SIN FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer Session 2003
LLJUL43U -
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CherylKay
Designs for Learning: Dance ?
Office: TBA
Phone:
291-3395 / 777-2014
Tuesday & Thursday
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E01.00
17:30-21:20
in EDB 7540
PREREQUISITE:
EDUC 330 & either EDUC 401/2 or permission of instructor
This course is designed for teachers who plan to teach dance in the school system in arts, P.E.,
dance or classroom contexts. During the course we will look at a developmental progression of
teaching dance to primary, intermediate and secondary students with consideration for the
distinctive needs and abilities of each of these groups. Students will be expected to gain an
understanding of the movement elements and to use these in their developing work. We will take
a creative look at integrating children's literature, writing, and art with dance. Students will use a
variety of approaches to choreography as well as have opportunities to create, perform and
critique their own small group dance compositions. We will discuss lesson planning, assessment
and evaluation and study the Ministry of Education's IRP. Assigned readings will consider
contemporary issues related to the teaching of the arts and dance in education. Active participation
is a requirement of this course as much of the time will be spent... dancing!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Cheryl Kay has been teaching in Burnaby School District since 1978. Since that time she has taught
dance; as a classroom teacher, in P. E. classes, integrated into her music program as an Orff trained
music teacher and at the secondary level. She is currently working on her Master's degree in Arts
Education at SFU with a specific focus in Dance Education. She began dancing at age 13 and
has studied and performed in Vancouver in a diverse mix of dance styles and techniques.
Currently she is a performing member of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society and Vice President of
the Board of Directors of VTDS.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Practise teaching exercise - 207o
2. Dance Teaching Resource Binder - 207o
3. Short paper on course readings - 107o
4.
Class Participation - 207o
5.
Movement journal - 107o
6. Small Group performance piece -207o
REQUIRED READING
Custom Courseware package of selected articles
Recommended Text:
Gilbert, Anne C.
Creative Dance for All Ages.
National Dance Association: AHPERD.
