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Master Classes by Eugene Schwartz: Teaching Grade One
Over the years, Eugene Schwartz has given hundreds of lectures to teachers at summer conferences in Rudolf Steiner College, Sunbridge Institute, and the Essential Conferences in Kimberton, PA, and Mancos, CO. The "Master Classes" Download series is a collection of the most helpful of these lectures, all of which exemplify Eugene's intent to guide teachers to "Know What. Know How. Know Why." Although any single lecture may prove to be all that you need, we urge you to consider the discount given if you download the entire set of any one grade.
Be sure to read about #310, "The Elements of Grade One," a Download with hundreds of images of Grade One student work. Click here to learn more.
Be sure to read about #310, "The Elements of Grade One," a Download with hundreds of images of Grade One student work. Click here to learn more.
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Before You Purchase the Master Classes, Learn about the Online Conference for This Grade . . . .We are often asked "What is the difference between the Master Classes lectures on a particular grade and the Online Conference for that grade?" Here are some comparisons:
Every Online Conference contains at least three times — and as much as five times — the content of the Master Classes set for the same grade. And while the Master Classes are completely audio, the Online Conferences offer hours of slideshows of student work, "teachers guides" videos in many subjects, and, in the upper grades, lab science demonstrations and slide shows of masterworks of art relevant to your grade.
While the Master Classes are recordings of lectures given to live audiences, the Online Conferences were recorded with high-quality digital equipment and meant especially for online transmission.
In short, the Master Classes are an excellent "refresher course," and, once you have purchased them and downloaded them they are yours to keep. The Online Conferences are, on the other hand, a thorough preparation for your new grade; in fact, many of our participants feel that the conferences provide them with far more depth and insight than they received in their teacher training.
You can make the comparison yourself. To read the complete contents of every Online Conference and listen to samples of conference lectures, visit:
http://essentialwaldorf.com/online.html
901D: Complete Set of Grade One Lectures
This set includes all of the content of the lectures below at a 20% discount.
This set includes all of the content of the lectures below at a 20% discount.
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Rudolf Steiner's "great revelation" to teachers. Identifying the temperaments by appearance and behavior. Helping a child work through her temperament.
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Why do so few teachers really work with the temperaments? Teaching stories, arithmetic, Form Drawing etc. to immerse the child in his or her temperament.
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What is it, exactly, that makes a classroom a "Waldorf" classroom? Eugene describes the most salient, and sometimes misunderstood, characteristics of the Waldorf method and its setting.
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The "threefold structure" of the Main Lesson has become something of a stereotype to teachers. Eugene gives some anthroposophical background, and suggests numerous ways in which teachers can avoid dogma and rigidity in their application.
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Eugene explains the rationale behind starting writing slowly and teaching reading late. A fresh look at an often hackneyed subject!
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The progression from movement games to Form Drawing to stories, drawings, and finally letters is presented in detail.
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The rhythmic life of the first grader is stimulated and supported through a relationship to multiplication tables.
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Learning how to relate numbers to things, working with simple manipulatives, and mental arithmetic constitute the important next steps in Grade One Arithmetic.
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Parent work is given short shrift in teacher training, and this has caused new teachers many avoidable problems. Eugene gives practical advice in this essential area.
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The sine qua non of Waldorf teaching is the inner life of the teacher. Eugene examines the helpful and vitalizing role that Steiner's path can play here.
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