Creative Learning Centers for the Music Classroom
Orenda Elementary School in Clifton Park, 970 NY-146, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Katie has been using learning centers with all grades for 3 years - on average of 6-8 lessons per year. Some center activities and games were developed for assessment purposes whereas others are great for review and practice of musical concepts. This workshop introduces how to use creative learning centers in the music classroom. Learn how to introduce centers and help students develop appropriate small group behavior in order to implement center routines into your music class. Experience how small group center rotation can benefit your students by allowing you to get in some occasional one on one time with your students. Most of the games that Katie created were developed with her particular students in mind. We will brainstorm additional center activities to meet the needs of workshop participants.
Katie Traxler teaches elementary music at PS51 Elias Howe, a public school in Manhattan, NY. In addition to daily music classes, she leads two after school choruses, two recorder ensembles, an Orff ensemble, and guitar and ukulele classes. Committed to collaboration among the arts, Katie works closely with visual arts teacher Shani Perez to maintain an arts rich curriculum integrating music, movement, drama, and visual art across all grade levels.
