Methods of Teaching Dance / Spring 2022

I Check In / Warm Up II Review Toltec Curriculum  Based mainly the existential consciousness of the universe Martial Arts / Dance Meditation Concentration & Deep Memory MindUP An educational program that includes m indfulness and meditation practices such as: Brain Breaks  Focus Happiness Kindness Gratitude journaling  Brain fitness: resilience, self-awareness, critical thinking Management of one's own brain/reality. Working with parents. Including evidence based research  Positive Psychology. Process vs. Goal Oriented Approach Teaching Philosophy Statement The philosophy statement often attempts to express what methods of teaching the teacher practices.  III Activity 1 Imagine your ideal dance studio. Describe your ideal dance studio on your Discussion Board post. . Get into groups of 3 and share your ideas about  your ideal dance studio.  IV Activity 2   . Watch the video above and now compare and contrast your ideas with the tips ...

I Check in II Goal Oriented Dance Education vs. Process Oriented Dance Learning What makes a learning process goal oriented or process oriented is the intention of  the teacher. III Teaching Philosophy   QUESTION 1 After watching this video, discuss the meaning of the teaching philosophy when the focus is a process oriented approach to learning dance.    IV VOCABULARY   Teaching Philosophy The teaching philosophy is a written statement of the educator's general personal views on teaching.    Teaching Philosophy Statement The philosophy statement often attempts to express what methods of teaching the teacher practices.    Example of a Teaching Philosophy Elizabeth Johnson Activity 1 Define in your own words your own teaching philosophy. V Vocabulary Mission Statement It is a formal summary of the aims and values of a school, company, organization, or individual. Vision Statement  A  vision statement  is a declaration of an organ...

I Goldie Hawn Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower (1969).  Hawn maintained bankable star status for more than three decades. Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born in Washington DC, November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1970), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower (1969).   Hawn was raised Jewish. She  began taking ballet and tap dance lessons at the age of three and danced in the corps de ballet of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo production of The Nutcracker in 1955. She made her stage debut in 1964, pla...

I ACTIVITY 1 a) Introduce yourself to the group by saying your name, where you come from, your major, if you have any physical training [dance, martial arts, sports, yoga, etc], your expectations about the course. b) Write a brief introduction of yourself in which you summarize who you are for those students who are not in class. Post your introduction on  Discussion Board.      II The Toltecs The Toltec culture is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (300 BC - 800 AD). The Toltecs represent 1000 years of splendor of the Anahuak. Zapotecs and Mayans were all influenced by the knowledge gathered by the Toltecs, mainly the existential consciousness of the universe. The pyramids, called poyans, were centers of investigation. Something happened to this centers of knowledge. They were destroyed and covered with dirt. Toltec Curriculum Exercises and ma...