Arts and Artistry:Studio to Classroom

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

This subject may only be taken by

• Master of Teaching (Secondary) students who are undertaking the Music Learning Area
• Master of Teaching (Primary) students who have completed the following subject

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This practice-based subject will enable teacher candidates to extend their practical and theoretical understanding of the arts in primary education. Teacher candidates will be supported in the development of their arts skills, their arts pedagogy and their teacher artistry, in preparation for the range of contemporary arts practices in the primary school (from an interdisciplinary approach to the arts in the generalist classroom, to specialist arts teaching). The subject will entail practical workshops involving individual and group-work supported by theories of aesthetic curriculum and embodied learning. The subject will support teacher candidates in understanding the processes associated with arts making with children, and the relationship between arts in educational and cultural settings. Teacher candidates will create their own studio-based work, will undertake site visits, will work with children in school settings and will engage in curriculum development, arts teaching and theoretically-informed reflection.

On completion of this subject, teacher candidates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:

• Articulate the importance of the aesthetic elements of teaching and learning;
• Have practised basic artistic skills necessary for effective pedagogy
• To examine contemporary artistic teaching contexts

There are 3 assessment tasks:

• Curriculum project – group plan and individual theoretical rationale (1300 words) due mid-semester, 30%
• Performance project with accompanying workbook (1400 words equivalent) due end of semester, 40%
• Written assignment (1300 words) due end of semester, (30%)

Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject.

Sinclair, C., Jeanneret, N. and O’Toole, J. (Eds.) (2012). Education in the Arts (Second edition). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject, teacher candidates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:

• Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their practices as knowledgeable agents of changes.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to learn;
• Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
• Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
• Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
• Have a conscious personal and social values base.