Creating Classroom Harmony

Creating Classroom Harmony:

Music Techniques for Engaging Students with Autism

Space is limited, Register now  |  Questions?  Please contact Jeffrey Wolfe

Part 1 - Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Part 2 - Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CDT

ITA (through its parent organization the Music Institute of Chicago) is an approved provider of ISBE recertification credit.

Attendees will receive 1.5 CPDU units for each part of the workshop.

Learning Objectives
•  Participants will identify behaviors related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
•  Participants will  describe current research trends in music with ASD
•  Participants will learn how to implement creative arts strategies in order to
   promote peer interactions
•  Participants will demonstrate the use of the creative arts and differentiated
   learning techniques for individuals with ASD

About the Presenter:  Jeffrey Wolfe, MT-BC

Jeffrey is a Board-Certified Music Therapist.  He received his Bachelor of Arts in Percussion from the University of Akron in 2005 and is currently completing his Master’s of Music in Music Therapy with an emphasis in counseling from Ohio University.  He completed his clinical internship at Creating Connections Company, LLC, a private practice specializing in interventions for children with autism and developmental disorders.  He holds the Neurologic Music Therapy certification from the Center for Biomedical Research in Music in Colorado.  Jeffrey is a founding member, administrator, and previous director of Kids Town Child Development Center in Brunswick, Ohio.

About ITA
Founded in 1975, the Music Institute of Chicago’s Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) is one of the few comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs in the United States that offers all four arts modalities – Music, Drama, Art, and Dance/Movement therapies.  ITA therapists work with individuals of all ages who have psychological, physical and developmental challenges, encouraging them to achieve their fullest potential through the arts.  ITA currently serves 2,500 individuals at 92 sites in four Illinois counties (Cook, DuPage, Lake, and McHenry).  >> Learn More