Practitioner Exchanges create time and space for educators to connect, build a peer community, and explore issues of practice through informal conversations facilitated by Summer Institute alumni.
Get inspired with new ideas or perspectives, ask for help with your challenges, and share your own expertise. Each month centers on a different topic and a Practitioner Exchange is often paired with workshop offerings as an opportunity to integrate and revisit information throughout the year. Practitioner Exchanges are included in the cost of workshops as follow-up discussions.
In 2024-25 Practitioner Exchanges are held on Zoom, generally Thursday afternoons (days and times may vary).
2024-25 Exchanges topics:
OCT
24th
Performance/Informance
How do we align our student performances with our own teaching values and goals? Why do we have them in the first place, and who are they for? What expectations do students, parents, and administrators bring? Now that, post-pandemic, performances are back in full force, how can we expand our ideas of performance and play with preconceived notions to best meet our students’ needs? These and other questions will be explored. Co-hosted by Michaela Summers and Blair Cronin
Nov
14th
Family Dance
What is Family Dance and what might it look like in your setting? How can moving and creating together intergenerationally promote connection and increase empathy? How can Family Dance serve as parent education about dance, the body, and child development? Co-hosted by Julie Lebel and Rossana Alves.
Join us for this conversation with your own inquiries!
More topics to be added! Check back regularly for updates.
Dec
19th
Inclusion in Dance
How can we create spaces that are welcoming to all children?
Was there any moment in your classroom when you found yourself being flexible as needs changed? What was the need and how did you resolve it?
What is Universal Design and how might it look in your setting?
We will discuss these questions and more; join us with your own experiences and inquiries!
More topics to be added! Check back regularly for updates.
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