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1 online resource (416 pages) |
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Delivering Authentic Arts Education; Brief contents; Contents; Introduction; About the author; Acknowledgements; Resources guide; Part 1 -- The ABC of arts education; Chapter 1 -- Putting you in the picture -- therationale and context for art seducation; The arts mean we're human; Why Arts education is in the school curriculum; The contemporary context: societal changes and new research; Developing capacities for the new era; The attributes of high-quality arts education; AT A GLANCE -- Ten things you should know about the value of the arts in children's education; Arguing for The Arts |
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Online resources on arts in education research and advocacySummary; Chapter 2 -- The features of authenticarts education; Introduction; The nature of arts education; Understanding arts literacies; Creativity and its importance incontemporary education; Self-expression and constructing meaning; Cultural awareness; Aesthetic sensibility; Presenting authentic learning opportunities; AT A GLANCE -- Open-ended approaches to support creativity and self-expression; Maintaining the integrity of arts education inan integrated curriculum; CLASSROOM SNAPSHOT -- Developing a unit of inquiry on bushfires |
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Poor practices best avoidedCLASSROOM SNAPSHOT -- Rehabilitating the free-for-all; AT A GLANCE -- Poor practices best avoided; Online resources for learning more about arts education; Summary; AT A GLANCE -- Features of authentic arts learning; Chapter 3 -- Being an effective teacher in the arts; Professional standards in arts education; Examining your capabilities (and baggage); Building on your abilities and strengths; CLASSROOM SNAPSHOT; Lifelong learning; Working smart and enlisting help: community resources and partnerships; Why you should be confident about teaching in The Arts |
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The learning context: an ethical, stimulating, safe and happy place to beAT A GLANCE -- Creating a climate that fosters rich arts learning; Time to meet your class; CLASSROOM SNAPSHOT -- First Lesson; AT A GLANCE -- Constructive feedback; Online resources: Arts community partnership opportunities; Summary; AT A GLANCE -- What makes me a good teacher in The Arts?; Chapter 4 -- Children at the centre; What children bring to their arts learning; Children's developmental growth through the arts; Identity formation, meaning-making and belonging |
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Valuing individuality and diversity in the learning communityCLASSROOM SNAPSHOT -- Unlocking a child's potential; AT A GLANCE -- Exploring and validating children's cultural backgrounds; Children make meaning through arts engagement; AT A GLANCE -- Ways to incorporate the world of arts in the program; AT A GLANCE -- Selecting artworks that engage children; CLASSROOM SNAPSHOT -- Talking about a painting; Fostering children's artistic growth; AT A GLANCE -- Developing children's aesthetic sensibilities; AT A GLANCE -- Ways of improving levels of accomplishment |
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AT A GLANCE -- Encouraging children's creativity -- dos and don'ts |
| Summary |
This practical text helps student teachers develop their confidence, understandings and skills so that they can effectively and authentically teach arts in primary and middle school classrooms. Delivering Authentic Arts Education outlines the true nature of arts education and its importance in the curriculum, emphasising the arts as forms of creative activity, meaning-making and expression in a cultural context. Written in the context of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts, this new edition makes it easy for students to connect to curriculum documents. Chapters discuss how to recognise and bui |
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Print version record |
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Arts -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Australia
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Art teachers -- Training of -- Australia
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Student teachers -- Australia
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Art teachers -- Training of
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Arts -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Student teachers
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Australia
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780170270175 |
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0170270173 |
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