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Product Identifiers

PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-100325008825

ISBN-139780325008820

eBay Product ID (ePID)52335079

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameTeaching Artist at Work : Theatre with Young People in Educational Settings

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTheater / General, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities

Publication Year2006

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorBarbara Mckean

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2006-005628

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSixth Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal372.66/044

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction 1. A Look at the Historical and the Personal 2. Building a Framework for Teaching 3. Applying the Framework to My Practice 4. In the Year of the Immigrant: Theatre-Teaching Artists in an Elementary School 5. Play Ball: Theatre-Teaching Artists in a Professional Theatre for Young Audiences 6. Boundless: Theatre-Teaching Artists in Community 7. Looking Toward the Future Appendixes: A. Key Exercises for Teaching B. Tools for Assessment and Evaluation C. In the Year of the Immigrant Selections D. Boundless: A Musical Across Borders Bibliography and Resources Index

Synopsis"The works presented are moving and impressive; their authenticity and tone in harmony with the story teller's voice. The story itself may open new windows ... for those intent on enriching and humanizing what occurs in contemporary schools." - Maxine Greene"A fabulous book for arts and theater education." -Merryl Goldberg"Author of Integrating the Arts, Third Edition"Are you a theatre teaching artist, or considering it? No matter what kind of educational setting you're in, the theatre skills you teach are intimately linked to your own artistry: you've got to know how to teach from your own practice while you learn to practice the art of teaching. The key is discovering how the educational setting, the students, and the stage link."A Teaching Artist at Work" helps theatre teaching artists develop connections between their pedagogical and artistic selves. The book presents a framework for thinking about the work of teaching artists in general and theatre teaching artists in particular. Through descriptive examinations of practice, the book also provides theatre teaching artists and those who prepare and work beside them with concrete examples of three theatre-education projects in three different educational settings as well as the collaborative processes that helped them succeed. Replicable in other settings-such as community outreach programs, after school and summer programs hosted by professional theatres, and not-for-profit educational theatres-these projects provide a jumping-off point for others who work to create interesting theatre curriculum. In any educational setting, theatre teaching artists create spaces where teachers and students can envision a new, different, and exciting way of learning and doing that they can apply to theatre education and many other content areas. With emphasis on linking personal artistry with pedagogical artistry and examples drawn from McKean's own practice, "A Teaching Artist At Work" is an invaluable resource for teaching artists and the arts-education community., The works presented are moving and impressive; their authenticity and tone in harmony with the story teller's voice. The story itself may open new windows ... for those intent on enriching and humanizing what occurs in contemporary schools. - Maxine Greene A fabulous book for arts and theater education. -Merryl Goldberg Author of Integrating the Arts, Third Edition Are you a theatre teaching artist, or considering it? No matter what kind of educational setting you're in, the theatre skills you teach are intimately linked to your own artistry: you've got to know how to teach from your own practice while you learn to practice the art of teaching. The key is discovering how the educational setting, the students, and the stage link. A Teaching Artist at Work helps theatre teaching artists develop connections between their pedagogical and artistic selves. The book presents a framework for thinking about the work of teaching artists in general and theatre teaching artists in particular. Through descriptive examinations of practice, the book also provides theatre teaching artists and those who prepare and work beside them with concrete examples of three theatre-education projects in three different educational settings as well as the collaborative processes that helped them succeed. Replicable in other settings-such as community outreach programs, after school and summer programs hosted by professional theatres, and not-for-profit educational theatres-these projects provide a jumping-off point for others who work to create interesting theatre curriculum. In any educational setting, theatre teaching artists create spaces where teachers and students can envision a new, different, and exciting way of learning and doing that they can apply to theatre education and many other content areas. With emphasis on linking personal artistry with pedagogical artistry and examples drawn from McKean's own practice, A Teaching Artist At Work is an invaluable resource for teaching artists and the arts-education community., The works presented are moving and impressive; their authenticity and tone in harmony with the story tellers voice. The story itself may open new windows ... for those intent on enriching and humanizing what occurs in contemporary schools. Maxine Greene A fabulous book for arts and theater education. -Merryl Goldberg Author of Integrating the Arts, Third Edition Are you a theatre teaching artist, or considering it? No matter what kind of educational setting youre in, the theatre skills you teach are intimately linked to your own artistry: youve got to know how to teach from your own practice while you learn to practice the art of teaching. The key is discovering how the educational setting, the students, and the stage link. A Teaching Artist at Work helps theatre teaching artists develop connections between their pedagogical and artistic selves. The book presents a framework for thinking about the work of teaching artists in general and theatre teaching artists in particular. Through descriptive examinations of practice, the book also provides theatre teaching artists and those who prepare and work beside them with concrete examples of three theatre-education projects in three different educational settings as well as the collaborative processes that helped them succeed. Replicable in other settings-such as community outreach programs, after school and summer programs hosted by professional theatres, and not-for-profit educational theatres-these projects provide a jumping-off point for others who work to create interesting theatre curriculum. In any educational setting, theatre teaching artists create spaces where teachers and students can envision a new, different, and exciting way of learning and doing that they can apply to theatre education and many other content areas. With emphasis on linking personal artistry with pedagogical artistry and examples drawn from McKeans own practice, A Teaching Artist At Work is an invaluable resource for teaching artists and the arts-education community.

LC Classification NumberPN2075.M39 2006