EDU 245 Expressive Arts

3 Credits

Students investigate a conceptualization of creativity for promoting the artistic, musical, and kinesthetic growth of young learners within the context of an integrated curriculum. Special attention is paid to the responsibilities of the general classroom teacher for addressing these dimensions of growth through a variety of subject matter areas and for the diversity encountered in the inclusive classroom.

Prerequisite(s): EDU 202 and EDU 220 .

NOTE: All students pursuing Early Elementary (PK–4) and Special Education (PK–8) Certification are required to successfully complete ECE 101, Teaching as a Profession: PK–4, before taking any other required course in the major. Students pursuing Secondary Teacher Certification in either Biology/General Science, English, or Social Studies are required to successfully complete EDU 101, Teaching as a Profession, before taking any other required course in the major. proof of a current FBI Fingerprint Clearance, a Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance, and a Pennsylvania Criminal Background Clearance is required and must be submitted to the Dean of Education and Human Service’s office in order to begin any ECE, EDU, or SPEC course. No student may begin these classes without all current clearances.

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