Creative Arts for Child Development
WeBB Learning
Semester Hours Credit: 3
Lecture Hours: 48
Lab Hours: 0
Course Dates: 20 June, 2016-13 August, 2016
Weekly CTC Blackboard discussions and assignments
Instructor: Dr. Zora Gaymon
Instructor’s Location: Ramstein, Germany
Skype Name: Zora.gaymon2 or Cameron16
Weekly Skype Office Hours: Wednesdays 7:00-8:00
Instructor Email:
Phone: H- 06383 92 7500
Cell-0160 9484 9015
INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY
Doctorate Teacher Education:
M.A in Special Education/Autism, University of Maryland College Park: 2012
M.A in Curriculum Development, Michigan State University: 1987
B.A in Special Education & Elementary Education, George Washington University: 1984
Skills: Effective at multitasking; balance degree studies and work with no negative impact on professional commitments. An educator who enjoys working with students from Kindergarten- university level, and is committed to expanding the knowledge of students and instructors by guiding them through academic challenges.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. An exploration of principles, methods, and materials for teaching music, movement, visual arts, and dramatic play through process-oriented experiences to support divergent thinking for children birth through age eight. The student will define the creative process; describe the developmental sequences for creative arts; analyze teacher roles in enhancing creativity; describe concepts taught through the creative arts; identify components of creative environments; and access creative arts activities.
B. This course is a required course for the AAS Degree.
C. This course is occupationally related and serves as preparation for careers in Child Development.
D. Prerequisite(s): Yes
E. This is an independent study course. However, there are due dates that must be adhered to. All students must be on Blackboard each week. If you do not do the weekly assignment it is the same as being absent from a class. If you are not on blackboard there will be repercussions.
II. LEARNING OUTCOMES
A. Upon the successful completion of this course, Creative Arts for Early Childhood, the student will be able to:
1. Define and describe the creative process.
2. Describe factors that encourage creativity in children birth through age eight.
3. Compare and contrast the process-oriented experiences to product-oriented experiences.
4. Define and describe the relationship of divergent thinking to creativity.
5. Describe how open-ended questioning techniques encourage divergent thinking.
B. Describe developmental sequences for creative arts.
1. Outline how children’s art develops.
2. Summarize how musical development occurs.
3. Explain and describe the development of movement (gross-motor, fine-motor, and perceptual awareness skills) in children.
4. Describe the development of dramatic play in children birth through age eight.
C. Analyze roles of the teacher in enhancing creativity.
1. Explain and describe the roles of the teacher in supporting visual arts in the classroom.
2. Describe the roles of the teacher in providing music experiences.
3. Summarize the role of the teacher in promoting movement activities.
4. Outline the roles of the teacher in encouraging creativity in dramatic play.
5. Describe the process-oriented experiences that support divergent thinking for visual arts, teaching music, movement, and dramatic play for children birth through age eight.
D. Describe concepts taught through the creative arts.
1. Summarize the roles of visual arts, music, movement, and dramatic play in the overall development of children birth through age eight.
2. Outline the concepts learned by children through participating in the visual arts, teaching music, movement and dramatic play.
E. Identify components of creative environments.
1. Describe the environment that provides children with a wide range of process-oriented experiences in the visual arts, music, dramatic play, movement.
2. Describe and discuss the role of aesthetics in environments for children.
3. Describe the methods and materials that will enhance creativity in children.
F. Access creative arts activities.
1. Apply the developmentally appropriate principles, materials and methods that encourage process-oriented experiences through play, small group learning experiences, open-ended questioning, group discussion, problem solving, cooperative learning, to help children develop intellectual curiosity, solve problems, make decisions, and become critical thinkers.
2. Plan and implement meaningful, integrated learning experiences in the arts, music, dramatic play and movement to enhance divergent thinking for children birth through age eight.
III. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The instructional materials identified for this course are viewable through http://www.ctcd.edu/academics/booksinstructional-materials/
Required Student Textbook:
Isenberg, Joan P. and Mary R. Jalongo, Creative Thinking and Arts-Based Learning: Preschool Through Fourth Grade, 6th Edition, Pearson.
IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
A. Your first responsibility is scholarship. The grade you receive for this course will not be the grade of the instructor, but rather the grade you and you alone make.
B. You should attend all online Central Texas College (CTC) Blackboard sessions each week, along with any instructor-required live sessions on Skype, Blackboard Collaborate, Google+, FaceTime, etc. Be prepared to also take any unannounced quizzes relating to text assignments and lecture material presented from the beginning of the course. Please refer to ‘Class Attendance and Course Progress’ under the Academic Policies section in our current CTC Course Catalog.
C. You are encouraged to give your best effort throughout the course. From the beginning, you should plan for a steady, organized, and continuous effort, which in the long run will prove more effective for your final grade than a last minute crash-cram policy. Your course grade is not determined solely by exam grade. Such factors as class participation, initiative, attendance, and individual research papers or projects will be considered in grade computation.
D. From time to time, special library and/or outside assignments will be made to members of the class individually and/or in groups. You are expected to read all assignments and fulfill your responsibilities to any group assignment.
E. You are expected to read all assigned material and bring your textbook/reading materials to class. Keep informed on all assignments, especially after an absence.
F. Good class notes are indispensable for earning a good grade, since both the material assigned and that discussed in class will be the basis for examination material.
G. Scholastic Honesty: All students are required and expected to maintain the highest standards of scholastic honesty in the preparation of all coursework and during examinations. The following are considered examples of scholastic dishonesty:
Plagiarism: The taking of passages from the writing of others without giving proper credit to the sources.
Collusion: Using another’s work as one’s own, or working together with another person in the preparation of work, unless such joint preparation is specifically approved in advance by the instructor.
Cheating: Giving or receiving information on examinations.
Students guilty of scholastic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of “F” and be subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and expulsion.
H. Special Work: A term paper or other project, per requirements of the instructor, will be required. The subject must be appropriate for the course material. Check with the instructor when you have made a selection. The value is indicated in the semester grade computation and has considerable weight on your final average.
V. COURSE FORMAT – WeBB Learning on Blackboard
This course has been developed on Blackboard. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that they have access to CTC Blackboard and that they are familiar with the contents and assignments. It is also the student’s responsibility to log into CTC Blackboard at least once a week to ‘attend’ the online class portion and to participate in the online Blackboard streaming sessions, discussions, and assignments. Failure to do so will violate the attendance policy and will have a negative impact on the course grade.
The course will meet for eight weeks. Instructional strategies will include weekly CTC Blackboard assignments, discussion boards, and streaming sessions to accomplish the lecture hours per week. Weekly interactions will be available via various communication tools to include Skype, Blackboard Collaborate, or Voice Podcaster/Voice Email, and conventional use of emails and Blackboard Message Board. Students may be assigned to participate in Groups, Journals, Blogs, or Wikis. Students will also have an access to required Discussion Board threads; course Announcements; critiques and feedback on Assignments and drafts of papers. Specific weekly interaction will be communicated via Announcements on Blackboard and arranged with the course instructors.
VI. EXAMINATIONS
A. There will be a minimum of two major examinations and a written paper or project as follows:
1. Exam 1- 07/03
2. Exam 2-07/14
3. Exam 3- 08/08
Project 1- Part one: Visit the three of the following websites and explore each one. Afterwards, write a 400-500 words summary for each one discussing your experience. Include your ideas on how each website could support children's creative thinking. Due on June 27
Project 2 Sit down and draw with a child or a group of children ages 3-6. Collect at least five open-ended drawing projects. Record anything the child says about his or her picture. Do not ask the child "what is this"? But it is okay to ask the child "tell me about your picture" and then record what they say. Label the stage of scribbling for each document. Scan or take a picture of each labeled picture, including the child's comments about the picture, and submit to the appropriate link. Include a one-two page paper explaining how you would use these documents in a parent conference. How would you use them to teach parents about creativity? How would you use them to teach parents about how "scribbling" leads to writing skills? Due July 21
Project 3 Rewrite a fair tale from the perspective of one of the minor characters in the story. To depict your story you may choose one of the following: Due July 25
Project 4 Use the format on the Creative Arts Activities Format hand out in the Course Handouts folder to prepare 10 additional creative arts activities. Your ideas should be original. These are examples and samples for you to use in your classroom and get an idea of how each activity should be done. Post your activities in the discussion board for other students so you can create a portfolio of activities to use in the classroom Due August 8
B.A student must take all examinations as scheduled by the instructor. Students who know in advance that they will be unavailable for an examination, due to valid reasons, must arrange to take an early examination. Unexpected absences from class, due to illness or extenuating circumstances will require the student to communicate with the instructor about individual make-up work.
C.Students who miss an exam without communicating the reason or circumstance with the instructor will be given a zero for the missed examination.
D. Examinations will consist of both objective (true/false, multiple choice, fill in-the-blank, and matching) and subjective (short answer and essay) questions. Students must be able to communicate both orally and in written form, thus some questions requiring the composition and writing of an essay answer will be required.
E. Exams will be administered via BioSig application. See Blackboard class for registration information.
VII. SEMESTER GRADE COMPUTATIONS
The final grade in this course will be based on the following:
Discussions 10 @ 20 points each 200 points
Post tests 10 @ 10 points each 100 points
4 projects @ 100 points each 400 points
3 Exams @ 100 points each 300 points
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Total possible points: 1000 points
POINTS GRADES
900-1000 A=4 pts/sem hr
800-899 B=3 pts/sem hr
700-799 C=2 pts/sem hr
600-699 D=1 pt/sem hr
0-599 F=0 pts/sem hr
A term paper is expected from all students. The instructor may need to teach this
concept during the course.
Students may vary in their competency levels on these abilities. You can expect to
acquire these educational abilities only if you honor all course policies, attend classes
regularly, and complete all assignment work in good faith and on time.
VIII. NOTES AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
A. Tuition refunds are made only in the case of class cancellation or official and timely withdrawal from CTC or from a course. Please refer to the current course catalog for more details.
B. GoArmyEd students should contact their education counselor before withdrawing and are required to withdraw through the GoArmyEd portal.
Please note: a military withdrawal does not override CTC’s grading policy.
For self-pay students, refunds are computed from the date the Application for
Withdrawal or Refund is filed with the CTC Field Representative or designated student Services Officer. Special conditions apply to students who receive federal, state, and/or institutional financial aid.
Tuition and fees paid directly to the Institution by the Veterans Administration, Title IV (Financial Aid Programs, a sponsor, donor, or scholarship shall be refunded to the source rather than directly to the students.
C. Course Withdrawals, Student Responsibilities: It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from a course. The instructor cannot initiate a withdrawal based upon a student’s request. Rather, students must initiate the withdrawal with the designated Education Center Representative, through the CTC Field Representative or the Student Services Officer for that region.
Applications for Withdrawal will be accepted at any time before the completion of 75% of the course, after which time the student will be assigned an “FN”- “Failure for Non-attendance.”
D. Faculty/Administrative Initiated Withdrawals
Faculty are authorized to withdraw students who are not making satisfactory course progress as outlined in the section of the Catalog entitled "Satisfactory Progress Standards”.
A student may be administratively withdrawn by a designated member of the administrative staff of the College under the following conditions:
· The student has been placed on Academic Suspension or Disciplinary Suspension;
· The student has an outstanding financial obligation owed to the college;
· The student registered for a course without the required prerequisite or departmental permission;
· Students who do not participate or complete graded activities during the first week will be administratively withdrawn.
The college is under no obligation to refund tuition and fees, or other costs associated with a student who is administratively withdrawn.