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Ms. Spears considers herself a lifelong learner and loves to engage in professional learning opportunities. She pursues learning opportunities that will help her to be the best dance educator she can be, including not only dance education courses but also courses in technology integration, classroom management, teaching diverse learners , and culturally responsive pedagogy. Below is a comprehensive list of the courses she has taken in recent years.
Using Movement and Music to Enhance Learning in the K-12 Classroom, ISU (2024)
Connected Arts Network PLC (2024 - present)
Modern Classrooms Project: Completed mentorship program and currently in application process to become a Distinguished Educator. Developing blended learning model for asynchronous adult learning for dance educators. (2023 - present)
Culture Perspective and Sensitivity in the Classroom, Idaho State University (2023)
Mindfulness in Education, Idaho State University (2023)
Breaking Down Bias, ADL Education (2023)
Three Phases of Blended Learning, dsdcoaching.com (2023)
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education, DEL Institute (Spring 2022)
Behavior is Language, VESI (Spring 2022)
ABC's of a COVID Classroom, Idaho State University (Spring 2022)
Modifying K-12 Education, Idaho State University (Spring 2022)
Dance Making and LMA, DEL Institute (Winter 2022)
Changing the Way I Teach, Idaho State University (Fall 2021)
Learning Six Feet Apart, Idaho State University (Fall 2021)
NDEO National Conference (Fall 2021)
Teaching Diversity, VESI (Fall 2021)
Coaching to Improve Teaching and Learning, Coursera CEC-LC-COA (Summer 2021)
Maximizing Engagement of All Learners, Coursera CEC-LC-MEL (Summer 2021)
Education During a Pandemic, Idaho State University (Summer 2021)
The Art of Distance Teaching, Idaho State University (Summer 2021)
NDEO National Conference (Fall 2020)
Integrating SEL into Dance Curriculum, NDEO OPDI-M20 (Fall 2020)
Dance For Social Change, DEL Institute (Nov 2020)
Attended a variety of NDEO webinars on topics related to teaching through the pandemic (Spring and Summer 2020)
Jazz Dance Theory and Practice, NDEO OPDI-M12 (Summer 2020)
DEL Fundamentals, DEL Institute (Summer 2020)
Creating Community, ISTE (Summer 2020)
Designing Online Learning Experiences, ISTE (Summer 2020)
Top photo: Fourth grade students performing a dance inspired by Alvin Ailey's Revelations.
Middle photo: Middle school dance elective students performing in "Dancing Through the Decades."
Third photo: Fourth grade students performing a dance inspired by Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring.
Fourth photo: Students performing "The Circulation" in a production of Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr.
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