Integrated Arts in Education Week 8

During the morning lecture, we explored STEM education and how it has now been expanded by adding the arts to create STEAM education. STEAM education involves science, technology, engineering, arts and, mathematics. The addition of arts into STEM education allows learners to develop their creativity and imagination through many different areas within the curriculum. STEAM education is vital within a learner’s education as it incorporates several aspects of education and allows them to be explored together. The following video shows what STEAM education is and allows for a deeper insight into the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tkAvWWhKf4

Our first workshop was centred around the use of Garageband in a music lesson. The application allows learners to create their own music on a range of different instruments and can develop their creativity and individuality as a result. It also allows learners to explore new sounds and to work with others to come up with different rhythms and beats. While exploring the application Garageband, I created my own piece of music lasting eighteen beats. It allowed me to explore different sounds from a range of musical instruments and to create my own and unique rhythms. However, I felt that it was quite difficult to navigate through the application. As a result of this, if I were to teach and introduce the application to children, I would firstly teach several lessons on how to navigate and understand the application. An experience and outcome that relates to Garageband is as follows:

I have the freedom to use my voice, musical instruments and music technology to discover and enjoy playing with sound and rhythm.    EXA 0-17a

During our drama workshop, we explored six different conventions within drama. These included role on the wall, monologue, narration, voices in the head, slow motion and mime. Within the cohort, each group was given a specific drama convention and asked to act it out based upon the book “The Tunnel”. My group was asked to present a monologue of the male character at the start of the book. An experience and outcome that relates to this particular activity is as follows:

I have created and presented scripted or improvised drama, beginning to take account of audience and atmosphere.

EXA 2-14a

References

Education Scotland (2018) Experiences and Outcomes Available from: https://education.gov.scot/Documents/expressive-arts-eo.pdf [Accessed: 30 October 2018].

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