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At the start of the workshop walking in i was unsure what to expect, I knew that there would be a-lot of new people but going in not knowing anyone was pretty daunting.
At the start I felt a little nervous with a-lot of new faces around the room, however once we got into the swing of things everyone definitely made me feel more comfortable.
I actually became myself part way through the class and got to know some new people which was nice.
It was nice to refresh on some of the aspects of drama that i was taught in school and to revisit them the way we did today.

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What were your most un-comfortable / enjoyable moments?

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What were your most un-comfortable / enjoyable moments?

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I found walking into class the most uncomfortable, not in a bad way just that i went in not knowing anybody or where to find the class. I think i spent a lot of time making my way to the class and then walking in was pretty daunting, however after we played some of the introduction games i became a-lot more comfortable.
For me the most enjoyable moments were getting into groups to create 'postcards' this was a great way to break the barrier and getting to know new people, in a fun and interactive way.

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What was your experience of the Arts in primary school?

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What was your experience of the Arts in primary school?

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I was very fortunate to have a great experience through primary and high school within the arts.
I had access to multiple different arts such as dance, drama and music. Through high school i participated in dance concerts and took part in drama / theatre. Having access to a great arts program throughout my schooling career has influenced me to continue the promotion for better promotion / time that students have within these subjects. Arts is the subjects that i was always excited for in school and would love learning about. I can only imagine what other students are missing out on who don’t have access to drama, dance or music.

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How might primary students learn in drama?

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How might primary students learn in drama?

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For some students it is important for them to learn in a way where they can be loud with their peers and learn in a Kinaesthetic way, that might be through dance or even moving about in the classroom whilst listening to instructions. Some students struggle to sit down and retain the information so giving them to opportunity to be loud and move in drama can really benefit their education and learning in more ways than one. Drama often involves group work which can also help students to join in class discussion through peer learning.

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I leant this week that you don't need to have resources to get the students to be engaged in the content, you only need to make sure they are participating whether that be through imagination, for example you can have the most basic props e.g black garbage bags and a balloon. These 2 resources can create students to imagine people, humans, friends the list goes on. When there is background music it also helps to create an atmosphere whether that be an angry, sad, happy or climactic atmosphere.

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Drama helps to collaborate with your peers in a way when you work collaboratively and together with one another. its a place where you can make a fool of yourself and act comfortable and confident with your class mates. throughout Drama it is important that you learn from one another and gain ideas and different understandings and perspectives to help you learn about different ideas and concepts. Drama also works well in a way where students foster a creative atmosphere, which allows team members to question and brainstorm in a non-judgemental way. Working off each-others strengths also helps to success.

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Have you discovered anything new about drama?

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Have you discovered anything new about drama?

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Today in class i refreshed my memory with miming. I hadn't done any miming since high school in drama class. i found it very interesting the way that you can express yourself / your body and how that creates a way for the audience to really believe what is happening. The way you believe and think about what you are trying to convey also helps you to express the exact thing or object you are creating.

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During the tutorial there were many things we learnt that we could take on board when we continue Arts in education, some of which include the freeze techniques. You can get students to freeze frame in certain statues to represent a certain aspect of the drama elements. We also learnt the importance of the name games at the start of class, almost like an ice breaker - to get all the students engaged and on their feet. It lets people interact with all students and its a great way to get students to know one another name. Any of the circle games are a great way to engage students at the start of class, even as simple as the game 'Zap' or 'Circle clap' and name games.

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What did i discover about how you learnt in the workshop?

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What did i discover about how you learnt in the workshop?

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I learnt how easy it can be to incorporate other subjects within the arts in education, for example you can take any topic or subject and turn it into a fun and interactive subject. For example, group work when working in maths, group work together can help students learn off one another and this is how many people learn, especially students in primary ages. It is important that as pre service teachers that we expose students to the arts in education and the perks that it can have in their learning. They learn so much through sounds, dance and art.

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Throughout the speeches there was a-lot of important information on the importance of the arts in education throughout early years, so many people don't see the importance of the Arts education for school aged children. In fact the arts can benefit students from a young age in many different subject matters. It can help reduce stress and anxiety levels too! One of the main factors around the Arts in Education was the different learning styles that the students have and how arts can benefit each of these learning styles, for example auditory learners, kinaesthetic learners etc. Arts involves dance, drama, singing, acting, miming and these all get students up and out of their chairs and the generic class environment. It can hugely benefit the students learning.

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Thoughts on the arts systems in primary school?

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Thoughts on the arts systems in primary school?

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After being on PRAC and being within the classroom environment, I have realised that there still has so much to be done, there needs to be a-lot more advocacy for the subjects within the arts programs and the benefit it can have on the schools and the students.  Not many parents know how important the subjects can be to the children, not all students learn from sitting in a class environment, some schools would much rather benefit from many different drama or dance programs within their schools.

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How did the practical activities and unit information inform your personal understandings of the use of dance a learning process through which educators can facilitate creativity in primary students?

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How did the practical activities and unit information inform your personal understandings of the use of dance a learning process through which educators can facilitate creativity in primary students?

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Creativity through dance can help students to learn to use all aspects of their bodies. Dance elements include space, time, action and dynamics. Throughout class we have learnt how to use each of these elements, different levels and how this can play on the audience. Through dance, we learnt that even the smallest movements are known as dance elements.

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What do you know about planning for authentic arts learning experience?

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What do you know about planning for authentic arts learning experience?

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To plan for authentic arts education as a learning experience, it is important that as a teacher you plan for all abilities.