Welcome to EAES 310

Education Experience – 30 years

teacher vice principal principal

Retired in June

What about you?• Please state your name using a positive

alliterative adjective.o I’m Delightful Donna

• Next person says the one before and then yours

• Tell me the quality of your favourite teacher.

• I say them all at the end….

What you can expect• I am prepared and thorough • Will add in lots of little ‘timbits’ and fun• Want to prepare you for the real world• I am approachable and can easily be reached ( text,

email)• Will model for you what I believe you should be with

students

Link to Wiki• http://artseducation310.wikispaces.com/

o Power point information, syllabus, assignment informationo Contact information for me

Today’s Agenda• Course Outline explained

o Looking specifically at assignments #1 and 2

• Discussion about arts influences and attitudes that impact our liveso Examining stereotypeso Investigation of school influences that have impacted our journey

• Dance in-service

Course Outline

Brain break• Many arts ed classes don’t need brain

breaks because you are already active, but here’s a clapping exercise that is effective:oMirror clappingoAdd other movements for mirroringoDo mini movements

Background• Who are our….

o Dancers?o Musicians?o Artists?o Actors?o Other art forms?

o TAKE A MINUTE TO JOT DOWN SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT:• What Arts experiences do schools face…

o That are challenging?o That are inspiring?o That are stereotyping?

Dance In-service• Will do a number of sample lessons and

‘snipets’ and ideas.• You can share ideas in this time as well.• Movement with young children.oMovements while stilloMovements with movementsoMirroring

Outcome CP5.1 B• Create dance compositions inspired by pop culture

(e.g., street dances, current dance trends in music videos).

A. Investigate potential sources of ideas for dance related to pop culture (e.g., current street dances, popular dances of different eras, TV dance competitions).

B. Pose questions about pop culture to explore through a dance-making inquiry process (e.g., What popular dance movements, styles, and conventions could we include in our own dances?).

What are the most popular dance moves right now?

• In groups of 4/5 – take 2-3 minutes to pick one move that has 8 counts. o Don’t make it complex and something we can all do.o Can be 4 beats right and 4 beats left

• We’ll come back and put them together.

Each group teaches us and we keep doing the moves adding on.

Don’t Stop Believing• Add additional moves

o Intro and fillero First verse – boy and girl parts (lyric interpretation)o Guitar soloo Don’t stop believing (lyric interpretation)

• Put it all together o 4 moves x 8 counts done twice – choruso 4 moves x 8 counts done twice – verseso Add in lyric interpretation moves

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