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<p>This unit explores music, movement, drama, and visual arts as essential learning experiences that support children's development, communication, creativity, and wellbeing in early childhood education. PSTs will explore a range of elements, language and intentional teaching strategies to support children’s interest and active participation in arts experiences. Through theory and practice, PSTs will develop their confidence and capacity to design, implement, and assess inclusive arts education. This unit includes a 10-day placement.</p>
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<p>Topics to be covered include:</p>
<p>· Arts and arts pedagogy for young children</p>
<p>· Music, drama, visual art and movement</p>
<p>· Integrated arts approaches to planning and implementation with young children</p>
<p>· Art, music, drama and movement resources for young children including ICT; selection, quality, cultural considerations, sustainability, safety and use of equipment</p>
<p>· Contemporary and traditional arts practices of Indigenous Australians</p>
<p>· Relevant learning frameworks and how they relate to arts</p>
<p>· Artistic behaviour and development of young children</p>
<p>· Planning, implementing and assessing children's visual art, music, drama and movement experiences</p>
<p>· Working responsively and respectfully with young children when creating and performing</p>
<p>· The value of the arts in making connections from the early childhood contexts and the wider community</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit explores music, movement, drama, and visual arts as essential learning experiences that support children's development, communication, creativity, and wellbeing in early childhood education. PSTs will explore a range of elements, language and intentional teaching strategies to support children’s interest and active participation in arts experiences. Through theory and practice, PSTs will develop their confidence and capacity to design, implement, and assess inclusive arts education. This unit includes a 10-day placement.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics to be covered include:</p> <p>· Arts and arts pedagogy for young children</p> <p>· Music, drama, visual art and movement</p> <p>· Integrated arts approaches to planning and implementation with young children</p> <p>· Art, music, drama and movement resources for young children including ICT; selection, quality, cultural considerations, sustainability, safety and use of equipment</p> <p>· Contemporary and traditional arts practices of Indigenous Australians</p> <p>· Relevant learning frameworks and how they relate to arts</p> <p>· Artistic behaviour and development of young children</p> <p>· Planning, implementing and assessing children's visual art, music, drama and movement experiences</p> <p>· Working responsively and respectfully with young children when creating and performing</p> <p>· The value of the arts in making connections from the early childhood contexts and the wider community</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
75
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/eccop2004">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Articulate the role of the arts in children’s development, learning and expression.</p>
K2
<p>Identify core elements and principles of music, drama, movement, and visual arts.</p>
K3
<p>Understand how to nurture children’s creativity and imagination through the arts.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate practical skills in music, movement, art and drama.</p>
S2
<p>Evaluate teaching strategies and resources including ICT for their effectiveness, inclusiveness and sustainability in arts education.</p>
S3
<p>Reflect on confidence and explore how personal teaching practices in arts education may influence children’s participation learning.</p>
A1
<p>Plan, implement and assess inclusive and engaging arts experiences for children aged from birth to 5 years.</p>
A2
<p>Facilitate children's exploration of the arts using inclusive pedagogical strategies.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Develop an arts portfolio of experiences, for children aged from birth to 5 years, containing the following:</p><p>Part A</p><p>• A recording of a singing/music performance</p><p>• A visual arts resource or artefact </p><p>• A drama script</p><p>• A dance/movement plan </p><p><br></p>
<p>Portfolio</p>
<p>50%-70%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, A1, A2
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<p>Evaluation of implemented experiences with children. Assess children’s learning of arts elements, development, creativity and expression. Seek feedback from a colleague on your teaching. Reflect on teaching including personal skills and confidence in facilitating arts experiences in the early years and how this influenced children’s participation and outcomes.</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>30%-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S2, S3, A2
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<p>Professional experience – 10 days total </p><p>5 days with children under 3 years and 5 days with children over 3 years</p><p><br></p>
<p>Placement. Not available for supplementary assessment.</p>
<p>Hurdle S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
75
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/eccop2004">View unit fees</a>
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