
Music and Movement Essentials
Online • Live • 8 PD Hrs
Combining the best of online learning with live coaching sessions, this course helps educators build their confidence in leading music and movement activities that enhance children’s school readiness skills.
Prepare to get children on their feet, moving their bodies, and flexing their imaginations! Participating in high-quality music and movement programming has been shown to enhance children’s language, physical, social/emotional, and cognitive skills. NHSA’s Music and Movement Essentials at The Academy gives educators the skills and tools they need to bring active, engaging music and movement into the classroom.
Dates: New cohorts accepted on a monthly basis
Course Level: Beginner
Requirements/Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: Instruction and Effective Practice, Support Services
Course Meeting Times: Three mandatory coaching sessions on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Completion Timeline/Duration: Eight weeks
Head Start Alignment: Supports young children’s learning across various Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) learning domains, including:
- Approaches to Learning
- Social and Emotional Development
- Language and Communication
- Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
- Cognition
Course Facilitator
Includes
- Online, Self-Paced Coursework
- Live Coaching from Instructor
- Access to a National Cohort of Peers
- 8 Hours of Course Material
- Video Content
- 4 Months of Access to Online Course
- Discussion Forums
- Digital Badge
- Certificate of Completion
- 24/7 Access to Transcript
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