Play, The Arts & Creativity in the Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten: Professional Learning for In-Service Teachers
Location
Session 1 Presentations - Educator Professional Development I
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
Elementary Education candidates at the University of Georgia participate in a practicum experience with PK or K children. The focus of the practicum and the associated course is on play, creativity, and the arts. Our candidates learn, explore, and engage with play, creativity, and the arts in course sessions. In the practicum candidates observe, interact, and plan creative experiences for children. Our team has found that the mentor teachers would benefit from professional learning on this topic. This session focuses on a professional development sequence designed for Pk and K teachers in the state of Georgia centered on play, the arts, and creativity.
Keywords
play, teacher education, professional development, creativity, ECE
Professional Bio
Bob Capuozzo is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University of Georgia. He also serves as program coordinator of the Early Childhood/Elementary Education program. His clinical work has included being a professor-in-residence; teaching on-site courses; supervisor of field experiences in centers and schools; and serving on school level governance teams. He is committed to social justice and helping teacher candidates better understand themselves so they can effectively work with all children. Bob is an advocate for play based pedagogies; the arts and creativity; and education of the whole child.
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Recommended Citation
Capuozzo, Robert and Rech, Leslie Penn, "Play, The Arts & Creativity in the Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten: Professional Learning for In-Service Teachers" (2021). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 16.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2021/2021/16
Play, The Arts & Creativity in the Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten: Professional Learning for In-Service Teachers
Session 1 Presentations - Educator Professional Development I
Elementary Education candidates at the University of Georgia participate in a practicum experience with PK or K children. The focus of the practicum and the associated course is on play, creativity, and the arts. Our candidates learn, explore, and engage with play, creativity, and the arts in course sessions. In the practicum candidates observe, interact, and plan creative experiences for children. Our team has found that the mentor teachers would benefit from professional learning on this topic. This session focuses on a professional development sequence designed for Pk and K teachers in the state of Georgia centered on play, the arts, and creativity.
