Position Vacancy-Adjunct Instructor for EDUC 591: Music and Movement Workshop for Teachers (Grades PreK-6)
Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education, is looking for an Adjunct instructor for Music and Movement Workshop for Teachers to be taught Spring 2025
This course will be taught on campus, Thursdays 4:45-6:45pm.
Dates: January 21st - May 5th 2025
EDUC 591:Music and Movement Workshop for Teachers (Grades PreK-6), 2 credits
This course explores the importance of children's expression through music and movement. Everyone has the capacity to produce music and engage in creative movement. Participants at all levels of experience and skill will learn about and share songs, rhythms, and games from a range of cultural and linguistic traditions. Participants will engage with topics such as instrument-making from recyclable materials, drumming, sound improvisation, and movement as a vehicle for expression and learning in order to develop strategies for integrating music and movement across the curriculum. As they engage with creating and reflecting on music and movement experiences, participants will explore the role music and movement play in children's development in classroom environments.
Qualifications:
Master's degree in music, dance, or education required. Doctorate preferred.
5 or more years of experience teaching music and/or movement in the field with children
Experienced teaching children in public schools from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds preferred.
Experience teaching at the graduate level, preferred.
Compensation: $4161
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Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.
At Bank Street's Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation. Our children's programs-Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS-foster children's development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.
