Hawai'i State DOE • Adopting Music and Movement: Transforming Classrooms to Support Student Success • 3 Credits • UMass Global
Course Fee: $65 (normally $165) + Optional Credit Fee: $190 (pay later)
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- ✅ Registration Fee: $65 (normally $165)
Instant access to your online classroom - ✅ UMass Global Credit Fee: $190 (normaly $210)
Feel free to pay later, even after course completion - ✅ Total Cost: $255 for the course and 3 graduate-level credits
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Course Description:
Join teacher-wellness expert Chanelle R. Walker, M.Ed., on a dynamic journey that explores how music and movement can transform learning for both students and educators. Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and trauma-informed education, this course reveals how rhythm, motion, and melody can elevate focus, improve behavior, and boost academic achievement—all while supporting emotional well-being. Through an engaging blend of research and hands-on practice, participants will learn to reduce stress, foster resilience, and build stronger, more inclusive learning environments. From brain science to classroom application, you’ll gain practical strategies and tools that nurture both student success and educator sustainability.
What You’ll Learn:
- The Science of Music and Movement: Understand the neurological and psychological foundations behind how music and movement enhance memory, focus, and learning.
- Music as a Tool for Engagement: Discover how different musical genres and rhythms can promote cognitive growth, emotional regulation, and student motivation.
- Movement for Mind and Body: Explore the connection between physical movement, brain development, and emotional health—and learn how to implement movement routines that energize learning.
- Practical Classroom Integration: Design and apply classroom-ready routines that weave music and movement seamlessly into your daily instruction and curriculum.
- Educator Wellness through Creativity: Learn self-care strategies that use rhythm and motion to prevent burnout and bring joy back to teaching.
Why Educators Choose This Course:
- Research-Driven and Practical: Combines cutting-edge neuroscience and trauma-informed research with ready-to-use classroom applications.
- Inclusive and Adaptive: Supports diverse learners and empowers educators to tailor music and movement strategies to all abilities and grade levels.
- Whole-Child and Whole-Teacher Focus: Improves academic outcomes while strengthening emotional regulation, focus, and community—benefiting both students and teachers alike.
Build a Thriving Classroom Today:
This course empowers educators to integrate music and movement as powerful tools for teaching, learning, and well-being. By blending joy, rhythm, and intentional practice, you’ll create a vibrant classroom environment where students feel connected, motivated, and ready to learn—and where teachers rediscover passion and purpose in their work.
Enroll Now!
Bring rhythm, joy, and energy back into your classroom — and transform student success through the power of music and movement.
Self-Paced, Quiz-Based, and Completely Online
Forget portfolios or lengthy written assignments — this is stress-free professional learning designed with YOU in mind. With no start dates and no due dates, you can begin and finish the course whenever it’s convenient. You don’t need to be working with students to complete it, and there are no scheduled meetings. The course is 100% self-paced and self-guided — so you can work whenever and wherever it fits your life.
Hawai‘i DOE Educators:
- ✔ This course provides 3 graduate-level university credits, which can be used in place of Learnsoft-issued (formerly PDE3) credits for HIDOE salary step movement and reclassification.
- ✔ Credits are issued by UMass Global or CSU Pueblo (depending on the course), and are accepted by HIDOE.
- ✔ No Learnsoft submission required — coursework is reviewed by our instructors.
✶ Important for HIDOE educators: Before starting, simply obtain verbal approval from your principal. When you’re ready to apply your credits, submit the signed
200-005 Form along with your transcript to the HIDOE Reclassification Unit.
💡 You may also qualify for reimbursement via the
HawaiiUSA Professional Support Stipend, available annually beginning each January.
🔗 For official HIDOE reclassification policy and university credit usage, see the HIDOE Guidelines for Reclassification.
To enroll in this course:
Start by completing the $65 registration (normally $165) using the banner link at the top of this page. That will create your For Teachers By Teachers (FTBT) account and give you immediate access to the online classroom. You can begin anytime and work at your own pace.
✶ Want 3 Graduate-Level University Credits through UMass Global?
Inside the classroom, you’ll find simple step-by-step instructions for UMass Global’s separate $190 credit registration process. Everything you need — including the direct link, course code, and payment instructions — will be available after you enroll. You're welcome to wait until you've completed the course to make this payment.
University credit issued by UMass Global – a regionally accredited university partner.
For Teachers By Teachers is excited to offer this graduate-level university course in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Global and FTBT Partner, Chanelle Walker.
Chanelle, the creator of this course, is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education from Walden University, specializing in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She holds a Master of Education as a Reading Specialist from Notre Dame and is a faculty member at Ashland University's College of Education.
Chanelle also designs professional development for the Euclid Council of the Ohio Literacy Association, and has over a decade of experience in public school teaching. As the founder and CEO of Professional Inspiration — an organization focused on teacher wellness — she delivered an acclaimed TEDx talk on burnout prevention, "The Elephant in the Classroom," which you can watch here.
Your Course Instructor
For Teachers By Teachers is a highly dedicated team of licensed educators with professional certifications across grades PK–12. Our areas of expertise include Special Education, Childhood Education, Art Education, and Reading Specialist certifications.
Collectively, our course authors and instructors bring more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. We are passionate about empowering teachers and have contributed meaningfully to school communities in Hawai‘i, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, and Ohio.
Our mission is to support your professional growth with flexible, high-quality online courses designed by teachers—for teachers. If you have any questions or need support, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We’re here to help!