THE NEW ISTD TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS
FDI and CDE
The Foundation in Dance Instruction and Certificate in Dance Education are the new teaching qualifications offered by the ISTD and approved by the QCA. The qualifications are split into modules and units. Those marked with an asterisk can be completed through self-study and distance learning tutors.
FOUNDATION IN DANCE INSTRUCTION (FDI) | ||
MODULE 1 TEACHING SKILLS | UNIT 1 | Observation and Understanding of Learning Techniques |
MODULE 2 CONTEXTUAL STUDIES | UNIT 2 * | Promotion of Health and Safety in Dance |
UNIT 3 * | Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance | |
MODULE 3 DANCE PRACTICE | UNIT 4 | Dance Practice within a |
UNIT 5 | The Relationship between Music and Dance | |
UNIT 6 * | Background to a | |
CERTIFICATE IN DANCE EDUCATION (CDE) MODULE 1 UNIT 1 Planning Techniques in Dance Teaching UNIT 2 Dance Teaching Practice UNIT 3 Evaluation of Dance Teaching Practice MODULE 2 UNIT 4 * Promotion of Health and Safety in Dance UNIT 5 * Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance MODULE 3 UNIT 6 Dance Practice within a UNIT 7 The Relationship between Music and Dance UNIT 8 * Background to a DISTANCE LEARNING Units I currently offer via distance Learning are : Foundation in Dance Instruction Certificate in Dance Education Candidates who wish to pursue these units through distance learning tutoring need to ensure that they are registered at an approved dance centre. A list of approved dance centres can be found on the ISTD website. This then enables you to sit the exams for module 2, units 2 and 3 (Health and Safety and Lifespan Development at your approved centre.) For unit 2 (Health and Safety in Dance) and unit 3 (Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance) candidates need to purchase the course books from the ISTD sales department at a price of £10.00 each. On receiving the course book you will see that the Health and Safety in Dance course (FDI) has been split into 10 topics and the Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance (FDI) into 12 topics. Each topic is listed below. HEALTH AND SAFETY LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 1 Introduction to Health and Safety 1 Reasons for understanding development in children and adults 2 Nutrition 2 Growth and motor skills in childhood 3 Hydration 3 Physical changes at puberty 4 Health Promotion 4 Physical changes in maturity 5 Age Related Health Issues 5 Observation of growth and motor skills in dance classes 6 Joints 6 Development of thinking and communication in childhood (ages 3 – 11) 7 Muscles 7 Thinking and communication in adolescence and adults 8 First Aid 8 Emotional and social development up to age 11 9 Safety Issues – Legal 9 Emotional and social development in adolescents and adults 10 Safety Issues - Environment 10 Observation of communication and relationships in class 11 Learning in dance from a developmental perspective 12 Access to dance; making a difference Each topic includes a number of learning activities and finally a task. Candidates must complete the task and submit it for marking to their tutor/distance learning tutor. If the task has been satisfactorily completed it will be signed off by the tutor. If the tutor feels that the task does not meet the standard required the candidate will be advised accordingly and will need to make adjustments or redo the task and then resubmit it for marking. The tutor will record successfully completed tasks on the Task Completion Form (TCF). All 10 tasks for Health and Safety in Dance must have been completed successfully and been signed off before the candidate can sit the examination in that unit, likewise all 12 tasks must have been signed off before the candidate can sit the Lifespan Development and Learning in Dance unit. APL CANDIDATES If you are an APL candidate (you have filled in the Accredited Prior Learning form and received your results back from the ISTD), it may be that you do not have to complete the tasks for the contextual studies units (Health and Safety and Lifespan). It is however strongly recommended that you do, as it will aid learning and will enable your tutor in giving you more constructive help and feedback. However, you do not have to have the tasks signed off by the tutor on the Task Completion Form.
TEACHING SKILLS
CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
DANCE PRACTICE
· FDI unit 2 – Health and Safety
· FDI unit 3 – Lifespan Development and learning in Dance
· FDI unit 6 – Background to a chosen dance genre.
· CDE unit 8 – Background to a
Responsibilities
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