the myriad decisions and considerations that go into high school drama production\, and we will also talk about drama in high school literature curricula–history through drama\, Shakespeare\, and lots more. Beth Robbins brings the wisdom and skill of 20 years experience in Waldorf high school literature and drama teaching. \nMath/Science: Waldorf high school science teaching: Why the World around You Isn’t as It Appears by Albert Linderman\nInstructor: Noelle Frerichs\nAlbert Linderman’s book is an introduction into Owen Barfield’s insightful\, philosophical\, and rigorous look at what could be called “phenomenological” science (recognizing that the word “phenomenological” means many things to many persons). We will begin with the first two chapters and continue in future workshops. Conversations will connect Barfield’s thought and Linderman’s text with the practice of teaching science and math in Waldorf high schools. (Will continue in 2025.) \n\nZoom Class Schedule (ALL TIMES ARE NY / EASTERN) \nFriday\, October 25\n7:00pm-7:50pm: Practical Work in a High School\n7:55pm-9:10pm: Contemplative Practice \nSaturday\, October 26\n10:30 am-11:20 pm: Principles and Methods\n11:25am-12:15pm: Principles and Methods\n12:15pm-1:00pm: Lunch\n1:00pm-1:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n1:55pm-2:45pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n2:45pm-3:00pm: Break\n3:00pm-3:50pm: Curriculum (Humanities or Math/Science)\n3:55pm-4:45pm: Practical Work in a High School \n  \nCost \nThe cost of the weekend is $450. There is no refund for partial attendance. \nDiscounts \nA 10% discount will be applied to: \n\nAny school sending two or more participants (regardless of which curriculum track/s are selected)\nPayments made in CAD\n\nIf you would like to sign up\, please fill out this Interest Form. This will enable our program director\, Stephen Sagarin\, to reach out for a brief phone call to discuss this opportunity before inviting you to register. Because there is reading to complete in preparation for the weekend’s classes\, to allow time for that reading and for the registration process to be completed\, you must submit this form no later than October 15. A registration form will be sent to you after your conversation with Steve. \n  \nMatriculation in Sunbridge’s Waldorf High School Teacher Education (WHSTE) Program \nYou may choose to simply participate in this weekend or to apply your experience toward future matriculation in our high school program. In order to apply credit for these classes toward a WHSTE diploma in the future\, you must: \n\nAttend the entire weekend and complete all assignments\nApply to our High School program within three years of the last weekend you attended \n\nShould you eventually enroll\, the cost of your weekend attendance will be credited to your WHSTE tuition. \n  \nComplete an Interest Form. \n\nQuestions?\nPlease contact Barbara Vitale\, admissions and summer coordinator\, at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20 \nWe reserve the right to make faculty substitutions when necessary. See registration form for refund policy. \nSunbridge is a New York State Education Department Approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (NYSED CTLE)\, enabling teachers of any background to choose Sunbridge for their CLTE/CEU professional development credits. Check to see if your state honors our status.
URL:https://www.sunbridge.edu/event/high-school-teacher-education-weekend-october-25-26-2024/
LOCATION:Sunbridge Institute Remotely\, 285 Hungry Hollow Road\, Chestnut Ridge\, NY\, 10977\, United States
CATEGORIES:Courses and Workshops,Featured,High School,In Process,Professional Development
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