Teacher Inservices

Stuart Stotts has developed five inservices for teachers. He has presented them for districts and conferences across the state, and farther. Two of these workshops were originally developed through participation in the Kennedy Center Seminar for Artists on developing Professional Opportunities for Teachers.

All of Stuart's workshops include hands-on opportunities for participants to learn and practice artistic techniques. Through an arts integration approach, attendees learn how to address artistic and curricular goals simultaneously.

Storytelling 101 (3 1/4 hours) - An introduction to storytelling, with a focus on how teachers can lead their students through a storytelling unit in which children actually learn and tell a folk tale.
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Singing in the Circle (1-2 hours/ adaptable) - A music workshop on using and adapting songs with young children. Can be adapted to different lengths of time.

Songwriting (1-2 hours) - Explores using songwriting as a vehicle to teach structure, rhyme, pattern and editing in a group writing situation.

From Notes to Words (3 hours) - Focuses on connections between music and literacy. This workshop is specifically for elementary music teachers, and for classroom teachers who use or who want to use music as part of their teaching. Includes specific songs that support literacy goals, lesson plans to address comprehension, and group songwriting activities. For full description: click here