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Improvisation Techniques for Tutor Training

Improvisation Techniques for Tutor Training. Viola Spolin Meets Augusto Boal. Outcomes. Create self awareness about physicality Open discussion about the power dynamic in the tutor/tutee relationship Reinforce concept that the tutoring utilizes a similar skill set as improvisation Listening

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Improvisation Techniques for Tutor Training

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  1. Improvisation Techniques for Tutor Training Viola Spolin Meets Augusto Boal

  2. Outcomes • Create self awareness about physicality • Open discussion about the power dynamic in the tutor/tutee relationship • Reinforce concept that the tutoring utilizes a similar skill set as improvisation • Listening • Self awareness • Ability to respond truthfully in the moment • Ability to react to new information in a flash

  3. Quick Improv #1 • Divide into two groups: Red and Blue. • Pretend your at a dinner party. • Red group members: Avoid eye contact with anyone you talk to.

  4. Variation • Red Group: You can now make eye contact • Blue Group: Make big, exaggerated gestures as you speak.

  5. Variation 2 • Red Group: You can only speak very softly. • Blue Group: You are normal.

  6. Exercise Two • Get into pairs • Scenario: One of you is a parent. The other is a principal at a school. Your having a conference about the parent’s child. Agree on the roles you will play. • One of you should be from an upper middle class background while the other should be from a lower class background. • Role play

  7. Variation • Now switch class roles. Keep in mind that you will retain your role as parent or principal. Your socioeconomic class is just changing.

  8. Reflection • What did you learn about the relationship between physicality and authority? • What strategies can you use to create a more neutral or balanced relationship? • Do you see the relationship between tutoring and improvisation? How? How not?

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