Welcome to the AK-CSS Members Forum! Please sign up to join the discussions.
  • Activity Feed
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Blog Posts
  • Discussions
  • Events
  • Groups
  • Comment Wall
  • About
Heather Durtschi replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final projects in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"Here is my final project. Thanks for a great class.Durtschi ARS.doc"
Jun 4, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Final projects in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I need help! The template for the final ARS is coming up in a font that I can't read. I am using Firefox as the browser. The windows to drop the resource into appear, however the directions and explanations referencing it are indecipherable. Advise?…"
Jun 4, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion WWII, 1950s, 1960s, Nuclear Age in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"No wonder people were more fit back in the 50s & 60s! WOW! What a work out! They could move... I loved the swing video.
SO, I still want to do my ARS for swing dancing through the ages. I love to swing dance. There are so many variations of it now…"
May 31, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion WWI / Roaring 20s in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I love this era! I want to develop and teach a unit on just the music and dance of the1920s. My grandparents grew up in Chicago during the 1920s and were both musicians. My grandfather played the piano and my grandmother sang. I grew up hearing this…"
May 31, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Westward Movement/Pioneers (1800 - 1900) in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"I really like Jump 7! Again, I would use this as a gathering activity. Students get to greet each other, be connected to the group and actively participate with minimal stress. I would ask them what type of dancing is done today and see if they come…"
May 31, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Elizabeth Hunt's discussion Colonial/Revolution Era in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
""Building a country; which traditions do we keep, which go?"
Elizabeth said this as she introduced this era and it struck home. I like the easy movements and counting sequences with the waltz. The notion can be applied to the birth and growing up of…"
May 31, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Pre-Colonial Era (Baroque, Renaissance & Pre-Columbus Native America) Reflections in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"We have covered a huge time span in 1 1/2 hours! Time flies when you are listening to music and dancing. The beginnings of this class have reconfirmed my use of music and dance across the curriculum because of its ability to connect with kids on a…"
May 31, 2013
Heather Durtschi replied to Stephanie Campbell's discussion Introductions in Using Music and Dance as a Primary Source - ASDSA 2013
"Hi! I have been at South for the past 3 years teaching a PE/health elective called IMPACT: Individuals Making Positive Action Choices Today. I have been displaced and it looks like I'm headed to Benny Benson where I will continue teaching IMPACT as…"
May 27, 2013