Professional development is the process by which you acquire new skills and expand your knowledge for the purpose of improving your ability to do your job.
Your PD should address the pain points in your organization, and your teachers should have workable solutions that they can implement immediately, not a year from now.
The most common formats for solution-gathering are:
You can also custom design your framework based on your needs. You may have to do a combination of approaches.
There are very few educational consultants worldwide who are currently in the classroom, working as musicians, AND are certified teachers who can give
step-by-step tools and offer continued support after the formal guidance concludes.
We teach this.
Much like savasana in yoga, where the last pose allows you integrate your practice, so too does our end-of-workshop jam session.
The longitudinal waves we create when we use our instruments:
*reduce stress
*provide mental clarity and calm
*stimulate laughter
*positively activate the nervous system
*bond the participants on a heart level
It's a release, a reflection...a reminder of why we do this in the first place.
Included is the audio of the above, for accessibility, ease, and general vibes.