Welcome to the Greater Chicago AOSA! We are a professional organization of music and movement educators dedicated to developing and encouraging the Orff-Schulwerk teaching approach. GCAOSA provides a forum for continued growth and understanding of Orff-Schulwerk that reflects its national American Orff-Schulwerk Association organization.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Fauna Woolfe’s workshop has been moved to October. Our February workshop will now be a chapter share.
Upcoming workshops:
2/10/24 Chapter Share
3/16/24 Chelsea Cook
4/20/24 Andrea Donahoe
Workshops will be held from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at Thomas Edison Elementary School, 8200 Gross Point Rd, Morton Grove, IL 60053
Important!
There has been a new mandate to teachers about professional development hours. You now need to provide your IEIN (Illinois Educator Identification Number) at the workshop in order to receive your hours. We must have your number on file. You WILL NOT receive your PD's without your number, so please have your number with you. There will be no exceptions. To save time, it would be best if you wrote it down on a piece of paper with your full name to turn it to us. If you go here http://www.isbe.net/elis/ and go to Educator Access, you can log in to find your number. It is at the topmost left side, in the blue box, under your name. That is the number we need.
The Greater Chicago chapter of the American Orff Schulwerk Association stands with AOSA’s Statement Denouncing Violence Against the Black Community. We believe it is important to acknowledge that the majority of our members are white, and that we have a lot to learn about the experiences of people of color, because Black lives matter. It is our goal as a board to continue reading, listening, and learning so that we can honor the voices of those who have been marginalized, reflect on our own practices, and acknowledge our personal biases. We are committed to our mission of supporting the professional development of our members and empowering them to create nurturing environments where every student thrives, and is inspired to discover their creative potential.
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