HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
Creative and
Visual Learning |
Designed to convey the stages of human growth in depth, this course approaches physical, psychological, emotional and social development in a format for teachers to implement in planning developmentally and culturally appropriate instruction. The educational needs of neurodiverse and special needs children, and the resources available to teachers for best meeting these needs, are included throughout. Related topics covered in this course include nurturing creativity in K-12 students, teaching students with poverty in mind, and fostering equitable visual learning in diverse settings. Pre-service visual arts teachers consider the implications of the above material in field experiences in diverse instructional settings with children.