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The Creative Teacher 1: Building your creative pedagogy
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The Creative Teacher 1: Building your creative pedagogy

Part ONE of an 8-part programme of insights and techniques for nurturing Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood
Created byRuth Churchill Dower
Last updated 10/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the deeper benefits of arts and creativity for young children (and their parents and teachers)
  • Identify how children learn creatively, how different aspects of brain and body, cognitive, cultural and physical development can be harnessed through the arts
  • Develop key skills in storytelling, puppetry, modelling, malleable materials, mark-making & drawing, dance & movement, music & singing and photography
  • Engage children with disabilities or additional learning needs with specific arts or creative practices
  • Be inspired by real world examples of creative practice in action
  • Access unique resources through the comprehensive downloads available
  • Apply the most relevant ideas to your own creative knowledge and skills
  • Put your learning into practice immediately after each chapter and enjoy the adventure!

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 47m total length

  • Buildng a creative pedagogy6:40
  • Which art forms should I choose?8:03
  • Introducing arts ideas, techniques and skills to your children4:24
  • Sensory learning through the arts7:48
  • How to identify, measure, and extend children's creative brains and bodies16:38
  • BONUS LECTURE3:29

Requirements

  • No artistic skills required, just a willingness to have fun exploring your own creativity

Description

Early childhood educators, special education professionals, cultural educators and artists will gain in-depth knowledge on how young children learn creatively and how to use different art forms, environments, techniques and resources to harness their artistic and creative potential.

The Creative Teacher programme is made up of eight separate courses, each of which can be watched as a stand-alone course or as part of the whole programme. It is recommended to watch at least the first course in addition to any other you choose if not purchasing the whole programme.

This is the FIRST course in the programme and sets out the foundations for nurturing young children's creative brains and bodies.

In this course you will learn:


  • Why creativity is so important in early education

  • How to develop a creative pedagogy in your setting

  • Deciding which art forms to focus on

  • A real world example of how to facilitate a child's exploration of colour

  • How to introduce new opportunities for expressive arts

  • Practical ideas for developing sensory, physical, cognitive and cultural creativity

  • The importance of open-ended resources and provocations

  • A personal story illustrating children's creative thinking

  • Further reading and resources to support you in developing a culture of creativity

Join me on this adventure and discover how to bring to life your own and your children’s awesome creative talents!

Who this course is for:

  • Teachers, early childhood educators, parents, cultural educators, artists working with children, special education professionals, childcarers

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