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Annemarie Hinton and Karen Bond as the ‘Co-Team Leaders’ for the Group #2 /Primary School

Learning Outcomes List instructional goals for this course here

Ideas for Course for Artists Teaching in Prek through 4

Domains of the arts: what are they, how are they distinct and overlapping Basic theory of learning (Bransford) How cognition and social interaction change as children develop and age - Special focus on imagination and creativity || Reading of some sort || - Analyzing reflection in light of these theories Theory and practice in classroom management - Pro-active and re-active ideas, Self-determination theory - How management needs to change as children develop and age || Reflection: Your Personal Good and Bad Experiences Learning about the Arts in Elementary School
 * Week || Topic || Assignment Due In Class This Week ||
 * 1 || Introduction to the course and to teaching
 * 2 || Revisiting theories of learning

Reading of some sort || || Reading: || Ø Tapping the dramatic imagination Ø Bringing story to life (Assignment: Choose and activity and demonstrate with the class.) || Reading // Theater Games for the Classroom // : A //Teacher's// Handbook (9780810140035): Viola Spolin, Arthur Morey, Mary Ann Brandt: Books // Creative Drama in the Classroom // and Beyond (7th Edition) (9780801330735): Nellie McCaslin || View and discuss video cases studies at Smart ART and Powerful Voices for Kids (Temple) || Reading: National Endowment for the Arts. [|Introducing Your Child to the Arts: Media Literacy] Reading: Jolls, T. (2005). SmartArt: A Case Study in Elementary Media Literacy and Arts Education. //Arts Education Policy Review 107(1), 25-31.// ||
 * 3 || Visual arts
 * 4 || Theater
 * 5 || Music and Media
 * 6 || Movement and dance || Reading ||
 * 7 || Integration and review || Review question ||
 * 8 || MIDTERM EXAMINATION ||  ||
 * 9 || Observing and Lesson planning || Reading ||
 * 10 || Field experience ||  ||
 * 11 || Field experience || Idea for your final lesson plan project ||
 * 12 || Revisiting the four domains of the arts in greater complexity ||  ||
 * 13 || Workshop: lesson planning || Draft of your final lesson plan project ||
 * 14 || Review of the course, resources for continuing to develop expertise ||  ||
 * 15 || Final lesson plan project due || FINAL PROJECT DUE ||