The Smart Start Educator Training Program is designed to set you up for success, providing you with a comprehensive toolkit to deliver consistent, high-quality Smart Start lessons to children at a variety of ages. Benefits of the program include:
ELITE INSTRUCTION TAUGHT BY SMART START EXPERTS
- Instructors include well-trained musicians who have a rich background in teaching children using the Smart Start approach.
- Also taught by our in-house neuroscientist and Early Childhood Music Education [ECME] specialist
AN INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE SKILLS
- Unlike other ECME programs, activities in Smart Start use activity prototypes to explain the process of both cognitive and musical learning in each lesson.
AN OVERVIEW OF ONGOING RESEARCH ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING MUSIC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
- During a four-year study of 246 children in Smart Start, we documented improvements in vocabulary size, phonological memory, rapid symbolic and non-symbolic naming, and singing accuracy.
- Our research also indicated that children who remained in the program longer experienced a greater increase in both musical proficiency and cognitive fundamentals. Regular standardized testing showed results above the baseline for normal development.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
- Teaching Smart Start involves learning a more-challenging repertoire, as well as honing new educational skills and strategies. As such, we provide low-stakes assessment opportunities, such as feedback, an environment for discussion, and a robust professional development program for teachers which encourages professional growth.
- Teachers have the opportunity to further their Smart Start training and become a Smart Start Mentor for other teachers, which leads to a deeper understanding of the curriculum and opportunities to earn extra income.
- Provides both prepared and flexible lesson plans
- Teachers can increase income with daytime hours
ACCESS TO FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
