1. Welcome to Fundamentals of Waldorf Education
2. Aspects that Make Waldorf Unique
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Quick Start: Why Does Waldorf Do That? (1:55)
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1. One Teacher for Eight Grades: Why Does the Waldorf Teacher Advance with the Class?
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2. Handshake and Morning Verse
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3. Main Lesson Classes and Main Lesson Books
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4. Eurythmy
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5. Form Drawing
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6. Emphasis on Art
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7. Block Crayons
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8. Emphasis on Speech and Story
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9. Nature Beings (Elementals)
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10. Emphasis on Movement
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11. Festivals
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12. Accoutrements: Lazured Walls, Chalkboards, and Wooden Desks
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To Go Deeper and Learn More
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Quiz
3. Anthroposophy: The Origin of Waldorf Education
4. The Steiner-Waldorf Curriculum
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Quick Start: A Curriculum Based on Child Development (10:41)
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The Three Stages of Child Development
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The Milestones in the Authority Stage
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Three Periods in the Authority Stage
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Main Lesson Curriculum: Active Period (Grades 1-3)
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Main Lesson Curriculum: Descriptive Period (Grades 4-6)
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Main Lesson Curriculum: Explanatory Period (Grades 7-8)
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To Go Deeper and Learn More
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Quiz
5. Waldorf Principles and Methodology
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Quick Start: What are Waldorf Principles and Methodology? (4:35)
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1. Teach in Alignment with Child Development
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2. Educate the Soul Capacities (10:01)
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3. Teach from the Image
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4. Make the Lesson Breathe
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5. Balance Memory and Imagination
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6. Teach from Whole to Part and Part to Whole
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7. Work with Remembering and Forgetting
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8. Plant Seeds (Connect One Subject to Another)
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9. Characterize, Do Not Define (Living Concepts) and Define (Fixed Concepts)
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10. Use the Night: The Power of Sleep
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11. Engage the Whole Human Being
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12. Balance the Temperaments
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Photosynthesis: An Example of How to Apply Principles and Methodology
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To Go Deeper and Learn More
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Quiz
6. Waldorf Teaching Practices
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Quick Start: What are Waldorf Teaching Practices? (4:39)
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Creating a Curriculum
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Main Lesson Books
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Economy in Teaching Part One: Basic Economy in Teaching
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Economy in Teaching Part Two: Advanced Economy in Teaching:
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Economy in Teaching Part Three: How (Summer Preparation)
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Drill Down
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Differentiating Instruction
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Limiting Technology
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To Go Deeper and Learn More
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Quiz
7. Assessment
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Quick Start: Steiner's Indications on Assessment (3:28)
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Informal Assessment: Class Participation and Assignments
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Teacher-Made Assessments: Quizzes and Tests
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Assessments Created by Educational Testing Groups
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How to Use Assessment Results to Improve Your Teaching
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Giving Feedback to Students After Assessment
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Quiz
8. Self-Development: Who You Are is as Important as What You Teach
9.Social Renewal: Why Teach the Steiner-Waldorf Curriculum? (And How?)
10. Sacred Nothings
11. The Importance of Balance
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Quick Start: The Importance of Balance (4:22)
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Steiner's Indications
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Option One: Balance through Understanding Child Development
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Option Two: Balancing Enlivening and Structuring Aspects
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Academic Rickets: A Consequence of Unbalanced Education
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Work/Life Balance
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The Importance of Compromise
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Conclusion
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Quiz
12. Professional Development: Study Questions for Waldorf Faculties, Homeschooling Cooperatives, and Waldorf Teacher Trainees
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Discussion Topic 1: Why Do We Do What We Do?
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Discussion Topic 2: Thought Experiment: How to Teach Gravity in Each Period of Child Development
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Discussion Topic 3: Personal Development
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Discussion Topic 4: Moral Education
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Discussion Topic 5: Should Education be Enlivened?
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Discussion Topic 6: What are the Ramifications of Puberty Blockers?
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Discussion Topic 7: Which Period of Child Development Does 6th Grade Belong To?
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Discussion Topic 8: When to Incorporate Movement into Lessons?
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Discussion Topic 9: How to Separate Teaching from Administrating?
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Discussion Topic 10: Consensus
13. The Answers to Students' Questions
14. Resources
15. Conclusion
