Creativity: The ability to develop, choose, and integrate novel, unconventional, and innovative approaches

to teaching and learning.

I have volunteered, subbed, and taught programs at the Cove Elementary in Corte Madera, California since 2015. One of their programs, Cove in Motion is based on brain body connections. The school starts as a community doing dance and physical education to get ready to learn. I began volunteering because I have been a dance, pilates, and yoga teacher since 1999. When Covid 19 caused shelter in place orders, I quickly volunteered and moved the entire program online first on Facebook live for spring of 2020 and then officially on the school zoom account for fall 2020. When we were suddenly isolated as a world, I thought it was important to find moments of joy, levity, and connection. I filmed in my home. Later once school opened, I was able to do the program in the classrooms as I substitute taught and livestream it to the various cohorts. As of October 2020, I have shot over 100 episodes! We were even featured in a commercial!

Below is an online card from the faculty, administration, and staff of the Cove School to thank me for keeping Cove in Motion and for helping as an in person substitute as their in person hybrid model began.

Below is my plan for classroom management.

Through my work at Performing Arts Academy of Marin, I have taught online and in person classes throughout the pandemic. We have kept the arts alive in any condition!

Click on the link above to see me teach in person during the pandemic as Elsa for Halloween.