| CODE | ACN5003 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching and Learning Skills, Management and Assessment 1 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit focuses on providing the student with a 'tool box' of practical strategies for developing a successful enviroment for the practice of dance education. It is designed to allow for in-depth discussions on topics related to creating an effective teaching environment and will draw upon current literature, case studies, and opportunities for observation. Topics to be explored include class planning and workshop design for both primary and secondary school age groups, the use of tools such as music and technology, management and problem solving, organisational skills, and working with multiple types and ages of learners. Study-unit Aims: - To provide students with tools for designing and planning dance-based curriculum for primary and secondary classrooms, as well as creative movement and technique based classes. - To explore a variety of methods to successfully manage different types of classroom situations. - To present a variety of options for the development of problem solving and organisational skills tailored to the needs of a dance and educational setting. - To cultivate skills for teaching dance in multiple settings and to individuals from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and learning styles. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Engage with and analyse current literature and key concepts related to issues of teaching dance. - Develop strategies for classroom management specifically related to dance teaching situations. - Integrate and engage with a variety of supporting learning tools such as music and technology. - Develop pedagogical methods for teaching and working with individuals from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and learning styles. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate knowledge of current literature related to issues teaching dance. - Develop strategies for classroom management specifically related to dance teaching situations. - Develop skills in class and workshop planning for multiple types of dance and education scenarios. - Investigate and experiment with a variety of supporting learning tools such as music and technology. - Demonstrate knowledge of differences in teaching and working with individuals from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and learning styles. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bramley, I (ed.) .2002. Dance Teaching Essentials (London: Dance UK). - Bresler, L., ed. 2004. Knowing Bodies, Moving Minds: Towards Embodied Teaching and Learning (Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic). - Lowden M. 1994. Dancing to Learn. London: Falmer. - Holt, J. 1991. How Children Learn. Revised ed. (Middlesex: Penguin Books). - Silverman, J. 2006. ‘Cross-Dressing: Educators as Artists’, in Teaching Artist Journal, vol. 4, 1, 26 - 34. - Sharp, C. and Dust, K. 1997. Artists in Schools: A Handbook for Teachers and Artists (National Foundation for Educational Research). Supplementary Readings: - Brinson, P. 1991. Dance as Education, Towards a National Dance Culture (Basingstoke: The Falmer Press). - Chapell, K. 2007. ‘Creativity in Primary Level Education: Moving beyond assumption’, in Research in Dance Education, vol. 8, No. 1, April, 27 – 52. - Davies, M. 1995. Helping Children to Learn through a Movement Perspective (London: Hodder & Stoughton). - Smith-Autard, Jacqueline M. (1994) The Art of Dance in Education (London: A & C Black Limited). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mika Lillit Lior |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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