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The Creative Teacher 5: Listening with Movement and Dance
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The Creative Teacher 5: Listening with Movement and Dance

Part FIVE 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)
  • Develop key skills and techniques in using movement and dance as teaching methods
  • Engage children with disabilities, special 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 • 46m total length

  • Movement and Dance7:23
  • Movement for communication, attunement and expression9:18
  • Building a pedagogy of (body) listening10:06
  • Watching, feeling and sensing movement8:08
  • Putting it into practice - key prompts and starting points7:58
  • BONUS LECTURE!3:29

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 through movement and dance 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 FIFTH course in the programme and sets out the foundations for nurturing young children's physical, sensory, communication and language development through movement and dance.

In this course you will learn:


  • How children tell their stories through the body

  • How dance strengthens the body ready for fine motor, coordination, language, sensory and creative expression

  • Using dance and movement from birth to enhance mutual understanding and attunement

  • Building a pedagogy of (body) listening in your setting

  • Real world examples of how to facilitate a child's spontaneous movement ideas

  • Practical ideas for harnessing sensory, physical, cognitive and creative engagement

  • The importance of expressing emotions through dance

  • A personal story illustrating children's rich meaning-making through

  • Further reading and resources to support you in developing your creative curriculum

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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