Description
The focus of this course will be on the classroom teacher’s role in establishing a learning environment that promotes children's expressive abilities across the PK-4 age band. Emphasis will be on the "teacher as student", taking risks to learn new things and understanding what it feels like to be a beginner. Student/teachers will expand their ability to design and conduct age-appropriate art and music experiences for their PK-4 students in a way that builds on a child's natural enthusiasm for art and music in order to introduce core concepts. We will examine how national and state standards and goals can be combined with core curriculum objectives to create highly engaging lessons that make connections between the visual arts, musical arts and other disciplines. 1.5 credits.