A teaching artist at work : theatre with young people in educational settings / Barbara McKean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKean, Barbara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Theater.

Drama in education.

Physical Description:

xvi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2006]

Summary:

Are you a theatre-teaching artist, or considering becoming one? 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.

Contents:

1 A Look at the Historical and the Personal 1

2 Building a Framework for Teaching 10

3 Applying the Framework to My Practice 33

4 In the Year of the Immigrant: Theatre-Teaching Artists in an Elementary School 57

5 Play Ball: Theatre-Teaching Artists in a Professional Theatre for Young Audiences 72

6 Boundless: Theatre-Teaching Artists in Community 84

7 Looking Toward the Future 97

Appendix A Key Exercises for Teaching 105

Appendix B Tools for Assessment and Evaluation 115

Appendix C In the Year of the Immigrant 119

Appendix D Boundless: A Musical Across Borders 125.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index.

ISBN:

0325008825

OCLC:

64208343