This is an accessible and up-to-date guide to best practices in theatre education. It is a revised and amplified edition (previously published by Heinemann). It encompasses the author's recent interviews with 140 teachers. It includes hands-on activities and lesson plans. There is no one-size-fits-all way to keep pace with the changes affecting high school students and those who educate them. That's why "Signs of Change" draws on the author's interviews with over 250 real teachers, all coping with the shifting demands of theatre education. The book paints a portrait of active, dynamic professionals who build vibrant programmes and confront challenges in a variety of ways - from inclusive, interactive lessons to comprehensive programmes that address the impact of poverty, race, gender, and spirituality on students' lives.
This is an accessible and up-to-date guide to best practices in theatre education. It is a revised and amplified edition (previously published by Heinemann). It encompasses the author's recent interviews with 140 teachers. It includes hands-on activities and lesson plans. There is no one-size-fits-all way to keep pace with the changes affecting high school students and those who educate them. That's why "Signs of Change" draws on the author's interviews with over 250 real teachers, all coping with the shifting demands of theatre education. The book paints a portrait of active, dynamic professionals who build vibrant programmes and confront challenges in a variety of ways - from inclusive, interactive lessons to comprehensive programmes that address the impact of poverty, race, gender, and spirituality on students' lives.
Joan Lazarus is a professor in the department of theater and dance at the University of Texas at Austin.
'This book fills a great void in theatre education
literature'
*Praise for the first edition. Jo Beth Gonzalez, President-Elect of
AATE and high school teacher*
''Signs of Change' is expertly written, the book is at once
inspiring and overwhelming as chapters are jam- packed with stories
of best practices, classroom activities, and personal reflection
questions.'
*Courtney Blackwell for TYA Today*
'This book should be put in the hands of every person who has the
inclination and opportunity to make theatre with young people. It
is a 'must-have' in theatre-training institutions.'
*Praise for the first edition. Julia Perlowski, Reba R. Robinson
Outstanding Secondary School Drama Educator*
'A leading voice in rethinking secondary school theatre
education'
*Praise for the first edition. David Beare for Theatre Research In
Canada*
''Signs of Change' contains exercises to help teachers examine
their paths and directions, and some wonderfully informative,
detailed, and heartfelt testimonies from experienced US teachers,
educationalists and policy makers.'
*Roger Lang for Arts Professional*
'An accessible guide to contemporary theatre education practice in
the United States.'
*Clive Holmwood for Dramatherapy*
'It is the only book I know of that talks about classroom learners,
performing and theatre and the links and responsibilities that is
our responsibility as educators to be aware of. '
*Jill Lloyd-Jones M. Ed. (now retired, taught drama in Toronto, was
responsible for arts curriculum for teachers and students and wrote
drama and dance curriculum for the Ministry of Education)*
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