Kathleen+Hill,+Amy+Liebov,+Sheila+O’Shea,+and+Pam+Szalay


 * CS21. Kathleen Hill, Amy Liebov, Sheila O’Shea, and Pam Szalay ** – //Get Inspired: An Invitation to Imagine, Play, and Create with Your Students//

May 27 Friday 1:30-3:00 PM HM 152

Come and soak up the magic of the integrated learning experience! Play, sing, and dance, as four vibrant educators share successful ways in which they have enlivened education in the classroom and the arts. Experience how we value the whole child, emphasize the importance of imaginative play, and encourage creative student work in a non-elitist and supportive environment.

Affiliation/Bio: The School at Columbia; Teacher Education Institute at the University at Buffalo,  khill@theschool.columbia.edu. Kathleen Hill has a B.F.A.from University of Utah (Dance, concentration in Teaching, Choreography, and Performance) and M.F.A. - University of Utah (Dance). She is a life-long dancer and dance educator, dancing and performing since the age of four, and has studied ballet, modern, ethnic dance, musical theater dance, and more. Kathleen loves to learn new forms of movement and has been studying and teaching yoga for many years. She has also been an experiential educator, a group facilitator, a youth and adult leadership trainer, a professional development director, a technology instructor, a director of dance, and a professional choreographer and dancer. She has taught dance and yoga at Stanford University, the University of Utah, Friends Academy, Packer Collegiate Institute, The UN School, Woodmere Academy, Ruth Currier Dance Studio, and the American College Dance Festival. Kathleen is proud to be listed in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Co-presenter: Amy Liebov, aliebov@theschool.columbia.edu. Amy Liebov has an MA in Gifted Education and Ed. D in Curriculum & Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. As a founding faculty member, Amy Liebov came to The School from Hunter College Elementary School where she taught kindergarten to gifted children for 25 years. Amy has taught elementary math education at Hunter College and Brooklyn College, and an intensive workshop at Teachers College for parents and teachers on the young gifted child. Always interested in innovative curriculum development, Amy has published articles on teaching geometry to young children and has created an exciting art curriculum inspired by current exhibitions from museums and galleries throughout the city. Co-presenter: Sheila O’Shea, soshea@theschool.columbia.edu. Sheila O' Shea holds degrees from University College Cork in Ireland and Hunter College in New York City. She also received a Diploma in Advanced Studies in Dance and Music Education from the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria, which was funded by a scholarship from the Orff Siftung in Munich. Continuing her studies in music and dance education, she completed the DEL (Dance Education Laboratory) at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in New York City. Sheila is currently enrolled in the Ed.M. program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Sheila has led workshops in the New York metropolitan area, Ireland, Scotland and also at National Orff Conferences. She presently works at The School at Columbia University where she teaches music to elementary school children. The School embraces and designs an integrated curriculum for all disciplines around a yearly, central theme. Co-presenter: Pam Szalay, pamelasz@buffalo.edu. Pamela Szalay, M.S. Creativity and B.A. Music/English, is currently a graduate student at the Teacher Education Institute at the University at Buffalo. She has been a piano instructor and performer for over 16 years, and enjoys contemporary, jazz and classical music. She is especially interested in the creative and cognitive processes involved in music improvisation, and incorporates improvisation into her piano studio curriculum. Having taught herself to play the piano at age five, she is a proponent of non-traditional methods of instruction that promote learning by discovery. As a result, her educational approach supports diverse learning styles and abilities, and her goal is to provide every student with tools to express themselves musically and creatively. She has facilitated workshops related to Music and Creativity as well as Creative Problem Solving at corporate gatherings, conferences and retreats. Clients have ranged from Rich Products to the UB Women’s Basketball Team. Other interests include integrating the arts in education, creative writing, creative problem solving and wellness.