Education
M.A. in Dance, University of Hawaii, Manoa
B.S. in Dance Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Laban Movement Analysis (CMA), Ohio State University
Jaye Knutson
Professor
Areas of Expertise
K-12 Dance Education
Modern Dance
Laban Movement
Biography
Jaye Knutson, MA, CMA, ARAD has been a leader and advocate for teacher education in dance for over 40 years as program director of Towson University's K-12 teacher certification in dance and more recently as the program director for the Master or Arts in Dance Education. Her 1997 NEA funded Moving America (MA) initiative of teacher education integrating dance into K-12 classrooms jump started dance/arts integration in Maryland. Towson's post graduate certificate in Arts Integration and Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts Infusion continue as outgrowths of the MA family of projects. Her recent publication with coauthors & colleagues in education, music, reading and kinesiology Multiple Literacies for Dance, Physical Education and Sports by Springer Nature Publications presents the power of movement in teaching and learning.