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Creative Arts in Early Childhood Settings: Unlocking Children’s Creativity Presenter: Agnieszka Rudnicki Creative Arts Professor at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto ON Contact: [email protected] Workshop description “Creativity is now as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status". - Sir Ken Robinson Creativity and critical thinking have both been flagged as essential 21st century learning skills. In this interactive workshop you will learn how to support and nurture emerging creativity of young children, even if you do not consider yourself a creative person! We will examine the importance of the creative process in the early years and develop an awareness of developmentally appropriate art activities for children that truly nurture creativity. You will discover crucial links between art and literacy and gain practical information regarding a successful art centre set up. Lastly, you will learn how to talk to children about their art to support higher order thinking skills, without saying “I like it”! Creative Teaching Starts with Empowerment! In this interactive workshop you will: • look at creativity in a new way • discover how play, creativity and critical thinking are connected • learn about the creative process • discover the difference between teacher guided and teacher directed art activities • see links between art and literacy • gain new knowledge about art centre set up • learn how to talk to children about their art • become a confident art specialist Victoria, age 4, Full Day Early Learning KG Program
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Creative Arts in Early Childhood Settings: Unlocking Children’s Creativity
Presenter: Agnieszka RudnickiCreative Arts Professor at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto ON
Contact: [email protected]
Workshop description
“Creativity is now as important in education as literacy, and weshould treat it with the same status". - Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity and critical thinking have both been flagged as essential 21stcentury learning skills. In this interactive workshop you will learn how tosupport and nurture emerging creativity of young children, even if you donot consider yourself a creative person! We will examine the importance of the creative process in the early years and develop an awareness ofdevelopmentally appropriate art activities for children that truly nurturecreativity. You will discover crucial links between art and literacy and gainpractical information regarding a successful art centre set up. Lastly, you will learn how to talk to children about their art to support higher order thinking skills, without saying “I like it”!
Creative Teaching Starts with Empowerment!
In this interactive workshop you will:
• look at creativity in a new way• discover how play, creativity and critical
thinking are connected
• learn about the creative process • discover the difference between
teacher guided and teacher directed art activities
• see links between art and literacy
• gain new knowledge about art centre set up
• learn how to talk to children about their art
• become a confident art specialist
Victoria, age 4, Full Day Early Learning KG Program
