DANCE 276R
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Exploration of Teaching
Dance
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Field-based, initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching developmentally sequenced dance in K-12 settings.
When Taught
Contact Department
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
6
Other Prerequisites
Major approval; FBI fingerprint and background clearance
Title
Teaching Standards and Guidelines
Learning Outcome
3. Identify and analyze the following teaching standards and guidelines:
National Standards for Dance Education
State Core Curriculum
INTASC Standards
Moral Dimensions (SANE 3)
Title
Teaching Dance in Elementary, Junior High and High School
Learning Outcome
1. identify the challenges and uniqueness involved with teaching dance in the Elementary, Junior High and High School settings.
Title
Effective Teaching Methods and Personal Philosophy
Learning Outcome
2. articulate a personal philosophy about the role of dance in education and effective teaching methods and strategies that they will apply as future teachers.
Title
Self-Assessment
Learning Outcome
4. identify and self-assess their own qualifications for entering the teaching profession, including perceived strengths and weaknesses based on the aforementioned standards.
Title
Teaching Skills, Preparation, and Technical Ability
Learning Outcome
5. demonstrate emerging teaching skills, including strong voice, teacher presence, planning/preparation, professionalism, and technical ability for modeling/demonstrating.
