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Movement Plus is pleased to offer a comprehensive spectrum of teacher training, consulting services and customized workshops.

Movement Fundamentals for Early Childhood Educators

This 3-hour workshop is designed to assist teachers in incorporating developmentally appropriate movement activities into lesson plans. (Each participant will leave with a certificate verifying the training hours.)

  1. Learn what the national recommendations for movement education are and how they affect your school and classroom

  2. Increase your knowledge of fundamental movement skills

  3. Explore the relationship of movement to learning

  4. Understand the research linking movement to all the domains of child development - physical, cognitive and social/emotional

  5. Leave with a comprehensive activity listing along with ideas to incorporate movement into all aspects of your curriculum

 

Advanced Movement Training

Take your basic skills to the next level. In this advanced class, participants will learn:

  1. Create your own ½ hour movement education class for students.

  2. Learn what is developmentally appropriate for young children

  3. Learn a methodology to assess and record baseline and advancements of students' physical skills, including monthly goal-setting

  4. Understand the research linking movement to literacy and learn fun and easy ways to bring reading to life.

  5. Leave with an activity listing to go along with your seasonal and holiday theme curriculum

 

Customized Training Seminars

Martha is happy to work with you to design and develop a training workshop or series of programs that are custom tailored to your learning environment and teachers - all with your specific goals in mind.

Call 757-816-1111 or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to start.

 

Movement Consultation

Have Martha come to your school and meet with you one-on-one to develop a distinctive program that follows NASPE guidelines. She will work with teachers to incorporate creative structured movement into your lesson plans or set up a class once, twice or 5x a week.

Set your school apart with your unique blend of movement and learning in the classroom.

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What others are saying

“Martha Swirzinski did an outstanding job at our Camp Counselor Training Seminar.  She brought information, handouts, and FUN to a learning workshop about movement activities.  My teachers had an enjoyable time as we discussed the importance of physical activity for the young child by using our own bodies as well as our minds.  Martha was professional, organized and did an effective job getting her information across.  I would recommend her to any school or organization looking to rejuvenate a training session.”       
- Carol Peterson, Director of Camp Turtle Trap

Registration form

You can download our workship registration form here.

Complete the form and mail it to:

Movement Plus
Ms. Martha Swirzinski
P.O. Box 2404
Virginia Beach, VA  23450

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