Imagining the World Through the Arts
Overview
In this unit, pre-service teachers focus on the skills and knowledge necessary to teach in and throughout the Arts in the early childhood/primary classroom, as well as the capacity to design and implement arts teaching programs. This unit will help pre-service teachers develop an understanding of the contribution of the Arts to learning in the lives of children, providing them with the skills and understandings to support children's creativity, self-expression, imagination, and the use of multiple methods of communication to create meaning.
Requisites
AND
137.5 credit points
06-October-2024
27-October-2024
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Examine key concepts and skills necessary to create Arts based learning experiences
- Investigate the relevance and significance of the creative arts in early childhood education
- Critique pedagogical principles that support young children’s sensory, intellectual and aesthetic development and creative expression
- Plan a range of learning experiences that foster creativity, imagination, self-expression and aesthetic awareness in children from infancy in a variety of ways through offering opportunities that take account of interests and skills
- Develop and evaluate appropriate and enjoyable music, dance, visual arts and drama experiences that enable children to build confidence and gain knowledge and skills in these areas
- Evaluate arts learning experiences based upon inclusive practises
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
Portfolio | Individual | 60% | 4,5,6 |
Content
- The historical and pedagogical contexts for a creative arts curriculum
- The value of arts based curricula
- Inquiry based studio practices
- Exploring visual and aesthetic dimensions
- Exploring musical and rhythmic dimensions
- Exploring story and dramatic dimensions
- Creating an inclusive curriculum that encourages all children to participate in music, dance, drama and visual arts experiences
- The roles of the teacher in facilitating children's creative, aesthetic, musical and dramatic development and confidence
- Evaluating music, creative movement, and drama resources for children birth, 5 years using contemporary pedagogical frameworks
- Using voice and singing to promote language development, physical skills and movement
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.