This interactive workshop will guide educators through an embodied exploration of Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) concepts—including the movement alphabet (flexion, extension, rotation, spring, stillness), pathways, and levels—as tools for enhancing learning in diverse classroom settings. Participants will engage in movement-based strategies that align with culturally responsive-sustaining and trauma-informed pedagogies, fostering safe, inclusive, and engaging environments for all students. Through hands-on exploration, educators will discover how movement can be integrated into various content areas to support multimodal learning, language development, social-emotional learning, and student engagement. Emphasis will be placed on using movement to create spaces that affirm diverse cultural identities, recognize the impact of trauma on learning, and center the strengths of non-dominant communities.
Participants will leave with practical strategies to incorporate movement into their teaching practice, helping students of all backgrounds access curriculum in meaningful and embodied ways. No prior movement experience is required—only a willingness to explore, reflect, and move!
In this session you will:
- Gain confidence in exploring movement concepts as they relate to their specific classroom environments.
- Learn strategies for using movement to create safe, inclusive spaces that support students with diverse needs and linguistic backgrounds.
- Develop skills for making non-dominant identities visible and celebrated through creative movement practices in the classroom.
