The Creative Teacher 4: Expressive Marks, Painting & Drawing

🎨 Course Title: The Creative Teacher 4: Expressive Marks, Painting & Drawing

🚀 Course Headline: Part FOUR of an 8-part programme of insights and techniques for nurturing Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood

🌍 Who is this course for? Early childhood educators, special education professionals, cultural educators, and artists ready to unlock the potential of young learners through the power of art.

👩‍🏫 About The Creative Teacher Programme: This comprehensive programme consists of eight individual courses designed to empower you with a wealth of knowledge on fostering creativity and the arts in early childhood education. Each course can be taken separately, but we recommend starting with the first course to get the most out of the entire series. Whether you're diving into all eight parts or picking and choosing based on your interests, "The Creative Teacher" has something valuable for everyone passionate about nurturing young minds.

🧑‍🏫 In this course (#4), you will explore:

• 🎭 Beyond Words: Understand how children express deeper emotions and thoughts through their artwork, without relying on verbal communication.

• 🚀 Drawing Development Stages: Dive into Viktor Lowenfeld's two stages of drawing development for children aged 2-7, and discover what these stages reveal about a child's cognitive and motor skill development.

• 🎨 Visual Art for Expression: Uncover the ways in which visual art forms can be used as a means for embodied expression and how they can help children convey their thoughts and emotions.

• 🧠 Drawing Schemas: Learn about how children use drawing schemas to make sense of the world around them, and how these schemas can be nurtured through thoughtful teaching practices.

• 🖼️ Creative Spaces: Create environments that encourage experimentation, enhancing children's memory and narrative development.

• 👀 Reading Artworks: Gain the skills to interpret and understand what children are trying to communicate through their artworks.

• ✨ Contemporary Art Connection: Understand the importance of introducing children to contemporary artists and how this can inspire a deeper connection with art.

• 👫 Real-World Applications: Get inspired by real-life examples of how teachers facilitate an embodied approach to drawing, fostering a child's use of observation skills and creative talents.

• 📚 Engagement & Curriculum Development: Discover practical ideas for harnessing sensory, physical, cognitive, and creative engagement in your curriculum.

• 🌟 A Personal Story: Be touched by a personal narrative that illustrates the purposefulness of young children's observational skills and their natural connection to the world around them.

• 📚 Further Reading & Resources: End your journey with a curated list of further reading and resources to help you continue developing your creative curriculum.

Join Ruth Churchill Dower on this enlightening journey through the realm of early childhood creativity. Embark on this adventure and learn how to bring to life the awesome creative talents of both yourself and the children you teach! 🌈🎨👫