Two Teachers, One Vision: Creating Unified Learning Through P.E. and Music Collaboration

*This course has been pre-approved by OAHPERD for 5 clock hours.

This course helps P.E. and music educators build strong professional partnerships that support unified instruction. Participants will learn how to align curriculum goals, develop shared learning targets and vocabulary, and design common assessments. Through collaborative planning strategies and sample co‑taught lessons, teachers will leave with practical tools for creating cohesive, movement‑rich learning experiences across both disciplines. The learner must pass a quiz at the end of the course with at least a 80% in order to demonstrate competency and be awarded a completion certificate.
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Course Objectives

  • Participants will learn strategies for building professional, collaborative relationships.

  • Participants will compare similarities between Ohio physical education and music standards.

  • Participants will explore the shared learning goals of physical education and music education.

  • Participants will learn the vocabulary bridges shared between the two disciplines.

  • Participants will examine types of assessments that can aligned during physical education and music collaboration.

  • Participants will study six P.E. and music collaborative lessons with emphasis on team teacher collaboration points.

Holly Cowdery, BME, MME

Instructor Bio:

Holly Cowdery is a recently retired music educator with over 30 years of experience. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Music Education from the University of Akron. She has completed two levels of Kodaly training, is a certified Orff Schulwerk Educator, and has her Master Teacher Certification. She was the lead mentor in her building and has experience teaching elementary and middle school general music, students with special needs, marching band, elementary percussion ensemble, hand chime choir, vocal choir and taught as an adjunct instructor at Malone University. She is a frequent presenter at OMEA and other state conferences including Florida and Hawai’i. She has published electronic visuals for Purposeful Pathways and served as a member of the Ohio Department of Education’s Teacher Leadership Liaison Network. Mrs. Cowdery helped to establish the "Essentials Summit," a professional development opportunity for area art, music and P.E. teachers. Mrs. Cowdery enjoys hiking, camping, playing with her golden retriever, Grover, and spending time with family.

Holly Cowdery, BME, MME

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