Course Syllabus
EDU
553 Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education
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This course provides a hands-on approach to facilitating the creative development of children. Learners explore their own creativity through a variety of media including art, music, drama, and creative movement. The focus is on the creative process rather than products. Topics include definitions of creativity, how it affects domains of development, and ways it enhances learning. Students apply knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and integrate them with creative experiences into a well-rounded curriculum that incorporates a variety of learning styles.
PSY 508 Child Development
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
Textbook(s):
Required:
Optional:
Textbooks are available via GSC's online bookstore, MBS Direct at: http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/gsc.htm (The course-CRN number for ordering this textbook is:EDU533-10172). Textbooks can also be purchased from MBS via phone, mail or fax. For additional information, visit the Online Bookstore section of the college web site.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the learner's responsibility to have purchased all required course materials before the start of the course. Learners are expected to meet all course expectations even if the shipment of a required textbook or other learning resource is delayed. Be sure to choose the shipping option that will get your text/resource delivered in a timely manner.
Other Class Materials: (Such as optional reading, computer hardware/software, calculators, art supplies, portfolio, camera etc. - list here and describe how/where to obtain and approximate cost, if applicable)
There are no face-to-face sessions for this course. If you have never taken an Online Interactive Course (OIC) at the college, we highly recommend that you attend one of the 2-hour Blackboard Orientation sessions available throughout the state. If you choose not to attend a face-to-face session, you are encouraged to complete the Online Orientation with audio at your own convenience.
All work is expected to be on time. Please check your grammar and spelling as this will be reflected in your grade. Please keep your margins no more than 1” and the print type simple and professional for reading. Work turned in after the due date will have a deduction in the grade. Please read and re-read anything you are planning to send via e-mail or group chat before sending. Write only what you would say face-to-face. Class activities and final projects are expected to be completed with effort, research and creativity. It is not expected that students are artists, but it is expected that they approach this class willing to creatively explore and discover new options to teach young children using the Arts. All required materials and text books should be available to students before the class begins.
Late Work: Work submitted late
will be marked down 5% each week it is late. Work submitted within the second
week following the due date will be marked down 10%. Work will NOT be accepted
for grading if it is more than two weeks late. Regarding late Discussion Board
Postings: students may not post to a specific Module’s Discussion Board
Forum after the Module has ended.
Computer Problems and Saving Work:
Computers are known to break down and do other unpredictable things. You are
responsible to take all precautions and have contingency plans in place in case
of such mishap. Computer problems are NOT valid excuses for late work. It is
recommended that you create and save back up files to either a CD, or another
electronic storage devise for every piece of work you complete for this class.
Saving duplicate copies of your work to an external source will ensure that
a computer glitch or a glitch in cyberspace won't erase your efforts.
Feedback Wanted: I am interested
in your feedback on how I can make this course better. Students are encouraged
to send me a private message with suggestions on how I can make this a better
course. Please don't wait until evaluation time because I won't see those comments
until the term is over.
As an early childhood
educator and school director, I feel strongly that a balance needs to be maintained
so that the social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth of a child is achieved.
A curriculum should be introduced to stimulate and challenge in a stress-free,
creative and non-competitive atmosphere.
Using the arts as a common theme, we can enhance curriculum that is already
rich with language based activities and children’s literature. Creative
arts in the classroom are much more than opening paints and putting on music.
It opens the door to look at the world around you more closely, it helps you
think creatively and cognitively, but most of all helps each child feel good
about themselves.
Class/group
discussions:
Participation means logging in to the course every day or so, being active in
the weekly Discussion Board activity and displaying knowledge of the assigned
material on a weekly basis. At the beginning of each week, I will post a series
of questions based on the text reading assignment for that week. You will be
required to respond to those questions by Sunday of that week. You will also
be required to respond to the postings of at least two or your classmates. The
issue here is not quantity. The issue is quality. The key to making this interaction
meaningful is not how many times you post; it is the quality of your thinking
and reflection that counts the most. Discussion Board participation is worth
30% of your grade.
Creative Experiences for Young Children: Read: Creative Experiences
for Young Children, from each theme in the book, put together lists of children’s
books, songs, activities and materials you could use in an early childhood classroom.
Please explain your choices you made and how you would implement them into you
classroom. (5+ of each of the above included for examples)
This assignment is due October 10 and is worth 15 % of grade.
Field trip report: Visit an art
museum (MFA, Boston, MA, or Portland Museum of Fine Arts, Portland, ME. are
suggested). Write a 3-5 page paper on your experience and how
you could expand your experience to create activities for an Early Childhood
classroom. We will work on this project ahead of time to create an outline for
your experience. This 3-5 page paper is due November 5 and
is worth 15% of your grade.
Language of Art paper: based on assigned reading, this assignment facilitates active processing of the assigned reading and transfer of classroom learning for application after the class is over. Read The Language of Art, and outline how you will design ways to set up a space for art study in an early childhood classroom. Please give examples of ways you incorporated such as introducing new art media and art instructional techniques to young children. This 5 page paper with pictures is due: November 14 and is worth 15%.
Final project: Choose a Great Artist! From Discovering Great Artists or American Artists choose one artist and create activities for the early childhood classroom that you could do while studying this artist. Please find other materials, activities and books to enhance the study of the artists you have chosen. This is your final project and we will discuss it more throughout the class. Your paper should include descriptions of classroom activities, photos and examples of children’s work. (language, science, music, math, literature, etc.). This 7+ page paper is due December 10 and is worth 25% of your grade.
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Activity |
%
of Final Grade |
| Participation | 30%
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| Creative Experiences for Young Children paper | 15%
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| Field trip report | 15%
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| Language of Art paper | 15%
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| Final project | 25%
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Total |
100%
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| Grade |
Percent |
Grade
Points |
Level
of Achievement |
| A | 95-100 | 4.0 | Excellent |
| A - | 90-94 | 3.67 | |
| B + | 87-89 | 3.33 | Good |
| B | 84-86 | 3.0 | |
| B - | 80-83 | 2.67 | |
| C + | 77-79 | 2.33 | |
| C | 74-76 | 2.0 | *Acceptable |
| C - | 70-73 | 1.67 | † |
| D + | 67-69 | 1.33 | Poor |
| D | 64-66 | 1.00 | |
| D - | 60-63 | 0.67 | |
| F | ≤59 | 0 | Failure, no credit |
| * A grade of C or better is required to fulfill requirements in the major, minor, or general education core at GSC. Please consult the GSC catalog for details. † A grade of C - or below generally does not transfer to other academic institutions. |
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Description:
| Module |
Assignments/Activities |
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1: Creative thinking & developing
an artists’ mind |
Featured artist: A little peek at Pablo Picasso! Reading:
Discussion Board:
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2: Action art |
Featured artist: Jackson Pollack; an artist of action, movement and energy! Reading:
Discussion Board:
Activities:
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3: Painting with music & incorporating
our environment to inspire art |
Featured artist: Vincent VanGogh and his passionate
paintings!
Readings:
Discussion Board:
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| Module
4: Looking closely at nature |
Featured artist: Let’s add a little O’Keeffe.
Reading:
Discussion board:
Assignments:
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5: Speaking the language of art |
Featured artist: A little peek at Pablo Picasso!
Reading:
Discussion board:
Activities:
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| Module
6: Bringing the museum to the
classroom |
Reading:
Discussion Board:
Activities:
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7: Impressionism |
Featured artist: The magnificence of Claude Monet!
Reading:
Discussion Board:
Assignments:
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| Module
8: Cubism |
Featured Artist: Cubism and abstract expressionism, introducing Hans
Hofmann a great American artist!
Reading:
Discussion Board:
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| Module 9: Drawing
with scissors Nov. 8 - 14 Veteran's Day: Nov. 11 |
Featured Artist: A bit of Matisse!
Reading:
Discussion Board:
Assignments:
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| Module 10: Abstract
art Nov. 15 - 21 |
Featured Artist: Discover the color and art of Paul Klee!
Reading: Find facts to share about Paul Klee and his work.
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| Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 22 - 28 | No planned activities |
| Module 11: Relating
everything into classroom practice Nov. 29 - Dec. 5 |
Reading:
Discussion Board:
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Module
12: Artist presentation
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Activities:
Discussion Board:
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