My favorite formative assessment strategy that challenges students to self-assess, gets participants moving in many directions, and sparks discussion is called the "Rubric on the Wall Assessment." I developed the assessment ...
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Young children need a way to recognize incorrect behavior choices while also feeling in control in the classroom. Because drama is a collaborative art form, students can observe their behavior ...
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A teacher recently posed a question to me assessing student discussion in class: “What is the best way to get students to speak up in class and how should that be ...
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We know words can be very powerful. Choosing the right words leads to clear and effective assessments. Selecting them is an art...but you don't need to do them yourself. I've ...
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I picked up many storytelling tips over the years working both as a classroom teacher and working with children in drama education. I'm sharing them with you because I think stories ...
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As teachers we want to teach everything right away but the best practice is to introduce a skill or concept, demonstrate how it is used in practice, then turn it ...
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Since I started using drama in teaching over 40 years ago, I've found that drama builds personal character. This is done through many of its interactive processes such as planning, rehearsing, devising, ...
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Criticism and critique in drama employ analysis, interpretation, and evaluation skills which rank high on Bloom’s taxonomy. These deepen students’ thinking. It is essential that criticism be constructive and not ...
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Classroom Management Series: Group Work with Young Students Facilitating small group work with young students in drama can be challenging. It is really at about eight years when students strongly ...
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Research shows that questions fire the brain, which creates new avenues for learning. Questioning is important precisely for this reason. Wonder how drama helps ask the important questions? Read my ...
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