PED 2140A Education in the Primary/Junior Division The Arts Leslie Bricker (cell) LMX 240 Friday, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Office hours: Fridays, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Evenings, by phone or
Some background…. Broadview Ave. P.S. – Music/Drama/Dance Faculty of Education Faculties/Departments of Music Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Carl Orff Canada
Are you comfortable….”ish?” Dance? Drama? Music? Visual Art? Ish Peter Reynolds; Candlewick Press; Cambridge, MA; 2004 ISBN X
What do we need? As learners…. Safety Confidence Comfort zone Read music Names of instruments What is Art – how do I teach it? We seem to need the human elements, along with the practical ideas! As teachers…. Safe, respectful environment Creating confidence Supportive Open-minded Developing strategies in the arts Gathering resources Practical ideas (recorder, list of songs for dance, scripts for plays Assignments that are “do-able”
Course Outline…. Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art Focus on expectations… planning /assessment/ accountability Interactive – movement happens! Materials – in-class distribution, wiki, recorder Schedule Assignments
Overall Expectations in the Arts 1. Creating and Presenting / Performing “doing” the arts Communicating through Arts “creative process” 2. Reflecting, Responding, Analysing “Critical Analysis” Reacting/reflecting to own and others’ art 3. Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts Development of the arts in different times / places
Specific Expectations: Overview Dance (A) -body -space -time -energy -relationship Drama (B) role/character relationship time / place tension focus / emphasis Music (C) duration pitch Dynamics/expression timbre Texture/harmony form Visual Art (D) Elements line shape/form space colour texture value Principles (1 per grade) Contrast (Gr. 1) repetition / rhythm (2) variety (3) emphasis (4) Proportion (5) Balance (6) Unity and harmony (7) movement
Reporting on the Arts Minimum of 2 strands per term Each strand must be evaluated once E.g., Term OneTerm Two DanceMusic DramaVisual Art
Arts Curriculum Jigsaw (6-7 per group) Introduction / Approaches (pp. 3-6) Program / Strands / Concepts (pp ) Creative Process (pp ) Critical Process / Cultural Context (pp ) Program Considerations (pp ) Arts and Other Subjects (pp ) Overview Grade 1-3 (pp ), Grade 4-6 (pp )