If you are working with a group and finding that the students have missed some important information along the way, it is not too late to get back to basics and back on track. You can do so without making the students feel like they’ve been demoted to Dance 101.
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Month by Month: January — Setting Goals
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January is a great time to take a little time out to guide students in setting goals and planning how they’ll achieve them.
Class Planning Part Two: Focusing on Skills and Concepts in Lesson Plans
Just as strong technique brings freedom to the dancer, a strong lesson structure brings freedom to teaching. Here are two types of lesson plans that will enliven your teaching and engage your students.
Class Planning Part One: Developing a Curriculum Outline
I begin with the goal, the endpoint, the ideal, and then decide how to get there. If I am designing curriculum for a workshop the aims may be fewer and less grand than if I’m planning curriculum for an eight-year course of study.
