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Winter and Spring Workshops 2026 By: Margaret Swain - 12/11/2025
Here is a list of professional development workshops for teachers that will take place starting in January of 2026. Click on each link for more information on these great educational opportunities. We are continuing to add more events to this list, and we will do our best to keep it up to date. However, we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. January 16th-17th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators featuring Anne Mileski "Early Improvisation and Sequencing Singing Games with Self-Determination Theory" Woodmoor Elementary School - Bothell, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com January 24th, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter Sharing "Adaptive Music Focus" Evergreen Elementary School - Spanaway, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com January 25th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Lauren Harrison "The Ground We Share: Movement for Restoration & Community Care" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org January 31st, 2026 Northern California Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Matthew Otto "Choral Classroom Refresher" The San Francisco School - San Francisco, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org February 21st, 2026 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Dr. Paul Cribari and Dr. Rick Layton "Composing in the Elemental Style" Orchards Elementary School - Vancouver, WA Info. at www.portlandorff.org February 21st, 2026 Idaho Orff Chapter Workshop featuring Sara Posey "Artful, Playful, Mindfulness: Integrating SEL into Orff Schulwerk" Willow Creek Elementary School - Nampa, ID Info. at www.idahoorff.org February 27th-March 1st, 2026 Alaska Orff Chapter featuring Drue Bullington Elemental Pedagogy Playshop Lutheran Church of Hope and Loussac Library - Anchorage, AK Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.org March 6th-8th, 2026 Organization of American Kodály Educators National Conference "Building Harmony in Community" Chicago, IL Info. at www.oake.org March 7th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Annie Hughes "Movement Matters: Creative Dance in Early Childhood" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org March 21st, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter featuring Gerard Stokes "Playing with the Schulwerk" Christa McAuliffe Elementary - Sammamish WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com March 21st, 2026 Inland Empire Orff Chapter Spring Sharing Trent Elementary School - Spokane Valley, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org March 27th-28th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators featuring Jill Trinka "Folk Songs, Play Parties, and Dulcimers" Assumption St. Bridget School - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com March 28th, 2026 Idaho Orff Chapter Workshop Sharing Willow Creek Elementary School - Nampa, ID Info. at www.idahoorff.org April 5th, 2026 The Creative Dance Center featuring Terry Goetz "BrainDance for Every Body" The Creative Dance Center - Seattle, WA Info. at www.creativedance.org April 18th, 2026 Inland Empire Orff Chapter featuring Robert Prince Whitworth University - Spokane, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org April 24th-26th, 2026 NCAOSA 2026 Western Mini Conference featuring Dr. Kofi Gbolonyo Hidden Valley Music Seminars - Carmel Valley, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org May 2nd, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter "Barred Instruments Repair 101" (Members-Only Exclusive) Summit Uniserv Office - Puyallup, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com May 14th, 2026 Northwest Kodály Educators Sip and Sing Razzi's Pizzeria - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com May 30th, 2026 Evergreen Orff Chapter 50th Anniversary Banquet Location TBA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com


Fall Workshops 2025 By: - 8/6/2025
Here is a list of professional development workshops for teachers that will take place beginning in August of 2025. Click on each link for more information on these great educational opportunities. We are continuing to add more events to this list, and we will do our best to keep it up to date. However, we highly recommend contacting each organization yourself before making any plans. August 16th, 2025 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Jeaneau Julian Untold Stories and Black Joy Portland State University - Portland, OR Info. at www.portlandorff.org September 6th, 2025 Inland Empire Orff Chapter featuring Tim Wiegand Snowdon Elementary School - Cheney, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org September 20th, 2025 Northern California Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Diane Lange Combining Orff Schulwerk with Music Learning Theory California State University East Bay - Hayward, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org September 25th-27th, 2025 Alaska Orff Chapter featuring Dr. Michael Chandler Lutheran Church of Hope - Anchorage, AK Info. at www.alaskaorffchapter.com September 27th, 2025 Northwest Kodály Educators Make and Take It! The Evergreen School - Seattle, WA Info. at www.nwkodaly.wordpress.com October 10th-11th, 2025 Dance Educators Association of Washington Fall Conference: Gather - Dance as a Community Vancouver School of the Arts - Vancouver, WA Info. at www.deawa.org October 11th, 2025 Portland Orff Schulwerk Association featuring Tiffany Unarce Barry Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Musical Classroom Vose Elementary School - Beaverton, OR Info. at www.portlandorff.org October 18, 2025 Inland Empire Orff Chapter Fall Sharing Workshop Trent Elementary School - Spokane Valley, WA Info. at www.inlandempireorff.org October 18th, 2025 American River Orff Chapter featuring Thom Borden Purposeful Process: Using Rhythm and Rhyme to Teach Musical Concepts Tim's Music - Carmichael, CA Info. at www.americanriverorff.com October 25th, 2025 Evergreen Orff Chapter featuring Jeaneau Julian Untold Stories and Black Joy Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma, WA Info. at www.evergreenorffchapter.com October 25th, 2025 Northern California Orff-Schulwerk Association featuring Jim Santi Owen Rhythms and Melodies of India for the Orff Classroom Oak Knoll Elementary School - Menlo Park, CA Info. at www.ncaosa.org November 19th-22nd, 2025 2025 American Orff Schulwerk Association Professional Development Conference Connecting in Kentucky Lexington, KY Info. at www.aosa.org

Margaret Swain

I enjoy working to connect teachers to quality books and instruments for music and dance education. I hope you find my blog useful and interesting.

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