Course Description
Active experiences in integrating the performing and visual arts in the early childhood classroom.
Athena Title
Creative Arts ECE Lab
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
* Actively participate/lead integrated arts instruction in the P-5 classroom * Implement a variety of creative experiences in the performing and visual arts * Appreciate and understand the creative process * Describe the role of play in an early childhood curriculum * Understand the role of art in diverse cultures * Utilize developmentally appropriate materials to integrate arts in the classroom
Topical Outline
* Community in an early childhood classroom; strategies for building community; parent and family involvement * Creative pedagogies for young children; creative materials for learning and exploration * Creative development of children; nature versus nurture; learning styles; and multiple intelligences across curriculum models * Play and young children; play and learning; effects of loss of play * Culture, creativity, and the arts; children as folk artists * Materials; safety; reusable materials, sustainability, and the arts
Syllabus
Public CV