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Publication Date: 2019
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STEAM: Choreographing the Phases of the Moon
Fattal, Laura; An, Heejung
Journal of Dance Education, v19 n4 p178-182 2019
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) lessons have leaned heavily on the visual arts in interdisciplinary preservice learning. For preservice teachers, the application of STEAM pedagogies encourages complexity of thought connecting with their past and new experiences as well as greater self-awareness and risk-taking. Preservice teachers and elementary school students are introduced into the communicative and dynamic power of the arts through creative interdisciplinary teamwork in STEAM lessons. To enhance the impact of arts integration, dance/movement has the potential to add a kinetic connection to the study of the changing phases of the moon. Neuroscientists have begun to focus on physical movement as a means to demystify how the brain coordinates with the body to perform complex precise movements that express emotion and convey meaning (Hanna 2015). Choreographing movement most closely mirrors the actual progressive changes of the appearance of the moon in the night sky. This article describes a K-6 preservice course in which the content and activities included dance/movement and the making of visual art as props to teach about the eight phases of the moon over the course of a month combined with the nightly journey of the moon across the sky.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Teamwork, Interdisciplinary Approach, Risk, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Students, Creative Activities, Dance, Movement Education, Astronomy, Course Descriptions, Preservice Teacher Education, Psychomotor Skills, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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