EDU 452: CP: SOCIAL STUDIES & FINE ARTS

This Clinical Practice Block course presents candidates with curriculum content, materials, instructional strategies, and organizational techniques for integrating social studies and fine arts content in the differentiated early childhood classroom. Candidates will investigate how to incorporate movement, music, drama, and the visual arts with the essential content, processes, and attitudes of social studies. In addressing the needs of a diverse student population through differentiated instruction, candidates will learn how to target the multiple intelligences through social studies and fine arts integration. During the 7-week DATA practicum conducted in the second half of the semester, candidates will have opportunities to plan, implement, and evaluate integrated social studies and fine arts lessons that address differentiation of essential social studies content, instructional practices, and student products based on student readiness, interest, and learning profile. This course will focus heavily on teacher candidate proficiency development and should be taken during the semester before the Clinical Residency experience. Prerequisite: Stage II Admission to Clinical Practice Block