NJMAC Conference 2013 Workshops by Waterfront Montessori

2013 NJMAC Conference Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joyce S. Pickering Friday, March 1, 2013 The Pines Manor, Edison, NJ

Workshop Descriptions

Morning Agenda

8:00 - 9:00 Coffee and Tea / Registration and Exhibits 9:00 - 10:30 Keynote Address: Dr. Joyce Pickering 10:30 - 11:00 Exhibits 11:00 - 12:15 Morning Workshops:

Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Autism: A Montessori Approach Michelle Lane-Barmapov Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Growing Deep Roots: Laying the Foundation for Squaring and Square Root Rosemary Quaranta Early Childhood, Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary Introduction to the Biome Curriculum: Using Biomes to Weave an Integrated Cultural Curriculum Sharon Duncan All Levels The Sensory Friendly Classroom Mary Pat Kochenash All Levels and Administration True Grit: Developing Character Through Montessori Education Susan Schmitt & Preeti Poddar All Levels and Administration Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Just Demonstrate That You Meet The Common Core Standards, Show The World That Montessori Works Dave Rabkin All Levels and Administration Observing Teachers: Attentive Watching, Reflective Learning Robyn Breiman All Levels and Administration The Four Agreements Leslie Meldrum Administration How to Master Montessori Marketing in Three Easy Steps Ami & Daniel Petter-Lipstein

Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Morning Workshop K. Michelle Lane-Barmapov

Autism: A Montessori Approach This workshop is designed to introduce Montessori teachers to ways of working effectively with children with autism spectrum disorder (typically mid to low functioning). Participants will begin with an overview of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), including common behavioral problems. Following the exploration of autism, participants will have the opportunity to view video footage of the blend of an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Montessori program. The goal for this workshop is to help Montessorians develop confidence that there are methods such as ABA that work for a child with autism spectrum disorder in a Montessori classroom. The hope is that more schools can provide an inclusive program for children with autism. Michelle Lane-Barmapov was the founder of the Lane Montessori School for Autism (previously known as the Toronto Montessori School for Autism) in Toronto, Canada. This school was the first in the world to combine Applied Behavior Analysis with the Montessori curriculum. In 2005, Michelle was awarded The Premierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award in recognition of her outstanding work in special education and Montessori. In the fall of 2010 the school had to close due to a lack of funds. Michelle, who attended Montessori as a child, currently works as a French Montessori teacher during the school year and lecturer during school breaks. In addition to having a bilingual (French/English) B.A., and an Early Childhood Montessori certificate, Michelle is currently working on her Masters in Health Studies. She has spent many years conducting workshops, coaching parents and teachers, as well as consulting. Her consulting and training business, now simply called LANE, offers families and professionals the opportunity to learn about the blended method of ABA and Montessori. Michelle is married to Oren Barmapov. They live in Toronto, Canada and share three children, Alliyah, Amos and Jaguan.

Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Morning Workshop Rosemary Quaranta

Growing Deep Roots: Laying the Foundation for Squaring and Square Root Building square root is one way to excite and enthuse your students and allow them see the beautiful interrelationships that exist between Sensorial and Math Materials. Beginning with the sensorial presentation of the Table of Pythagoras (flat decanomial) and moving through the Bead Cabinet exercises of making squares and cubes, your students will explore the numerical value of both of these materials. These materials are just the beginning, laying the foundation for skip counting, multiplication, bead decanomial and numerical decanomial. Laying out this work also emphasizes the important pattern of rectangles and squares which is the way we build square root. These materials will be discussed, showing the relationship to the Pythagorean theorem and laying the foundation for square root: Flat Decanomial, Bead Cabient, Bead Decanomial, Numerical Decanomial, Pythagoras Board, Multiplication Finger Charts and Square Root Board with Pegs. Participants will leave with a renewed excitement and understanding of these materials. Rosemary Quaranta has over 35 years of experience teaching children from ages 3-12 in private and public Montessori programs throughout the country. She lectures on a variety of topics and areas through her participation in AMS Teacher Education Programs for more than 20 years, and has helped to prepare future Montessori teachers on four different continents. Rosemary currently serves as the Coordinator for Seton Montessori Institute’s Elementary Certification Program, providing lectures and guidance to all program participants, and also lectures as a member of the Early Childhood Faculty for the Institute. She also works daily with the children of Seton Montessori School as the Elementary Coordinator and Head Teacher in the 9 -12 classroom. Rosemary holds a Master’s Degree in Education with a specialization in Montessori from Cleveland State University and is AMI certified for ages 3 – 12.

Early Childhood Through Upper Elementary Morning Workshop Sharon Duncan

Introduction to the Biome Curriculum: Using Biomes to Weave an Integrated Cultural Curriculum This workshop will explore an approach to geography that uses biomes rather than political boundaries to study the continents -- the plants, animals, and the people who live there and how they adapt to their natural environment. A biome is a distinct ecological community of plants and animals living together in a particular climate. Grasslands, temperate and tropical forests, deserts, wetlands, mountains, and polar regions are the biomes that can be used to explore a continent. This approach provides for an integration of Montessori Botany, Zoology, Geography, and Cultural lessons with a relevant use of language and math. The workshop offers specific ideas for science experiments, art projects, dramatic activities, and presentations of ecology. Come learn how to weave your Montessori curriculum through the Biomes and open a world of natural wonder and exploration in your classroom. Sharon Duncan has a degree in Early Childhood Education and a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. She holds Montessori certificates in Primary (3-6) and Elementary (6-9) from AMS. She taught for 25 years as a Montessorian and presentlydirects a non-profit school in Athens, Georgia that she helped to found for the purpose of offering a Montesssori education to an economically diverse population of families.

All Levels Morning Workshop Mary Pat Kochenash

The Sensory Friendly Classroom Is your learning environment sensory friendly? What do these words mean? Sensory Processing is a complex neurological process. Difficulty in this area can manifest itself in disruptive behavior, restlessness and decreased attention span, among other things. From a young age, children can begin to understand their learning â&#x20AC;&#x153;tempoâ&#x20AC;?: Certain programs help them begin to understand their learning style and how to regulate it. Selfregulation is the key to learning and teachers can set up the classroom environment to promote optimal learning for every child's needs. This workshop will provide information on strategies, methods and curricula that promote a sensory friendly classroom environment to maximize learning. Mary Pat Kochenash is an Occupational Therapist currently working in a school system. In addition to working with special needs students in grades Preschool-12 on fine motor, sensory processing, executive function and self-care skills, she develops and presents in-services to general education staff on many different topics. These include the Development of a Functional Grasp Pattern and Developing the Sensory Friendly Classroom. Her three children attended Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten and she has been in love with the Montessori setting ever since.

All Levels Morning Workshop Susan Schmitt and Preeti Poddar

True Grit: Developing Character Through Montessori Education

One of the most talked about books at the moment is Paul Tough's How Children Succeed. Tough contends that the key to success is not academic skill, but character, which he defines as self-control, ability to defer gratification and perseverance in the face of setbacks. And, Tough asserts, these are skills that can be taught. Nobody (unless you count Daniel Petter-Lipstein questioning the speakers in the 34th minute of a NBC broadcast of Education Nation with guests Tough, Carol Dweck and Angela Duckworth) is making the case that Montessori already teaches all of these character traits and that the teaching of them is embedded in and inseparable from the Montessori curriculum. Find out how the latest and greatest in education is something that has been around since 1907 and why we need to start talking about it, loudly. Susan Schmitt went to observe a Montessori classroom when she was about to graduate from college and never left. She has spent the last 18 years teaching in Montessori 6-9 classrooms in Brooklyn, NY, Texas, Illinois and New Jersey. She has AMS 6-9 Certification from the Dallas Montessori Academy and holds a B.A. in French with a Minor in Art. She is currently the Lower Elementary Coordinator for Waterfront Montessori and has two children enrolled in the school. Preeti Poddar is in her third year of teaching in a Montessori classroom. A Montessori child herself, she has AMS 3-6 Certification and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Management from the University of Mumbai. She is also certified in Fashion Illustration and has cleared Elementary & Intermediate Certification in Art in the State of Maharashtra. She is currently a Lower Elementary teacher at Waterfront Montessori and has two children enrolled in the school.

All Levels, Administrator Morning Workshop Dave Rabkin

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Just Demonstrate That You Meet The Common Core Standards, Show the World That Montessori Works This presentation will demonstrate how to track progress in both public and private classrooms and then demonstrate how to communicate to parents and the outside world that your school is not just meeting the Common Core Standards, but exceeding them. If parents are educated about the Common Core standards and the school can clearly communicate how each child is making progress in terms the parents can understand, parents are more likely to form a bond with their school. The presentation will cover: 1. How to automate Common Core State Standards Alignments; 2. How teachers make sure lessons aligned to the Common Core standards are being covered; 3. How administrators track if each class is meeting the Common Core standards; 4. How to share student progress that is in Core Standards terms with parents; 5. How to answer typical questions asked by parents in public and private schools (I know little about the Montessori method. How do I know if Montessori is right for my child? My child was in a Montessori kindergarten or early childhood class. Why should I place my child in a Montessori elementary program? Why not begin to attend public schools in 1st grade? This school only goes through the 6th grade. How do I know my child will be ready when they must leave this school to attend a public one?); and 6. How the alignments can positively influence private and public Montessori programs through promoting retention, enrollment, increasing school stature in the community and raising the stature of Montessori in general. Dave Rabkin is a cofounder of the online Montessori record keeping system, Montessori Records Express (MRX).

All Levels, Administrator Morning Workshop Robyn Breiman

Observing Teachers: Attentive Watching, Reflective Learning How many of us feel we don’t give enough time for observation? Yet we know observing children is one of the most important practices in a Montessori teacher’s portfolio. Observing teachers can be equally transformative – offering opportunities for constructive conversation, personal and interpersonal growth and reflection on one’s own practice in the classroom. Teachers can learn a lot from watching each other – they can develop a stronger understanding of a school’s culture, of students’ experiences at other levels, of effective or ineffective approaches and responses to children. Using observation as part of a strategy for solving problems in the classroom can help a team of teachers be more creative and see things they hadn't been aware of before. Observation can give administrators insights into classroom practices, making them better partners for goalsetting with teachers. Observation can also prepare parents to be better-informed participants in conferences and meetings. We will focus on Observation as a tool for problem solving, a strategy for team-building and identification with school culture, a technique for enhancing awareness of students and teachers at other levels and a method of professional development. Robyn Breiman is an experienced Montessori educator, teacher educator, leader and consultant. She's worked as a teacher for children ages 3-12. She has taught teachers for over 25 years, and coordinated a team of talented elementary teacher educators at CMTE/NY for more than 15 years. She has developed curricula for writing, biology, math and geometry and presented many workshops at AMS national conferences. She currently serves on the AMS Board of Directors. .

All Levels, Administrator Morning Workshop Leslie S. Meldrum

The Four Agreements â&#x20AC;&#x153;Change your mind and you change your life.â&#x20AC;? In his book, The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz talks about self-limiting beliefs and then offers an effective and ancient code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. I have been astounded by the power of these concepts in influencing my life and freeing me from some of my expectations. Each Agreement is transformative in practice, becoming a source of inspiration, empowerment and freedom. As a participant, you will be guided through these four agreements and will leave with a new level of understanding about communication, judgment and the questions that guide your day to day experiences and beliefs. Leslie S. Meldrum holds a B.A. in Psychology & English from Oswego College and an M.A. in Public Administration from Rider University. She has been the Head of School for Raritan Valley Montessori Academy and the Cherry Blossom Montessori School since 1984. She is a director of the International Network for Children and Families, a Redirecting Children's Behavior (RCB) Instructor, a Certified Parent Educator and Parenting Coach, and a certified trainer for instructors of RCB. Leslie is also certified to teach Redirecting for a Cooperative Classroom (RCC) and taught both RCB and RCC in schools all over the United States. She is a frequent presenter at American Montessori Society (AMS) conferences as well as at New Jersey Montessori Administration Corporation (NJMAC), the organization she co-founded and led as its first president.

Administrator Morning Workshop Ami and Daniel Petter-Lipstein

How to Master Montessori Marketing in Three Easy Steps Do you struggle with marketing your Montessori school? Do you wish there was a Montessori Marketing Work you could acquire and master? There is and you can see a preview of it at this session! Please join veteran Montessori marketers, Ami and Daniel Petter-Lipstein, for a short introduction that will put you on the road to mastery of Montessori marketing. Session registrants may send marketing materials, posters and/or fliers in advance of this session for review and critique. Ami Petter-Lipstein is the Fearless Founder and Executive Director of The Jewish Montessori Society. Ami spent fifteen years in the corporate world, mostly in professional services marketing and coaching attorneys on increasing their client billables. But, she never went to work in the morning with the joyous abandon that her daughters now approach math or Hebrew. Ami now leads the Jewish Montessori Society, whose mission is to ensure that every Jewish child has the opportunity to learn LISHMAH, for the pure love and joy of learning as they do in more than 40 Jewish Montessori schools all over the world. Seven years ago, Daniel C. Petter-Lipstein walked into Netivot Montessori, a Jewish Montessori school in Edison, NJ, and his life has never been the same. He has become a national enthusiast for Montessori education, advocating for its power and potential in settings ranging from Montessori schools to the Montessori Administrators Association summer retreat to NBC News’ recent Education Nation summit. He created and produced the Montessori animated video, “Superwoman Was Already Here”, which has been featured in the Wall St. Journal and the Atlantic magazine. Daniel is Chief Love Officer of the Jewish Montessori Society and one of the founders of the Montessori Madmen.

Afternoon Agenda

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch / Raffle and Exhibits 1:30 - 2:45 Afternoon Workshops 2:45 - 4:00 Networking and Exhibits

Early Childhood Discipline & Social Skills Development and Education Joyce Pickering All Levels How to Teach Reading, Spelling, Math and Writing to Visual Learners Jeffrey Freed & Laurie Parsons Cantillo Infant./Toddler Sing, Move and Make Music II Cristina Weisman Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Autism: A Montessori Approach Michelle Lane-Barmapov Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Practical Life Collaboration Session Melanie Thiesse Early Childhood and Lower Elementary The Power and Beauty of A Line: Handwriting in the Montessori Classroom Lisanne Pinciotti & Rosemary Quaranta Upper Elementary, Middle School and Administration Speak to the World: How Our Students Can Be Our Voice for Montessori Education Fernando Camberos & Olivia Viteznik All Levels and Administration A Peace-Filled Environment Across the Curriculum Joan B. Daly

Early Childhood Afternoon Workshop Dr. Joyce S. Pickering

Discipline & Social Skills Development and Education Often children with learning differences do not develop social skills as other children do. This is the result of many factors including faulty perception, inattention, inability to read body language and the involvement of emotional differences. We will examine these differences in relationship to classroom management and the direct teaching of specific social values. There will also be opportunities for teachers to express specific needs in this area. Dr. Joyce S. Pickering, a Montessorian, speech and hearing pathologist, and learning disabilities specialist, has devoted her life to exploring and meeting the needs of students. During the 20 years she served as Executive Director (1990 – 2010) of Shelton School & Evaluation Center in Dallas, Texas, the world’s largest private school for children with learning differences, she oversaw an expansion of the application of the Montessori philosophy and practice and, in 2009, launched the Shelton Montessori Teacher Education Center. She also oversaw the creation of an outreach center that responds to an average of 27,000 requests for information each year. She also established collaborations between Shelton and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of Texas, and Dallas’s Center for Brain Health. Joyce is an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Vice President for Accreditation of the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council and Vice President of AMS. In her spare time, she travels the world to present classes about Montessori education and how to meet the needs of learning-different students.

All Levels Afternoon Workshop Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons Cantillo

How to Teach Reading, Spelling, Math and Writing to Visual Learners Technology is changing the world and changing the way our children learn. More and more of them are visual learners, which can cause their teachers to mistake them for children that may be learning disabled. They are not; they just learn from whole to parts instead of from parts to whole. Modifying the method of instruction can produce enormous leaps in learning for these children. These techniques are common sense, easy to implement, and can be immediately used in alignment with normal Montessori techniques. Jeffrey Freed has worked one-on-one for the past 25 years with gifted and visual children, most of whom carry the moniker of either learning disabled, dyslexic, autistic, or Asperger's. Jeff is the author of two books, the best known of which is Right Brained Children in a Left-Brained World (Simon & Schuster, 1997). He has lectured and taught seminars all over the world that feature specific techniques designed to harness the innate strengths of the visual learner. He also believes that our schools will soon be overwhelmed by a predominance of visual learners and that they need to be ready for this. Laurie Parsons Cantillo is the co-author (with Jeffrey Freed) of Right Brained Children in a LeftBrained World, which is considered to be a ground-breaking book on teaching methods for rightbrained, gifted, and visual learners. The book is based on the story of Cantillo's son, Zach, who was diagnosed with ADHD in grade school and who was a pupil of Jeff's. Freed achieved such impressive results with Zach that Cantillo, then a medical reporter, decided that his story needed to be told. Cantillo is now the Program Director of WTOP, the nation's #1 all-news radoio station, in Washington, D.C.,. Zach recently graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering with High Honors and is employed as a design engineer for Carlisle IT in Milwaukee.

Toddler Afternoon Workshop Cristina Weisman

Sing, Move and Make Music II Come explore ways to help children to sing, move and understand the fundamentals of music. Children need to understand they themselves are the instruments that create music. It all comes from within! In Part II, a follow-on from last year's NJMAC presentation, learn five new fingerplay songs, including new versions of the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Explore music through movement by using stand up songs and scarves. Find out how to use rhythm sticks and egg shakers to make repetitive rhythmic movements that will connect a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inner rhythm to classical and cultural music. Explore the rhythm rope, a prop used to explore different speeds of music while creating a musical community. Learn how to use a parachute for "train rides" and more. Explore two simple ways to use percussion instruments with a group of toddlers. Learn lullabies that every toddler will love to hear. At the end of this presentation, teachers will walk away with a list of suggested songs and ideas for implementing them in the classroom. Participants and will understand that everyone is an instrument and music is something that starts deep in your soul. Cristina Weisman has been teaching music to young children for seven years. She has a musical theater background and a B.F.A. in Theater from Carnegie Mellon University. She began her music teaching career at Fundamentally Music in Houston, Texas. She taught at Riverbend Montessori for two years and currently teaches at Waterfront Montessori. She has completed training courses from Fundamentally Music, Re-directing a Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Behavior and International Baccalaureate MYP Arts. She got her start in Montessori with a Parent/Infant Class at the Post Oak School in Houston, TX. She has sung in Prague at the Catholic Choral Conference with the St. Thomas More Catholic Choir and has performed across the Texas area in shows such as Hair, Nunsense and Honk.

Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Afternoon Workshop K. Michelle Lane-Barmapov

Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Afternoon Workshop Melanie Thiesse

Practical Life Collaboration Session Participants will examine the benefits of Practical Life activities for all children, including those with special needs such as ADHD, autism and occupational therapy needs. They will also be given ways to share the benefits of Practical Life activities with the parents at their school. A yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of Practical Life homework activities for Lower Elementary students will be shared as well. Teachers will come away from this workshop with usable ideas that they can implement right away in their classrooms. Course Outline: 1. Introductions 2. Areas of the Practical Life curriculum 3. Practical Life for children with special needs 4. Sharing the Importance of Practical Life with Parents/Practical Life Homework . Practical Life Activity Collaboration (a) care of self; (b) care of environment; (c) cooking; (d) sewing & crafts; (e) grace and courtesy; and (f) others. Participants are asked to bring in one or two samples, photos and/or written lesson plans of their favorite Practical life activities and will be given the opportunity to share those lessons with the group. Melanie Theisse began her Montessori career in 1993 and has since worked in toddler, primary, elementary and adolescent classrooms. She is currently the Curriculum Coordinator for the Westmont Montessori School. She received her Master of Arts in Montessori Education from St. Catherine University and her Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, focusing on Child and Adolescent Development, from Arizona State University. She holds AMS and NCME Montessori Elementary I and II credentials.

Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Afternoon Workshop Lisanne Pinciotti and Rosemary Quaranta

The Power and Beauty of A Line: Handwriting in the Montessori Classroom Current research at Indiana University illustrates how writing by hand engages the brain in learning. Other studies highlight the hand’s unique relationship with the brain in the composition of thoughts and ideas. This presentation will explore current research on the brain, technology, and the cognitive, motor, and visual benefits of “putting pen to paper” as children develop “a beautiful hand” and explore the power and beauty in a line. Participants will rediscover their own skills, explore a brief history of handwriting, express thoughts artfully and view samples of beautiful children’s work that will inspire. Teachers will return to their classrooms with a renewed passion for handwriting, real lessons and materials that develop the artful exploration of personal style and resources to continue their work with children. Lisanne Pinciotti is currently the Academic and Practicum Coordinator of the CMTE/NY satellite at Christopher Academy in Westfield, NJ. She is a member of the Executive Committee of NJMAC, of which she is also a past President. She also serves on the Policy Committee of the Teacher Education Council for AMS, as IAME Early Childhood representative and as MACTE Accreditation Coordinator for CMTE/NY. Lisanne earned an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, and AMS Early Childhood and Adminstrator Credentials from CMTE/NY. Rosemary Quaranta has over 35 years of experience teaching children from ages 3-12 and more than 20 years of experience teaching in AMS Teacher Education Programs on 4 different continents. Currently, Rosemary serves as the Coordinator for Seton Montessori Institute’s Elementary Certification Program. She works daily with the children of Seton Montessori School as the Elementary Coordinator and Head Teacher in the 9-12 classroom. She holds a Master’s Degree from Xavier University and is AMI certified for ages 3 – 12.

All Levels, Administrator Workshop Fernando Camberos and Olivia Viteznik

Speak to the World: How Our Students Can Be Our Voice for Montessori Education A well-conceived Montessori curriculum through Middle School prepares students for public speaking better than any other school environment. Considering the workplace in which our students will soon lead, this skill may be their greatest asset, but we've kept that hidden. We haven’t been presenting enough about presenting! By allowing our students to ‘speak to the world’, we bring another voice into the discussion about education philosophy: the voice of the child. This workshop begins with a presentation about the student presenter. What curriculum, lessons and experiences have been provided over the past eleven years to allow her to explore her passions as public speaker? The student presentation offers a glimpse of the power of the child speaking to the world. It will focus on opportunities to involve students in Montessori promotion and what it takse to get there both as a school and as a Montessori community. Fernando Camberos is the IB Program Coordinator at Waterfront Montessori. He is originally from Argentina and is a graduate of an IB High School Diploma Program in Mexico City. He received his B.A. at Duke University and his M.Ed. at NYU. He has worked at Montessori schools since 2004, and helped to found a community school in rural Guatemala, where he continues to assist in implementing Montessori programs. Olivia Viteznik has attended Waterfront Montessori since the age of four. She will graduate from Eighth Grade this year. She was extremely shy for most of her elementary school career; today, she wows crowds with her poise as a public speaker. Her work and grace in front of audiences inspired this workshop, but that does not mean she won't be nervous.

All Levels,Administrator Afternoon Workshop Joan B. Daly

A Peace-Filled Environment Across the Curriculum This workshop will explore the concept of peace and how it relates to a Montessori curriculum and environment with community-building activities for various curriculum areas. There will be opportunities for audience participation in community-building activities along with ideas for combining art into the areas of the curriculum. It is hoped that participants will come away with new ideas and thoughts for incorporating this workshop into their own environments, knowledge of how to use community-building as an essential element for a peaceful environment and recognition of the environment as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;community of learnersâ&#x20AC;?. Joan B. Daly is a teacher trainer, consultant, and visitor for CME. In addition to this, she gives workshops on Peace Education, Grace and Courtesy, Assistant Training and Elementary curriculum areas, including art and music. She also does school consultations.