EDF2061 Creative arts across the curriculum

This unit builds upon your understanding of The Arts curriculum to explore how arts-rich pedagogy can be utilised to enhance learning and classroom climate in primary contexts. You will experience and develop a range of pedagogical practices using music, dance, drama, visual arts and/or media arts skills which encourage children to develop general capabilities of creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking and interpersonal skills and to introduce, explore and express conceptual understanding across all areas of the primary curriculum. You will also utilise evidence-based practice and reflective analysis of both teaching and philosophical ideas to investigate how arts-rich pedagogies can contribute to engaged learning, holistic development, well-being, critical social action and positive social environment. You will gain confidence in your own abilities to be competent, engaging and creative teachers in primary classrooms.