On May 31, 2024, together with Johan Sterken (Stenden University of applied sciences), I will co-lead a workshop on integrating mathematics with music. The workshop is part of the conference program of the annual Panama conference on mathematics education.
We have previously led the workshop at the working conference at Paleis Noordeinde (May, 2023) and during the celebration of the Day of the Music Educators Agreement (October, 2023). During those occasions, the focus was on history and social studies alongside music. Now, the workshop will explore how mathematics can be integrated with music.
This workshop originates from a working group that I coordinated on behalf of the Music Educators Agreement, a collaboration between all Dutch teacher training institutions (pabo) and conservatories. The working group explored ways to integrate music with other subjects without losing sight of the learning objectives of both subjects.
The working group members from various teacher training colleges and conservatories have developed six knowledge clips, among other resources. Additionally, several workshops have been conducted to introduce and inspire on this topic. The knowledge clips and further information can be found on the websites of VLS for music teachers and Méér Muziek in de Klas.
Next year, the workshops will continue in the form of in-company training sessions for schools interested in integrating subjects. As preparation for this, a train-the-trainer course is also being developed for teachers interested in leading these in-company training sessions.
Benno Spieker, founder of muzketier
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