Karen Erickson was interviewed by Susan Antman recently for the Illinois Followspot on integrating technology into an arts program. Important questions were raised on the challenges of integrating each subject while meeting the individual standards for both. Read the article here.
Do you believe the Arts should be included in children's education? Ninety (90%) percent of people recently polled* think…Yes! We heartily agree: include the arts in education. We've been doing that for >40 years. We're here to help. If drama education is not included in your local schools, get your educators involved. Our website OneStopDramaShop.com was … Read more
Connecting Drama with Language Arts is the easiest connection across all disciplines because drama is the missing link in literacy. Drama was the first way in which humans shared their history, myths, and stories. Before the printing press, the written word, or perhaps before spoken language, man enacted his thoughts through movement and sound. Sound became speech … Read more
For my purpose here, I’m defining curriculum integration as the combination of two or more subjects with each subject addressed equally. When all objectives are addressed from each subject, this results in more natural connections which improve the learning of each other. Often subjects, specifically the arts, are used to merely enhance another subject. This is … Read more
What is improvisation? And what is the best way to introduce and use it in our classrooms? So many of us engage students in improvisation without considering the many variations of improvisational drama work available to us, or how tailoring the type of improvisation to our needs can enhance our teaching practice. Let me start … Read more
Drawing on her years of experience in arts integration, Karen Erickson is writing short articles on topics related to drama education. We created a new Drama Articles section on sister site OneStopDramaShop.com for uploading these columns. We invite your comments or requests for future topics – just contact us. The one uploaded this past week is titled “Tips … Read more
Newly uploaded, our first full drama curriculum GETTING STARTED WITH DRAMA has now been made available to subscribers on OneStopDramaShop.com. For leaders new to drama or those working with students who are, beginning here lifts you off to the best start. Both teachers and drama educators praise the curriculum for its comprehensiveness and ease of use. Within … Read more
…for those just Getting Started with this drama learning program. We have just created the Introductory Drama Lessons [requires membership] as an example how to use this material in your classroom or workshop. These Introductory Drama Lessons are not meant to be prescriptive. They are not meant for you to memorize and deliver in any … Read more
…at our Getting Started section on OneStopDramaShop. You can do this! Creative Directions's four level drama and learning program makes it accessible to all educators and facilitators. We have now added a Getting Started [requires membership] section OneStopDramaShop.com, which will familiarize you with the Erickson Drama/ Learning Program, useful drama terms, and the materials available. Find activities, stories, personal development possibilities and enrichment … Read more
Find drama activities and stories for your upcoming lessons or workshops, using one or more of these drama search criteria: Grade Level Concepts Skills Integration Ideas Room/Space Needs Our new search filter system for drama materials on OneStopDramaShop.com is up and running. This search system puts these drama materials right at your fingertips so you will quickly find what you … Read more