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Master Classes by Eugene Schwartz: Teaching Grade Seven
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 generous discount given if you download the entire set of any one grade.
We strongly suggest that you purchase #316, "The Elements of Grade Seven," a Download with hundreds of images of Grade Seven student work, especially if you are ordering the lecture below on Perspective Drawing. Click here to learn more.
We strongly suggest that you purchase #316, "The Elements of Grade Seven," a Download with hundreds of images of Grade Seven student work, especially if you are ordering the lecture below on Perspective Drawing. 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
907D: Complete Set of Grade Seven Lectures
This set, available only as a download, includes all of the content of the lectures below at a 20% discount.
This set, available only as a download, includes all of the content of the lectures below at a 20% discount.
$180.00
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700: Meeting Adolescence
For many young people, 7th grade marks the point at which the physical changes of puberty meet the emotional upheavals of adolescence. Eugene describes the transformative work of the child's soul and spirit in this important stage of life.
For many young people, 7th grade marks the point at which the physical changes of puberty meet the emotional upheavals of adolescence. Eugene describes the transformative work of the child's soul and spirit in this important stage of life.
$25.00
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701: The Seventh Grader
Why are seventh grade classes so much smaller than the grades that precede them? Why do so many class teachers leave their class before they come to this grade? We will explore the challenges -- and the rewards -- inherent in our work with the 13 year-old.
Why are seventh grade classes so much smaller than the grades that precede them? Why do so many class teachers leave their class before they come to this grade? We will explore the challenges -- and the rewards -- inherent in our work with the 13 year-old.
$25.00
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703: Human Physiology
Up until this point, the natural sciences studied in the Waldorf curriculum have dealt with the "outer world" of animals, plants, and minerals. Now the student is ready to fathom the "macrocosm" by looking at the "microcosm," just at the age when powerful changes are taking place in her own body.
Up until this point, the natural sciences studied in the Waldorf curriculum have dealt with the "outer world" of animals, plants, and minerals. Now the student is ready to fathom the "macrocosm" by looking at the "microcosm," just at the age when powerful changes are taking place in her own body.
$25.00
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704: Geography & The Age of Exploration
It is possible in this year to teach with true "economy" and present the geography of Latin America by delving into the historical "age of exploration." Eugene will suggest some approaches.
It is possible in this year to teach with true "economy" and present the geography of Latin America by delving into the historical "age of exploration." Eugene will suggest some approaches.
$25.00
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705: The Renaissance
Rudolf Steiner has stressed how crucial it is for the adolescent to be immersed in educational experiences that are profoundly "aesthetic" in nature. In this regard, the study of the Renaissance is a perfect match for the 7th grader's needs. Eugene emphasizes the importance of creating a "gallery" in the classroom, and of surrounding students with reproductions of the great master paintings -- especially important in the USA, where there is generally little exposure to art outside of the Waldorf school setting.
Rudolf Steiner has stressed how crucial it is for the adolescent to be immersed in educational experiences that are profoundly "aesthetic" in nature. In this regard, the study of the Renaissance is a perfect match for the 7th grader's needs. Eugene emphasizes the importance of creating a "gallery" in the classroom, and of surrounding students with reproductions of the great master paintings -- especially important in the USA, where there is generally little exposure to art outside of the Waldorf school setting.
$25.00
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706: Perspective Drawing
The strongly solipsistic nature of the adolescent needs time and again to be given more perspective concerning life. Perspective drawing provides an artistic "objective correlative" for this. Simple but demanding, this subject is well worth an entire main lesson block, even though colleagues may argue that it is not sufficiently "academic."
We strongly suggest that you consider purchasing #316, "Elements of Grade Seven," which contains many Perspective Drawing images.
The strongly solipsistic nature of the adolescent needs time and again to be given more perspective concerning life. Perspective drawing provides an artistic "objective correlative" for this. Simple but demanding, this subject is well worth an entire main lesson block, even though colleagues may argue that it is not sufficiently "academic."
We strongly suggest that you consider purchasing #316, "Elements of Grade Seven," which contains many Perspective Drawing images.
$25.00
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707: Mathematics in Grade Seven
The quest for BALANCE is a central part of the roller coaster experience of the adolescent. With this in mind, we can understand that understanding algebraic equations is not not only a mathematical skill, but is also serves as an important psychological strategy -- yes, balance is possible!
The quest for BALANCE is a central part of the roller coaster experience of the adolescent. With this in mind, we can understand that understanding algebraic equations is not not only a mathematical skill, but is also serves as an important psychological strategy -- yes, balance is possible!
$25.00
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720: Language Arts in Grade Seven
If Waldorf schools are all about "creativity," as our brochures claim, then why do we wait so long to teach Waldorf students "creative writing"? There are important reasons, Eugene claims, and he provides them -- along with delightful examples of the kind of work 7th graders can produce when "the time is ripe."
If Waldorf schools are all about "creativity," as our brochures claim, then why do we wait so long to teach Waldorf students "creative writing"? There are important reasons, Eugene claims, and he provides them -- along with delightful examples of the kind of work 7th graders can produce when "the time is ripe."
$25.00
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710: Academics and Artistry in Grade Seven
A growing proportion of Grade 7 teachers did NOT teach the class in the early grades, and many of these teachers were hired "to get the class in shape" and "get their skills levels up." Yet this is just the age when artistic experience is an absolute necessity -- is it possible to bring the two realms together? Eugene provides some provocative answers.
A growing proportion of Grade 7 teachers did NOT teach the class in the early grades, and many of these teachers were hired "to get the class in shape" and "get their skills levels up." Yet this is just the age when artistic experience is an absolute necessity -- is it possible to bring the two realms together? Eugene provides some provocative answers.
$25.00
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