Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-3-.45 - Dance Education Program
(1)
Purpose. This rule describes
requirements and field-specific content standards for approving programs that
prepare individuals to teach dance in grades P-12, and supplements requirements
in GaPSC Rule
505-3-.01 Requirements and Standards
for Approving Educator Preparation Providers and Educator Preparation Programs
and in GaPSC Rule
505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING,
LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE.
(2)
Requirements. To receive approval, a GaPSC-approved educator
preparation provider shall offer a preparation program as described in program
planning forms, catalogs, and syllabi addressing the following standards based
on the competencies published by the National Association of Schools of Dance
(NASD) (2015):
(a)
Theoretical and
Historical Studies. The Candidate will have comprehensive
coursework in dance studies leading to knowledge of dance history, repertory,
and ethnology, movement analysis; dance and movement sciences; and music
production.
(i) Candidates will learn to
analyze dance perceptively and evaluate it critically.
(ii) Candidates will develop working
physical, verbal, and written vocabularies based on an understanding and
interpretation of the common elements of dance and be able to employ this
knowledge in analysis.
(iii)
Candidates will be able to place dances in historical, cultural, and stylistic
contexts, and perceive dance as an evolving arts discipline.
(iv) Candidates will be able to form,
articulate, and defend individual critiques, critical analyses, and evaluations
about dance.
(v) Candidates shall
have fundamental knowledge of the body, and understand the fundamentals of
developmental kinesiology sufficiently to correlate student learning and
development with age and physical motor skills.
(b)
Technique Study.
The Candidate will have continuous and sequenced course-based instruction in
technique, improvisation, composition, repertory, and individual performance
competencies. Technique study and individual performance competencies will be
continuous and sequential, and result in the attainment of an intermediate or
advanced level comparable to proficiency required for the institution's
non-certificate degree in at least two forms of technique.
(i) Candidates will develop a physical and
conceptual understanding of movement and its expressive possibilities,
including issues associated with student health and safety.
(ii) Candidates will have opportunities to
experience and develop an appreciation and understanding of dance forms and
styles from a variety of cultures.
(c)
Choreography and
Production. The Candidate will gain knowledge, skills, and
dispositions through concentrated experience leading to proficiency in
choreography and production through applied experiences.
(i) Candidates will develop and infuse
elements of creativity, aesthetics, historical styles and current trends in
choreography to include expressiveness, theatricality and technical
interpretation.
(ii) Candidate will
plan instruction which includes a variety of choreographic perspectives,
methods and processes.
(iii) As a
competent choreographer, the candidate will be able to create expressive
performances with various types of groups and in general classroom
situations.
(iv) Program completion
requirements must include two years of work in improvisation/composition; and
choreography, performance, and production of original work.
(d)
Teaching
Competencies. The candidate will be able to teach dance at various
levels to different age groups and in a variety of classroom, studio, and
ensemble settings that includes effective classroom, studio, and rehearsal
management.
(i) Candidates will understand
child growth and development and principles of learning as they relate to
dance.
(ii) Candidates will be able
to assess, adapt, and plan educational programs for the aptitudes, experiences,
socio-cultural backgrounds, and orientations to meet the needs of all
learners.
(iii) Candidates will be
knowledgeable of current methods, materials, and repertories available in
various fields and levels of dance education appropriate to the teaching
specialization.
(iv) Candidates
will understand and apply the principles and methods of developing curricula
and the sequence of methods and units to comprise them.
(v) Candidates will understand assessment
tools for formative and summative assessments.
(e) The program shall prepare candidates who
meet the P-12 standards for the teaching of reading as specified in Rule
505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING,
LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE (paragraph (3) (g)).
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