Graduate Credit

Dear NE/AOSA Members, we have exciting news for you!!!

​We are now able to offer graduate credit as part of our workshop series.  There are two options you can choose to partake in. 

One Credit Option Requirements

  • Attendance totaling 12.5 hours (3 full day workshops) of workshops.  
  • Lesson Plans Write and submit two lessons plans based on the activities from the workshops you attend.
  • Reflections (one reflection per workshop attended AND one reflection of your lessons taught)  Write a one page reflection for each workshop you attend. As part of your reflection, include how the workshop exemplified the Orff-Schulwerk approach and your personal take away from each workshop. Finally, write and submit a reflection on how the application of both lessons went. Be sure to describe how your teaching has grown (including positive ways or challenges you faced) when implementing your new lessons.
  • Online Component On the NE/AOSA Facebook page, start a discussion about the new knowledge you gained from each workshop attended within a week of the workshop. Also you will respond to someone else’s post. (three posts and three responses total)
  • Evaluation: Completion of the evaluation Google form that will be emailed to you after each workshop you attend.

 Two Credit Option Requirements

  • Attendance totalling 25 hours (6 full day workshops) of workshops.  
  • Lesson Plans Write and submit four lessons plans based on the activities from the workshops you attend.
  • Reflections (one reflection per workshop attended AND one reflection of your lessons taught)  Write a one page reflection for each workshop you attend. As part of your reflection, include how the workshop exemplified the Orff-Schulwerk approach and your personal take away from each workshop. Finally, write and submit a reflection on how the application of all four lessons went. Be sure to describe how your teaching has grown (including positive ways or challenges you faced) when implementing your new lessons.
  • Online Component On the NE/AOSA Facebook page, start a discussion about the new knowledge you gained from each workshop attended within a week of the workshop. Also you will respond to someone else’s post. (six posts and six responses total)
  • Evaluation: Completion of the evaluation Google form that will be emailed to you after each workshop you attend.
You may register for this course anytime between June 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020.  All assignments associated with this course are due to the adjunct professor of this course: Karin Puffer (newenglandorff@gmail.com) by midnight May 1, 2020.

All credits will be granted through Ashland University.  See here for directions on how to sign up.  
Each credit hour will cost $180.  Please note that this cost is in addition to membership costs associated with NE/AOSA membership.