Intellidance® Tots Teacher Certification
Have FUN on Purpose with Intellidance®!
Imagine If...
You could bring the benefits and JOY of dance and music to caregivers and children!
You had a fun, yet effective, curriculum that nurtures cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development!
You didn't have to spend hours creating lesson plans and teaching resources!
You could truly make a difference in the lives of young families!
Bring the JOY and BENEFITS of Dance and Music Education to your Community with Intellidance® Tots!
Intellidance® Tots is a unique creative dance and music curriculum and teacher training program created to foster holistic development in children ages 2-4 years. Research shows that dance and music activities offered in a loving, safe, multi-sensory environment enhance life long learning and neural development.
Connecting dance and music concepts provide opportunities for children and caregivers to explore, discover, learn, and create using multiple senses and intelligences. By addressing the possibilities and benefits of dance and music education, Intellidance® Tots provides an innovative approach for young children to move to learn and learn to move!
Intellidance® offers a playful and creative approach to movement and music education in the early years. The program model combines exploration and discovery with dance, music, and play designed to nurture our youngest learners. The Intellidance® Method is based on current best practices and recommendations in early childhood development, international dance and music education standards, coupled with child and caregiver-approved fun!
Intellidance® Tots offers a lively environment for independent movers and their caregivers, to experience the joy of dance and movement together. Tots love to figure things out, and this class will provide opportunities to problem solve together. Discover and explore movement concepts, while gaining balance, flexibility, and co-ordination. Animated story telling, songs and rhymes, instruments, props, and simple choreography will add fun and excitement!
Intellidance® Founder, Jessica Baudin-Griffin (B.Ed), has trained professionals from all over the world in the Intellidance® Method, using conceptual teaching practices to increase the awareness of the benefits of developmentally appropriate early childhood dance and music education and experiences. Jessica has taught early childhood dance and music education and teacher pedagogy in a wide variety of settings including: dance studios, community centres, preschools, daycares, special educational programs, elementary schools, and post secondary institutions.
Working in different educational settings has given Jessica a deep appreciation of the importance of music and dance education at all ages and an understanding of the different needs of early childhood professionals. Jessica brings this experience and knowledge to her teaching training programs, providing an educational model that is both strong in methodology and flexible in implementation. Jessica is committed to helping other teachers find success, satisfaction, and joy!
Physical Development
Body Awareness & Control
Balance & Proprioception
Fine & Gross Motor Development
Coordination & Automaticity
Sensory Integration
Cognitive Development
Anticipation & Prediction
Problem Solving & Planning
Expressive Communication
Language Development
Pattern Recognition
Emotional Development
Self-Esteem & Confidence
Social Skills & Interaction
Peer & Cultural Appreciation
Bonding & Empathy
Self-Expression
We strive to empower early childhood professionals to feel confident delivering impactful dance and music activities that support children's learning needs and build a collaborative classroom community!
Our online certification platform combines written training manuals with lecture videos, activity demonstration videos, and live class videos over a series of self-paced, progressive lessons to ensure your growth as an early childhood educator and success as an Intellidance® Tots Teacher!
What's Included?
Ready-To-Go Curriculum
- Intellidance® Tots Lesson Plans: Core Curriculum Lesson Plans for each Intellidance® Tots Concept.
- Intellidance® Tots Core Curriculum Activity Guide: Activity Guide with 200+ Intellidance® Tots Activities Organized by Concept.
- Intellidance® Tots Seasonal Lesson Plans: 3 sets of progressive Seasonal Intellidance® Lesson Plans for Fall, Winter, and Spring. (30 weeks of pre-made curriculum)
- Intellidance® Tots Lesson Plan Template: Build your own custom lesson plans using the Intellidance® Method.
- Intellidance® Tots Video Library: Hundreds of video demonstrations of Intellidance® Tots Activities and teaching tutorials.
Additional Supports
- Intellidance® Method Community Network: Access to our private international online Intellidance® Teacher Community! Continue to learn and collaborate with teachers from around the world using the Intellidance® Method.
- Intellidance® Spotify Playlists: Access to pre-created Intellidance® Playlists on Spotify
- Intellidance® Teaching and Business Webinars: Continued professional development bi-monthly to ensure your growth and success!
- Intellidance® Premium Teacher Shop: Additional teaching visuals, colouring sheets, props, and merchandise exclusive to our certified teachers!
Ready-To-Go Business Materials
- Intellidance® Tots Promotional Photos
- Intellidance® Tots Promotional Video
- Logos and Branding Elements
- Customizable Marketing Templates
- Customizable and READY-TO-GO Social Media Materials
- Registration Forms, Waivers, Attendance Lists, Gift Certificates and MORE!
- Intellidance® Tots Teacher Profile and Class Listings Page on www.intellidanceclasses.com
Parents LOVE Intellidance® Tots!
Intellidance® Tots and Ms. Jessica are amazing! I love how she explains to the parents WHY we are doing this movement or pattern. My daughter is always engaged and gets really into watching and learning. She takes what she sees in class and we practice it all week until the next class. We will definitely be continuing on with the program after this session is completed!!!
Katelin Hamlin
Mother, Canada
My kids love dancing with Ms. Jessica and other Intellidance® teachers. They are so engaging, educational, fun and silly. The curriculum is well researched and well structured. The activities/ songs are developmentally appropriate and fun to do/sing over and over again (and over and over again because you will be asked to!). I’ve been taking my children for the last five years. I highly recommend them!!!
Jamini Patel
Educator and Mother, Canada
Join Other Teachers Experiencing Success with Intellidance®!
Not only is Jessica (the founder of Intellidance®) brilliant, dedicated and hardworking, she is also a very compassionate person who genuinely wants to share her knowledge with teachers, parents and children. The program itself is based on years of research, pulling from several reputable sources in early childhood development and movement education.
I have a Masters degree in dance and have studied many of the sources that Jessica is inspired by in her method. As a teacher, I was looking for a program that I could add to my dance studio that would line up with my education and pedagogy. Intellidance® is it!
~ Amy Redmond Waran Certified Intellidance® Teacher, USA
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