Powerful teacher learning : what the theatre arts teach about collaboration / David Allen ; [foreword by Steve Seidel].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, David, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--In-service training--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Professional relationships--United States.

Professional learning communities--United States.

Professional learning communities.

Theater--Study and teaching--United States.

Theater.

Drama in education--United States.

Drama in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers an innovative approach to understanding and supporting teacher inquiry groups, Critical Friends Groups, "PLCs," and other vehicles for the school-wide professional learning community. It takes the reader outside traditional sites of professional development for teachers and into the black box theatres and rehearsal studios of contemporary theatre companies.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01. Teacher Learning Groups; Ch02. The Theatrical Turn in Teacher Learning Groups; Ch03. Collective Creation in the Black Box; Ch04. Collective Creation in the Teachers Room; Ch05. Exquisite Pressure and Cumulative Progression; Ch06. Putting Collective Creation to Work; Ch07. From Community to Company; Appendix. Resources; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31355-7

1-61048-681-1

1-61048-683-8

OCLC:

852759322