Rachel Stanislawczyk
B.F.A, Ed.M.
DANCER. TEACHER. CHOREOGRAPHER
Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
Instructional Commentary:
The instructional commentary below demonstrates my achievement of Danielson Domain:
4a. Reflecting on Teaching
Letters to Families:
The letters and activities below demonstrate my achievement of Danielson Domain:
4c. Communicating with Families
Before Program:
Extension Activities:
After Program:
Participation in Professional Community :
My participation in the professional communities below demonstrates my achievement of Danielson Domains:
4d. Participating in a Professional Community
4e. Growing and Developing Professionally
4f. Showing Professionalism
Professional Performance
Rachel continues her professional performance career with Rock Dance Collective, a company that, "creates sensory experiences for audiences. Working in both nontraditional and traditional spaces our choreographers respond to societal and environmental stimuli to create meaningful works through a largely collaborative process."
Dance for Parkinson's Program Founder & Director
Rachel is the director and founder for American Repertory Ballet's Dance for Parkinson's Program. She continues to teach classes in Cranbury and Middletown, New Jersey and presents at several PD conferences across the state.
Professional Development
Rachel has attended several PD conferences including the National Dance Education Organization Conference in Miami, Florida 2019.
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She is also a member of:
Continued Research
Rachel has an interest in further developing the field of educational research by examining the question, "Given the ageism that exists between senior citizens and adolescents, what can be learned about how dance can be used as a tool to bridge the gap between these two populations, through a qualitative research study that establishes a multi-generational dance program that combines senior citizens diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and adolescents at a public high school in New Jersey?"
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