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OPDI-M22: Using Dance Pedagogic Content Knowledge to Drive Programmatic and Self Growth
September 14, 2026 - November 08, 2026
This course provides students with a useful conceptual framework to inspire thoughtful and informed curricular decisions about the allocation of instructional time and focus in K-16 dance education (elementary school to college) and to reflect on and renew one’s personal teaching practice. The conceptual framework explored is the 10 Pedagogic Content Knowledge (PCK) Skills Clusters that comprise the DELTA (Dance Entry Level Teacher Assessment) stemming from the National Core Arts Standards for Dance.
These PCK Skills Clusters include:
- Performing Dance as an Intentional, Expressive Art Form (guiding principles)
- Choreography (exploring, planning, revising)
- Integrated Approaches to Historical, Cultural & Contemporary Dance Studies
- Dance Language, Literacy & Critical Analysis
- Pedagogical Theory & Practice
- Knowledge of the Learner
- Assessment Literacy
- Evaluation & Reflective Practice
- School-based Policies
- Dance Classroom
- Technical Production
Anyone with an interest in dance education and dance teacher preparation would benefit from this course, from new teachers to seasoned dance education professionals from any teaching environment. It is designed to support and extend dance education content knowledge while expanding personal and professional expertise.
Book required: None
Agenda
Speakers
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| Dale Schmid | Teachers College, Columbia University |
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Elizabeth McPherson
<p>Elizabeth McPherson is a Professor, Dance Division Director, and MFA Dance coordinator at Montclair State University. She is the author of <em>The Contributions of Martha Hill to American Dance and Dance Education, </em>co-author of <em>Broadway, Balanchine and Beyond: A Memoir</em>, and editor/compiler of <em>The Bennington School of the Dance: A History in Writings and Interviews</em>. Her newest book <em>Milestones in Dance in the USA</em>, an edited collection designed for dance history courses, is a 2023 recipient of NDEO’s Ruth Lovell Murray book award. Executive Editor of the journal <em>Dance Education in Practice</em>, she has also written numerous articles and reviews for a variety of publications. Elizabeth received her BFA from Juilliard, an MA from The City College of New York, and a PhD from NYU.</p>
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Montclair State University |
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