Some of the instructors
for Year One will be:
Mary Jo Oresti - Coordinator and
instructor in teacher development programs, Educational Support
teacher
Gerry LoDolce - Grades and high school
teacher, Kimberton Waldorf School
Peter Chin - Grades teacher, Sarasota
Waldorf School
Jeff Tunkey – Gym and Extra Lesson
Teacher, Aurora Waldorf School
Dr. Bruno Callegaro - School doctor for
special needs children; instructor, teacher development
programs
Balazs Tarnai PhD. – Chirophontic
practitioner, Sunbridge College faculty, professor at Seton
Hill
Dr. Ross Rentea, M.D. – Private
practice, cofounder of True Botanica, advisor to AHE
Dr. Andrea Rentea, M.D. – Private
practice, school doctor, advisor to AHE
... and others to be announced
About AHE
Courses and Programs
We are in our 20th year of offering
professional development programs worldwide, and have certified
10 program cycles with over 400 participants. These teacher
education programs were initiated by AHE as a direct response
to educators who wished to understand and assist students with
different learning styles in their classrooms. The
curriculum is based on developing our observational capacities
and increasing our understanding of the causes and challenges
that children meet as they find their place in life. Course
content is primarily derived from the works and influences of
Dr. Rudolf Steiner, together with current research that
promotes a developmental curriculum. The Association for a
Healing Education is currently involved in four world wide
certificate programs for Educational Support teachers and
parents. We also sponsor numerous workshops and
conferences. As much as possible these programs are
organized in conjunction with local organizations or
institutions. Current programs are being offered in the
United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Brazil and Spain.
Whether they serve in early
childhood, elementary grades or the high school,Waldorf
teachers continue to face issues concerning the child of today.
In this new AHE Teacher Development
program in North America, participants can select Kimberton or
Chicago as their regional training site, and choose 1, 2 or 3
years. The path of this program is to learn more ways to
observe the children, to examine how they form a relationship
to learning and health and, finally, to build a repertoire of
practical activities that
can be applied immediately to address
their needs. A few of the topics are included in the
lists below.
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As in the past, the complete program,
leading to an Educational Support certificate, runs for three
years. However, we have redesigned the traditional format in
order to serve class teachers who may be seeking a one year
intensive program for working with individual needs in a whole
class environment, but might not choose certification.
Each year will consist of four long
weekends and two weeks in the summer. The course begins in
November, 2009. Scholarships and early registration
discount may apply.
Year One: Enriching Class Teaching
A foundations year - for teachers in
Early Childhood, Grades and Specialty Subjects as well as
Homeschoolers. It is also open to those who are now
beginning their path to becoming teachers. Through this
intensive year (four long weekends and two summer weeks),
participants will enhance their ability to meet the diverse
developmental needs of children in today's classroom. The
emphasis will be on practical, hands-on learning that can be
applied as you study.
Topics will include:
• Introduction to the child of
today, and serving individual needs
• Sensory motor development
• A scaffold for Waldorf
teaching, including the senses and constitutional types
• Learning styles and multiple
intelligences
• Movement, drawing and painting
that address behavioral and attentional difficulties
• Developmental activities
and games for all ages
• Foundation work for pictorial
thinking , memory and logic
• Child study as an inner path
• Customizing exercises linked
to curriculum themes
Year Two: Foundations of Remedial Work
This year will be open to successful
graduates of the first year. Course material will deepen the
components of theory, practical applications, artistic,
meditative work, and guided homework that were begun in Year
One. The mentoring program will include on-site visits in this
year.
• Creating teacher made
assessments for all ages
• Introduction to Extra Lesson
• Specific exercises for sensory
motor development
• Strengthening reading, writing
and math
• Evaluating mainstream
resources
• Mainstream and Waldorf
assessments
Year Three: Healing Practices and Therapeutic Work
Year Three will be for those who are
ready to explore the field of special needs. Participants who
successfully complete the third year will qualify for a
certificate as an Educational Support Teacher.
• Practicum or observations
• Therapeutic practices
• Medical concerns
• Mentored practicum or
observations
• Deepening Extra Lesson
• Case Studies
Tuition is
$2,000 for Year One. Scholarship applications are
available upon request, and consideration will be made for
travel and for schools which have limited professional
development budgets. There is a $200 discount if you
register and pay in full before 9/15/09.
For more information, or to register -
Administration Office - Mary Jo Oresti
24228 Edgemont, Southfield, MI
48034
Membership & Publications - Joan Treadaway
1920 Thumb Butte Rd., Prescott, AZ
86305
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