CYP5182 - Creativity: Expressive Arts and the World

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Design and develop a range of opportunities which address the Specific Areas of ‘Expressive Arts and Design’ and ‘Understanding the World’ as defined in the Early Years Foundation Stage;
Create a virtual resource store to meet the needs of the two areas of learning and development ‘Expressive Arts and Design’ and ‘Understanding the World’;
Design and justify a supportive environment in which a variety of approaches for young children can be created.
Evaluate the features of effective learning and assessment in expressive arts within a theoretical framework.

Content:

Students will be expected to engage in practical sessions and explore their own creativity. They are also required to plan appropriate opportunities to enable children to enhance their creative talent and develop their artistic skills and use these as a vehicle for learning.
Asssessment instruments will not only require students to employ skills of design and planning; assignments will also involve evidence of related underpinning theoretical knowledge in the context of supportive environments, early learning, assessment and creativity.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Learning will take place in interactive sessions incorporating theoretical input, discussion, debate, ICT research and student presentation. Students will be supported by VLE materials, constructed reading, research tasks and workshop sessions.

Class sessions
Contact hours: 15 x 2hr - 30
Intended Group size: 50

Tutorials
Contact hours: 1
Intended group size: 2

e-Tutoring
Contact Hours: 2
Intended group size: 1

Guided independent study
Hours: 167

Assessment:

001 Plans, storyboards and rationale statements (Formative ass ongoing and summative at end of Semester 2) 1 X 1500 wds 30%
002 Report 2,500 words 70%


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