HDEV 0030. Creative Process in Children
Units: 3
Hours: 54 lecture
Introduction to the aesthetic development and creative expression of children. Exploration of art methods, materials, creative process, and developmental stages. Enables students to implement effective teaching strategies for encouraging children's artistic and overall creative development. (CSU)
HDEV 0030 - Creative Process in Children
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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Hours: 54 lecture Description: Introduction to the aesthetic development and creative expression of children. Exploration of art methods, materials, creative process, and developmental stages. Enables students to implement effective teaching strategies for encouraging children's artistic and overall creative development. (CSU) Units 3 Lecture-Discussion 54 Laboratory By Arrangement Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Evaluate the function of creative processes in child development on personal, social, cognitive and aesthetic levels. Analyze features of children's art to determine developmental stages. Create age-appropriate lesson plans that incorporate teaching strategies for encouraging children's artistic and overall creative development. Course Content Outline I. Creative process A. Personal creativity B. Childhood creativity II. Theory of aesthetic development and creative expression A. Definition of aesthetics B. Aesthetic vocabulary III. Introduction of developmental stages A. Artistic development in early years 1. 2-4 year old - mark-making 2. 4-8 year old - symbols 3. 8-12 year old - realism 4. Identifying features in children’s art samples to determine developmental stages (Kellogg) IV. Process-oriented versus Product-oriented Art V. Creating a lesson plan for an art activity A. Age-appropriate guidelines for each VI. Art Programs VII. Teacher's Role, Responsibilities, and Strategies A. Observing/Responding to the child’s art 1. Avoiding praise 2. Art dialogue B. Problem-Solving 1. Children who need encouragement with art 2. Strategies VIII. Child-Centered versus Teacher-Directed Activities A. Teacher as Facilitator IX. Recognizing "Uncreative" activities A. Photo-copies, Cut-and-paste, tracing patterns, coloring books, crafts, holiday gifts, precut forms X. Integration of art into the curriculum XI. Project Approach Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Analyze in writing and orally the creative process and projects appropriate for different skill levels, developmental stages, and group limitations; 2. Identify the components of "process-oriented" and "product-oriented art," comparing and contrasting the differences between the two; 3. Evaluate the function of art in child development on personal, social, cognitive, and aesthetic levels; 4. Analyze features of children's art to determine developmental stages, using Kellogg's guidelines; 5. Express creativity through participation in individual and group activities; 6. Incorporate effective teaching strategies for encouraging children's artistic and overall creative development; 7. Describe the negative effect of "praise" on children's creative development and devise alternative techniques to implement instead; 8. Distinguish between a child-centered versus teacher-directed activities as these relate to promoting children's creative development; 9. Create age-appropriate lesson plans for an art activity presented in class, and for an art activity presented to children in a classroom setting; 10. Recommend strategies for the use of art in an integrated curriculum; 11. Articulate art's role in using the Project Approach or Reggio Emilia Approach. Methods of Evaluation Objective Examinations Problem Solving Examinations Projects Skill Demonstrations Reading Assignments 1. Read about a documented illustrator of early childhood education books and give an oral presentation about their work in class. 2. Read Art & Creative Development for Young Children (Fox & Schirrmacher), Chapter 13, Section: "A Place with Rules & Limits." Students will choose one of the listed "rules" and tell why they would never require that rule in their own Art Center, justifying their position based on children's creative/artistic developmental needs. 3. Read The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach, Chapter 7, The Role of the Atelierista, and Chapter 19, The City in the Snow: Applying the Multisymbolic Approach in Massachusetts. Compare the role of art in Reggio Emilia schools with the typical role of art in U.S. early education. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Evaluate in writing and orally the creative process and projects appropriate for different skill levels or group limitations. 2. Prepare one lesson plan for each of the following: (1) an art activity selected from the text, and to be presented in class AND (2) an art activity presented to a group of children in a classroom setting. 3. Facilitate a group of preschool children as they use painting, drawing, or sculpture to document their exploration of a favorite topic. Document your experience in a portfolio. 4. Divide class into groups. Give each group samples of children's art (different ages). Using developmental stages guidelines (i.e., Kellogg), students will analyze components in the art to determine developmental stages. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) 1. Create a portfolio of all assignments and class notes. 2. Prepare and plan an art activity that will be presented to classmates. Classmates and instructor will evaluate the presentation at the end of the activity. 3. Prepare, plan, and present an activity with a group of children in a classroom setting. Prepare a poster board or PowerPoint presentation of the activity that includes the lesson plan (with evaluation of the experience), photographs of children actively engaged, and children's art samples. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.
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