Creativity and The

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The best teachers

are those who

equip students to

THINK for

themselves.

The Arts provides students

with opportunities to

identify, value and extend

their academic, personal and

social capabilities by offering

multiple pathways to learning.

(QSA, K-10 Arts Syllabus, 2002, p1)

Different Learning Styles

Aural(Auditory-musical)

Learns best with

sounds and music.

Visual(Spatial)

Learns best using

pictures and images.

Physical(Kinaesthetic)

Learns through using

the sense of touch.

Different Learning Styles

Verbal(Linguistic)

Learns most efficiently

using words in both

speech and writing.

Logical(Mathematical)

Learns using logic,

reasoning and

systems.

Social(Interpersonal)

Learns best in groups

or with other people.

Visual Arts

• Visual expression

• Develops dexterity

• Develops spatial awareness

perspective and confidence in personal

skill.

• Develops knowledge of line, colour,

texture, shape, depth, light/dark, order,

chromatic harmony-dissonance,

perspective distance and symmetry

Ask children to draw their family or sketch idea about a new unit of

work…

Music

• Rhythm, beat, sound, melody, harmony, rh

yme, repetition, tune etc

• Increases spatial reasoning performances

• Improves numeracy skills

• Powerful memory tool

• Boosts confidence

Greet children with songs, play clapping games, start a drumming

circle…

Drama

• Encourages dialogue and creative thinking

• Develops knowledge of

identity, culture, relationships, communicat

ion

methods, conversation, movement/gesture

s/body language, social

processes, storytelling

Allocate roles and ask each child to act out a scene relating to current

unit.

Dance

• Kinesthetic movement

• Spatial awareness

• Learn about individuality and group

• Appreciate movement; ability and disability

Create dance activities for students – dancing to music, in pairs…

Multimedia

• 21st century literacy

• Critical thinking, observing and listening

• Multimedia is dispersed throughout society

- adverts, music film clips, films,

• A collection of art modes

• Endless possibilities!

Immerse the kids in multimedia… Select an advertisement a week to

study.

• Can enhance literacy by as much as 24%

while enhancing mathematical capability

by approximately 6%!

• The Arts, as a combination of play and

creativity, engages students in Higher

Order Thinking!

What are the academic benefits of

having an arts-rich curricula?

Higher Order Thinking

Creating

Designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing.

Generating new ideas, ways of viewing things or even new

products

Higher Order Thinking

Evaluating

Hypothesizing, checking, critiquing, experimenting, judging

Justifying a decision or course of action

Higher Order Thinking

Analysing

Comparing, organizing, deconstructing, interrogating

Sorting information into parts or sections to explore understandings

and relationships

The arts are essential parts of the human experience, they

are not a frill. We recommend that all students study the arts to discover how human beings

communicate not only with words, but through

music, dance, and the visual arts.

- Dr. Ernest Boyer, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

I believe that The Arts and

Creativity are not just an

important part of successful

education.

They are the FOUNDATION.

Thank You for

watching!

Music:The Album Leaf – Shine

The Album Leaf – The Light

The Album Leaf – San Simeon

Sources:Education in the ArtsTeaching and learning in the contemporary

curriculum

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