Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2024 - EDUC 330 E100

Movement Language Elements for Dance in Education (3)

Class Number: 4193

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 6 – Aug 2, 2024: Thu, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units including six units in EDUC courses.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

In this experiential course students will develop an understanding of the movement concepts (action, space, time, force, relationship) which are the framework for making and teaching dance. This course will explore dance as a non-verbal expressive language, and will introduce students to a variety of aspects of dance within the curriculum. Previous dance training is not required.

COURSE DETAILS:

The movement concepts are introduced to Educ 330 students (Space, Time, Force, Body) and reviewed and taught by Educ 430 students. Each week will focus on current issues in dance education: equity, inclusion, diversity,trauma-informed care, social justice, indigenous connections, race, and gender. Emphasis will be upon the integration of movement into all areas of the K – 12 curriculum. We will explore creative and inclusive ways of integrating literature, writing and art with dance. Dance is taught in this course as an expressive art form with the potential to educate in creative and innovative ways.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Students should be able to incorporate the movement elements into their developing and ongoing work and leave this course with a toolbox of ways to facilitate meaningful movement experiences for all ages. Students should leave with a deeper understanding of the connection between movement and brain development. Another goal of this course is to understand the connection between movement and learning and the significant role that movement can play in trauma-informed care. We will cover the Fundamental Movement Patterns and their significance to human learning and development as with Anne Green Gilbert's Brain Dance. Students will learn a variety of approaches to generating choreography and have opportunities to create, perform and critique their own small group dance compositions. They will study lesson and unit planning, assessment strategies and the Ministry of Education’s IRPs for dance.

Grading

  • Active Participation 40%
  • Reading Discussion Groups/Posts 15%
  • Dance Performance Review 15%
  • In Class Main Ideas Written Quiz (July 18) 15%
  • Final Small Group Presentation 15%

NOTES:

There will be an in-class quiz on July 20 about the main ideas covered in class.

Class will meet for the first hour every class in Room 8620 where there is internet and a projector. We will move to the small gym EDB 7550 (accessed from 8000 level) for the remainder of the class. Educ 330 will attend 5:30 – 8:20.   Educ 430 will attend 5:30 – 9:20.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Creative Dance for All Ages by Anne Green Gilbert
ISBN: 978-1-45048094-9

RECOMMENDED READING:

Smart Moves by Carla Hannaford, Ph. D. 
ISBN: 0-915556-27-8

Registrar Notes:

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