Mar 28, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

ECED 2390 - Creative Development



Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
Creative development provides strategies for promoting creative development of the young child ages birth through eight.  Topics include understanding the concept of creativity: what it is, why it is important, and how the development of creativity relates to art, music, movement, and drama. Field experience is required.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Outcome 1: Describe the developmental theories of creativity as they relate to the areas of physical, cognitive, social and emotional, and linguistic domains including bilingual/multilingual development. 

Outcome 2: Describe the role of play in a child’s growth across the developmental sequences in the creative arts. 

Outcome 3: Explain the difference between process vs. product in the arts. 

Outcome 4: Discuss strategies for stimulating creativity, including questioning, problem-solving, investigations and inquiry for use throughout an integrated curriculum. 

Outcome 5: Create, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate creative materials and experiences with a perspective of diversity. 

Outcome 6: Examine effective strategies for involving families and communities in supporting creative development in young children.