Teachers’ Workshop January 2025
Transform your teaching & leadership skills
Join us for a dynamic leadership workshop!
In this workshop, you'll not only learn how to develop innovative strategies and implement effective plans for your studio or larger program, but you’ll also have a hand in shaping the future of our association so it best serves the current needs of Suzuki teachers, students and parents throughout the state.
This workshop, sponsored by the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin and led by Dr. Laurie Silverberg, Ph.D., of Intellerate Consulting, will offer hands-on activities and real-world applications using the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin as a case study. This is a unique opportunity to network with other passionate teachers. Come join us. Build connections, share ideas, and grow together while enhancing your leadership skills!
Special Guest: Laurie Silverberg, PhD.
Laurie Silverberg, PhD, is a strategic consultant, facilitator, and project leader with over 15 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning higher education, public policy, health care, and the arts. Her expertise lies in helping individuals and organizations develop innovative strategies, communicate complex initiatives, and effectively align diverse perspectives.
Laurie's international career is distinguished by significant collaborations with prestigious global institutions. She has contributed to high-profile projects for the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) and UNESCO, and she has also held key administrative leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin's Department of Surgery and the Center for Jewish Studies. In Germany, she made substantial contributions to academic research, partnering with social scientists at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center to develop one of Germany's pioneering ethics review policies for social science research.
Laurie holds a PhD in Musicology from the University of Pennsylvania and was a Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in the Humanities at Columbia University. She has published on music, politics, and nationalism in Cold War East Germany and passionately believes that the humanities are indispensable to addressing the global challenges of our time.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Laurie remains deeply committed to music. She is an active member of the Festival Choir of Madison, a dedicated Suzuki parent, and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Suzuki Strings of Madison.
For more information about Laurie and her consulting practice, Intellerate Consulting, visit www.intellerate.net.