Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CHCECE018 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Nurture creativity in children

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Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CHCECE018 - Nurture creativity in children
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to nurture creativity in children.The unit applies to educators who work with children in a variety of education and care services.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes.
       
Element: Foster creativity through the physical environment
  • Select and promote the use of a range of open-ended, natural and found materials and make them available to children
  • Choose and promote the use of a range of materials to encourage creative expression and make them accessible to children
  • Introduce children to a range of examples of creative expression in art, architecture, inventions, music and dance, and promote the use of creative expression
       
Element: Foster creativity through the human environment
  • Support children to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials
  • Role-model creativity by improvising with equipment and materials
  • Encourage children to pursue their own original ideas, interpretations and expressions
  • Invite children to ask questions and assist them to find their own answers
  • Engage children in talking about their creations and ask them open-ended questions
  • Share enthusiasm for creative work with children
  • Encourage children to respect and appreciate the creative effort of their peers
       
Element: Foster creativity through a learning framework
  • Allow time for children to be creative and encourage efforts to extend over days or weeks
  • Teach children techniques when using materials and equipment
  • Plan and create opportunities for children to collaborate creatively with each other
  • Involve children in critical reflection and solving real problems
  • Display children’s work in meaningful ways
  • Design a flexible framework that can respond to children’s interests as they arise
       
Element: Provide experiences
  • Identify and provide a range of experiences used to nurture creativity
  • Provide opportunities for children to practise developing skills in music, movement, construction, visual art and dramatic play in both indoor and outdoor environments
       
Element: Evaluate experiences
  • Use a range of methods to evaluate children’s learning from the implemented creative experiences
  • Reflect on the evaluations and make ongoing modifications to the curriculum to stimulate interest and involvement in creative activities
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Foster creativity through the physical environment

1.1 Select and promote the use of a range of open-ended, natural and found materials and make them available to children

1.2 Choose and promote the use of a range of materials to encourage creative expression and make them accessible to children

1.3 Introduce children to a range of examples of creative expression in art, architecture, inventions, music and dance, and promote the use of creative expression

2. Foster creativity through the human environment

2.1 Support children to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials

2.2 Role-model creativity by improvising with equipment and materials

2.3 Encourage children to pursue their own original ideas, interpretations and expressions

2.4 Invite children to ask questions and assist them to find their own answers

2.5 Engage children in talking about their creations and ask them open-ended questions

2.6 Share enthusiasm for creative work with children

2.7 Encourage children to respect and appreciate the creative effort of their peers

3. Foster creativity through a learning framework

3.1 Allow time for children to be creative and encourage efforts to extend over days or weeks

3.2 Teach children techniques when using materials and equipment

3.3 Plan and create opportunities for children to collaborate creatively with each other

3.4 Involve children in critical reflection and solving real problems

3.5 Display children’s work in meaningful ways

3.6 Design a flexible framework that can respond to children’s interests as they arise

4. Provide experiences

4.1 Identify and provide a range of experiences used to nurture creativity

4.2 Provide opportunities for children to practise developing skills in music, movement, construction, visual art and dramatic play in both indoor and outdoor environments

5. Evaluate experiences

5.1 Use a range of methods to evaluate children’s learning from the implemented creative experiences

5.2 Reflect on the evaluations and make ongoing modifications to the curriculum to stimulate interest and involvement in creative activities


Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)


Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Foster creativity through the physical environment

1.1 Select and promote the use of a range of open-ended, natural and found materials and make them available to children

1.2 Choose and promote the use of a range of materials to encourage creative expression and make them accessible to children

1.3 Introduce children to a range of examples of creative expression in art, architecture, inventions, music and dance, and promote the use of creative expression

2. Foster creativity through the human environment

2.1 Support children to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials

2.2 Role-model creativity by improvising with equipment and materials

2.3 Encourage children to pursue their own original ideas, interpretations and expressions

2.4 Invite children to ask questions and assist them to find their own answers

2.5 Engage children in talking about their creations and ask them open-ended questions

2.6 Share enthusiasm for creative work with children

2.7 Encourage children to respect and appreciate the creative effort of their peers

3. Foster creativity through a learning framework

3.1 Allow time for children to be creative and encourage efforts to extend over days or weeks

3.2 Teach children techniques when using materials and equipment

3.3 Plan and create opportunities for children to collaborate creatively with each other

3.4 Involve children in critical reflection and solving real problems

3.5 Display children’s work in meaningful ways

3.6 Design a flexible framework that can respond to children’s interests as they arise

4. Provide experiences

4.1 Identify and provide a range of experiences used to nurture creativity

4.2 Provide opportunities for children to practise developing skills in music, movement, construction, visual art and dramatic play in both indoor and outdoor environments

5. Evaluate experiences

5.1 Use a range of methods to evaluate children’s learning from the implemented creative experiences

5.2 Reflect on the evaluations and make ongoing modifications to the curriculum to stimulate interest and involvement in creative activities

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

The range of experiences used to nurture creatively must include:

music

movement

construction

visual art

dramatic play

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
Select and promote the use of a range of open-ended, natural and found materials and make them available to children 
Choose and promote the use of a range of materials to encourage creative expression and make them accessible to children 
Introduce children to a range of examples of creative expression in art, architecture, inventions, music and dance, and promote the use of creative expression 
Support children to feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials 
Role-model creativity by improvising with equipment and materials 
Encourage children to pursue their own original ideas, interpretations and expressions 
Invite children to ask questions and assist them to find their own answers 
Engage children in talking about their creations and ask them open-ended questions 
Share enthusiasm for creative work with children 
Encourage children to respect and appreciate the creative effort of their peers 
Allow time for children to be creative and encourage efforts to extend over days or weeks 
Teach children techniques when using materials and equipment 
Plan and create opportunities for children to collaborate creatively with each other 
Involve children in critical reflection and solving real problems 
Display children’s work in meaningful ways 
Design a flexible framework that can respond to children’s interests as they arise 
Identify and provide a range of experiences used to nurture creativity 
Provide opportunities for children to practise developing skills in music, movement, construction, visual art and dramatic play in both indoor and outdoor environments 
Use a range of methods to evaluate children’s learning from the implemented creative experiences 
Reflect on the evaluations and make ongoing modifications to the curriculum to stimulate interest and involvement in creative activities 

Forms

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