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