Teaching Arts in the Primary Years

• Topics

  • What are the features of authentic arts education practices and how are they reflected in The Arts Learning Area in the Australian Curriculum?
  • A visual arts context for designing inquiry-based arts learning (making) experiences to stimulate creative thinking, imagination and self-expression
  • A media arts context for designing arts responding experiences. (Dialogues for learning; cross-curriculum priorities and the arts in culture)
  • Creating a safe and ethical learning environment and implementing effective teaching practice in the arts
  • Inclusive education in a performing arts context (dance, drama, music)
  • Addressing curriculum achievement standards: assessment of arts learning
  • Addressing curriculum achievement standards: reflection, review and evaluation of arts teaching (Improvement cycle framework)
  • The arts as experiential learning and ways of knowing
  • Diverse learning experiences across the arts curriculum
  • Planning an inquiry-based arts learning program
  • Partnerships strategies for effective educators
  • Life-long learning strategies for effective educators
  • Review and Reflection

• Study resources

  • Instructional Methods

    • Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
    • E-Portfolios
    • Embedded Multimedia
    • Online assignment submission
    • Podcasting/Leacture capture
    • Standard Media
    • Streaming Multimedia
    • Web links

  • Online Materials

    • Resources and Links
    • Audio-Video streaming
    • FAQs
    • Online Assessment

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

• OtherDetails -

  Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, access to video creation and editing software.

This subject prepares pre-service teachers to teach the Arts in Primary schools through the five Arts curriculum areas. It explores authentic Arts education practices and inquiry-based learning approaches. It develops Arts literacy competence in pre-service teachers and considers safe and ethical teaching and learning environments.

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• Assignment 1 - Report (50%)
• Assignment 2 - Presentation (50%)

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.