After PD Report - The Singing Classroom with Sue Arney.

Hello everyone!

CRT Networks are back in the swing of bringing acessible and affordable PD for local CRTs through the DEECD's CRT Professional Learning Support Initiative!

Our first PD for Term 2, 2013 was The Singing Classroom with Sue Arney.

Watch feedback video on Youtube!

Cost for similar PD in a commercial setting? $180-$250 per seat.
What did we pay (including Venue and Catering)? $71.41 per seat
What CRTs paid?  $10.00!

Our comments:

Not only is Sue Arney a professional that is easy to work with, she is also wonderfully engaging and makes it 100% clear that Music isn't just a "curriculum area that needs to be covered". Musical classrooms have a wide range of implications for the education of students.

Musical classrooms make education more enjoyable for students, making them more eager to attend school each day.  They make classrooms a more engaging experience for students, keeping them on-task and less prone to creating behaviour management issues.  Misucal classrooms enhance cognitive development of the students within them, having a resoundingly positive impact on all curriculum areas.

The end result is a room full of students eager to learn, much more willing to take ownership of their learning and them being given a greater cognitive ability to excel.  It's not just about music, it's about better outcomes for all students in all curriculum areas.

The Wodonga CRT Support Network (a VIT CRT Network) has absolutely no hesitation in recommending "The Singing Classroom" to all teachers thinking of attending a session and to all schools thinking about supplying this Workshop for their teachers.  

Feedback from participants after applying this in the classroom:

"This PD was ABSOLUTELY fantastic. I have used skills I did not know I had before Sue Arney introduced us to a method that works! Through music, body percussion, raps and vowels I had the best three days teaching I have ever had. Thanks Sue and thanks to you Mel for doing such a great job well done!"

"I had a great time last Saturday and I’m sure Sue would love to know that I used one of her songs straight away with my class on Monday. It was a real hit!"

"It's never been easier for me to keep my students happy and working! Thanks Sue!"

Regards,

Melinda Lichnovsky-Klock.
Wodonga CRT Support Network Coordinator.
Shepparton CRT Support Network Coordinator.