K-8 Methods of Music, Art and Drama (COM)

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn how to use methods of music, art, and drama, in concert and infused with technology, as vibrant and integral parts of their teaching repertoire. Students will learn how these arts not only strengthen and solidify curriculum but also improve their own ability to teach and relate to their students. Students will develop an understanding of: the tools of inquiry of K-8 music, art, and drama; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to K-8 music, art, and drama; the ability to assess student learning; and to apply these skills and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.