ED 290. Integrated Learning Through the Arts

Credits: 3
This course will enable the student to plan, design, facilitate, adapt, and evaluate arts experiences in the elementary classroom. The student will discover and practice strategies for integrating music, visual arts, movement or dance, and drama or theater into the elementary education curriculum, with adaptations for special populations and developmental levels. The student will participate in diverse field experience opportunities in the community and in the elementary education classroom to formulate techniques for using the arts to engage all learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving. This course adheres to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) licensure program standards for elementary education educators.