Suzuki Online Seminar—Course Criteria
June, July, August Special SAA Online Seminars for 2020
Purpose:
To provide opportunities for TWPs to …
- hone skills while unit training is not available
- study in more depth a particular focus or a specific feature of a Unit
- develop new ideas together and share concerns
- enhance TWPs understanding of how to implement the Suzuki approach
- demonstrate understanding of what they have absorbed from previous courses
- refresh or renew teaching ideas and enthusiasm after months of online teaching
Guidelines for Seminar content:
- Generally, topics to be instrument-specific or focused accordingly
- Lesson plan to be interactive; not lecture-focused
- Goal should be to support overall excellence in Suzuki teaching
- Topics are able to be offered effectively online and will allow and encourage interaction between participants and trainer
- Topics should not primarily focus on tone or be dependent on quality sound
- Topics chosen may be expansion of unit material or topics that merit further exploration.
- Topic should be specific enough to be explored in 5 hours, with interaction and discussion included.
- Class plan may include a mentoring or feedback activities that align with the specific focus of the seminar.
Requirements of Trainer:
- Have available a well-functioning computer setup with quality video, audio, internet
- Provide a clear seminar description for the SAA website and create an outline of plans
- Post the seminar for SAA approval at least 3-4 weeks in advance, to allow for approval and participant registrations
- Specify in your seminar description any additional prerequisites needed for participation in your seminar or any anticipated pre-course assignments
- Be able to be flexible with your schedule, as needs arise
- Be able to provide or refer participants to solutions when technical support is needed
- Provide SAA with any necessary information for processing taxable income earned
Note: If any Trainer feels able to contribute any part of the honorarium to help with scholarships for Latin American participants, it would be much appreciated.
Requirements of Participants:
- SAA Active membership
- ECC or Filosofia and Unit One for most seminars (Any additional prerequisites as determined by the Trainer, must be posted in the Seminar description.)
- Enrollment for each seminar is a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 6
- Virtual learning setup with good video, audio, and internet access (A screen larger than provided by a phone is highly recommended.)
- Seminar fee of $105, payable to the SAA, includes registration of completed seminar
- Attend and participate in the full 5 hours of the seminar
- Complete any pre-seminar assignments assigned
SAA’s role:
- Approve, list, and promote the seminars for the Suzuki Online Seminar Program
- Cancel and refund fees if seminar registration does not reach the minimum of 4 participants at least 10 days before course start
- Provide the Trainer with a roster of attendees 10 days before the seminar starts
- Compensate Trainer for completed 5-hour seminars @$425 each
- SAA will reserve the right to waitlist proposed seminars when information is incomplete, enrollment is low, the number of seminars begins to exceed market need, or other complications arise.
Note: SAA has committed to subsidizing administrative costs, as needed, in order to keep participants’ costs low.