Pedagogical Seminar for Dance Education 3

Display Schedule

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
107KSTV3	credit	4	10 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 93 to 113 hours of self-study	Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Petra BLAU

Department

The subject provides Dance Department

Information on the combined form:

The course is taught in a combined form of contact and non-contact teaching in a ratio of approximately 1:4, i.e. 40 hours distance learning, 10 hours full-time per semester.

The teaching content of the course Pedagogical Seminar TaV 3 is focused primarily on developing independent pedagogical practice, in which the student applies and actually verifies the knowledge and skills acquired from the Didactics and Methodology TaV classes, the material of which is built upon and developed towards capturing and developing the creative potential of children.

The course is closely linked to the content of the Didactics and Methodology of TaV.

The aim of studying the subject is

development of independent pedagogical thinking and creative potential and application of the acquired knowledge in the form of creating assignments or games that develop the creative potential and natural movement of the child, taking into account the age category.
Practical development of independent pedagogical work, awareness of the role and role of the teacher, formation of individual pedagogical style and direct confrontation with real situations in the form of teaching at selected state institutions (ZUŠ) or in private dance studios.

Thematic areas

use of equipment in teaching - e.g. circles, jump ropes, elastic bands, balloons, balls, scarves, feathers, paper, chalk, lightweight foil, large fabric
movement games with tools - space, qualities of movement, rhythm, dynamics, story
movement games - designing with a focus on specific age and gender groups, group size
creative assignments in relation to different age groups

In the third semester, the student will be required to actively participate in one of the recommended departmental shows or festivals

(Siraex Klášterec nad Ohří, Tanfest Jaroměř, Dancefestival Trutnov, Podzimní fantazie Jablonec nad Nisou, Tanec,

dance... Jablonec nad Nisou), which includes at least one intensive workshop.

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is

development of independent pedagogical thinking and creative potential and application of the acquired knowledge in the form of creating assignments or games that develop the creative potential and natural movement of the child, taking into account the age category.
Practical development of independent pedagogical work, awareness of the role and role of the teacher, formation of individual pedagogical style and direct confrontation with real situations in the form of teaching at selected state institutions (ZUŠ) or in private dance studios.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Prerequisite - Pedagogical seminar TaV 1,2

Corequisite - Didactics and methodology of Dance Ed.

Literature

Susan R. KoffDance Education: A Redefinition

Susan M. Flynn et al.Teaching Children Dance

Helen PayneCreative Dance and Movement in Groupwork

Mary Sprague et al. Experiencing Dance: From Student to Dance Artist

Jacqueline Smith-AutardArt of Dance in Education

Gayle Kassing (Author), Danielle Jay-Kirschenbaum (Author)Dance Teaching Methods and Curriculum Design: Comprehensive K-12 Dance Education

Nicole Brown (Editor), Amanda Ince (Editor), Karen Ramlackhan (Editor)Creativity in Education:International Perspectives

Mindy AloffWhy Dance Matters

Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Stephanie BurridgeDance Education Around the World

Teresa HeilandLeaping into Dance Literacy through the Language of Dance

Sally Carline Lesson Plans for Creative Dance: Connecting With Literature, Arts, and Music

Mary Ann Brehm (Author), Lynne McNett (Author)Creative Dance and Learning: Making the Kinesthetic Link

Susan Bauer The Embodied Teen: A Somatic Curriculum for Teaching Body-Mind Awareness, Kinesthetic Intelligence, and Social and Emotional Skills--50 Activities in Somatic Movement Education

Miranda TufnellA Widening Field: journeys in Body and Imagination

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit is awarded on the basis of practical participation in the seminar, the student creates and presents his own lesson for the specified age group based on the assignment from the topics covered and documents it on a video recording of his own teaching.

Additional requirements: creation of a video recording of own lesson on the assigned topic, orientation in the thematic areas of both semesters, creation of a portfolio (reflection on a recommended industry show or festival), 100% attendance.

Note

Teaching combines monological, applied, interactive teaching methods, encourages self-study within the framework of non-contact learning and student's critical thinking. The student is encouraged to create his/her own portfolio based on the acquisition of his/her own experience and skills.

Distance contact will be provided:

phone, email, video calls

through group platforms for communication between students (social networks, internet, apps, moodle, etc.)

The student's independent work within the contactless learning consists of:

active participation in a selected national trade show or festival with an intensive workshop and

the development of a feedback report to be reported orally in the contact teaching

seeking out sources of inspiration in the field of movement and music and recording them in their portfolio
studying the assigned literature
creating their own lesson for a given age group based on the assignment from the topics covered and documenting it in a video recording of their own teaching.
searching for and collecting specialist information related to the topics covered in the third semester, sharing

this knowledge and confronting it with the teacher and with other students in contact teaching