Unit description
Builds on EDU00415 Creative Arts Education I: Foundations to further develop: an increased understanding of, knowledge in, appreciation of and accomplishment in art, music, drama and dance; and, the skills and understandings to plan, implement and evaluate learning experiences for children in the creative arts.
Unit content
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NSW Creative Arts curriculum requirements: - Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus and Support Documents - NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements - link between Stage 3 Creative Arts and Stage 4 visual arts, music, drama and dance
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Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia - its implication for creative arts
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Strategies for teaching and assessing that provide a continuous, sequential, developmental program in: - music and dance/movement - visual arts and drama
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Role and value of the creative arts in the broader school curriculum and the relationship between this key learning area and literacy and numeracy
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Differentiating the creative arts curriculum to meet the diverse needs of learners-birth to 12 years
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | explain the main components of the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, and creative arts sections of the NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 2 | use the EYLF to help them plan learning experiences in the arts for young children | | Creativity | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | plan, teach and assess developmental learning experiences for primary children in dance, drama, music and visual art using the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, Support Documents and NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 4 | work cooperatively in small groups to create, perform and assess music, dance and drama works suitable for performance for and by children | | Creativity | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 5 | create and appreciate artworks. | | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain the main components of the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, and creative arts sections of the NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- use the EYLF to help them plan learning experiences in the arts for young children
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- plan, teach and assess developmental learning experiences for primary children in dance, drama, music and visual art using the NSW Creative Arts syllabus, Support Documents and NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- work cooperatively in small groups to create, perform and assess music, dance and drama works suitable for performance for and by children
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- create and appreciate artworks.
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.