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Music & Movement Specialist

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Allison Burchell
Music & Movement Specialist
allison.burchell@rcsdk12.org

sites:  supports all schools & community-based sites

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The PreK Music and Movement Specialist supports the implementation of the Music Building Blocks curriculum, a program designed for the Rochester City School District in collaboration with Dr. Donna Brink Fox, Eisenhart Professor of Music Education at Eastman School of Music and world-renowned early childhood music pedagogue. The PreK Music and Movement Specialist partners with TSTs, PreK 3 and PreK 4 teaching teams, and other members of the RCSD early childhood community, providing support and modeling activities.

Supports provided include:

  • Helping teaching teams choose and learn songs, movements, and activities that enhance learning across subject areas.
  • Helping teaching teams create music resources and centers for their classrooms.
  • Providing job-embedded training through modeling and co-teaching experience.
  • Participating in teacher-designed classroom activities to support student engagement.
  • Providing resources to support arts integration in the classroom.
  • Maintaining instructional support through the use of online platforms (i.e., e-mail, website, blog, etc.).
  • Developing and providing professional learning opportunities for all members of the RCSD Early Childhood community.