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Using Drama as a Teaching Tool

Using Drama as a Teaching Tool. Presented by: Professor Kim James Bey. Educators must find new ways to motivate student learning. Teaching methodologies should include multiple learning modalities:. Traditional academic structures Artistic tools. Learning Modalities. Visual

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Using Drama as a Teaching Tool

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  1. Using Dramaas aTeaching Tool Presented by: Professor Kim James Bey

  2. Educators must find new ways to motivate student learning

  3. Teaching methodologies should include multiple learning modalities: • Traditional academic structures • Artistic tools

  4. Learning Modalities Visual Aural Tactile Kinesthetic

  5. Harvard Business School: Leadership in the 21st Century In preparing the student for the challenges in the 21st Century, educators must engage students using both right brain and left brain processes

  6. Charlie Rose Show Monday, October 20, 2008

  7. Leadership in the 21st Century • To bring awareness beyond the Trans-Atlantic World • Recognize the Global World • To encourage a “We” mentality vs. a “Me” mentality • Ability to think on their feet • Strong communication skills • Accountability: Character & Integrity

  8. Liberal Arts Curriculum Emphasis on Arts Integration

  9. A May 2005 Harris Poll on the attitudes of American toward arts education, commissioned by American for the Arts, revealed strong public support. Among the findings:

  10. 93% agree the arts are vital to providing a well- rounded education for children, a 2% increase over 2001 83% agree an arts education encourages and assists in the improvement of a child’s attitudes toward school 79% believe that arts education helps teach children to communicate effectively with adults and peers 86% agree incorporating the arts into education is the first step in adding back what’s missing in public education today

  11. Drama

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