Core Workshop Sessions

Participants will attend each of the following three classes every day.



The Drama Game: Dynamic Pedagogy for the Twenty-First Century
Instructor: Jonas Basom
Master the art of teaching and learning with drama games across the curriculum. Participants will discover how easy, fun, and effective game-based learning can be in helping to transform the classroom environment, accomplish a range of social and educational objectives, and develop key twenty-first-century skills.


Language in Action Through Drama: A Holistic Approach to Learning
Instructor: Carole Miller

Story drama structures designed specifically for generalist teachers are based on picture books and provide an open framework for uncovering curriculum. In this interactive drama workshop participants will gain an understanding of the strategies and techniques that contribute to the uniqueness of drama as a social art form and as a contextual learning medium.


Classroom Puppets: Fast, Fabulous, and Frugal
Instructors:
Michael and Valerie Nelson
In this workshop participants will focus on quick and thrifty classroom puppetry that can be used to support and enhance curriculum, both in performing arts and other subjects. Achievable projects such as toy theatre, shadow puppets, recycled puppets, and more will be explored.