Education in the Arts - O / Spring 2024

   I Unit Dance Theme: Creative Movement   Introduction   Creative movement can be defined as movement that indicates the inner nature of a child . The encouragement of children to explore this movement using music and dance encourages the development of physical skills, channeling energy in a healthy way and nurtures their creativity. II Learning Objectives Understand how to appreciate creative movement and dance Explain the importance of the brain dance warmup Gain an awareness of the way creative movement and dance work in the classroom Experience the teaching of an action word combined with a quality of movement . III Main Lesson 1 The Warm Up Parts of the Brain Dance Breathing Tactual  Core-distal Head-tail Upper-lower Body-half Eye-tracking Cross-lateral Vestibular Breathing Question 1 What is important about this warm up?      Question 2 What would you change if it were your class?   --------------  2   INTRO TO CREAT...

   HOOK   Sweden: Lessons for America?    (34:50 - 40:49) It’s been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don’t? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar’s homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden’s economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.     I  Unit: Drama Theme: Tableau in the Classroom   Introduction A...

  Hook    Education in Korea ( 13:39 - 28:51) (36:00 - 40:22) 53:17 - 54:32)      Unit: Music Theme: E lementary Music   I  Introduction Music is the art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition through the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. It is one of the cultural universal aspects of all human societies. II Learning Objectives  Understand the dynamics of a music class Explain the process of learning concepts such as beat and rhythm Gain an understanding of the usefulness of creating harmonies Experience the concept of the drumming a circle III Main Lesson  1     2   Concepts 1. Harmony the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect. 2. Rhythm a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. 3. Beat In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse, of the mensurab...

  Hook                                                                                                          Efficiency Score           PISA Rank 1) Finland                                             87,8                              5 2) Korea                                            ...

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Combining Coaching, Mentoring & Teaching   Introduction  Coaching, mentoring and teaching do not mean the same. Today's class deepens our understanding of these three ways of sharing knowledge with students. It is also important to acknowledge the importance of the arts in  the teaching of all subjects while combining coaching, mentoring and teaching. II Learning Objectives   Understand the differences between coaching, mentoring and teaching Explain the importance of mentoring as opposed to just coaching or teaching  Gain an awareness of the importance of making the best out of a mentor Discuss the application of the these concepts:coaching, mentoring, teaching III Main Lesson 1 Review Discuss the main differences between your ideal classroom and the realities of having your own.   2 Address one of the issues covered in the article below with your group. Once each member of the group reads his/her part, they will di...