"When the aim of education is the absorption of facts, learning becomes exclusively and exhaustively selfish,
and there is no obvious social motive for learning..."
-Ann Winfeild
and there is no obvious social motive for learning..."
-Ann Winfeild
The goal of this online resource is to give educators the opportunity to use theatre, video, and photography activities in the classroom to promote literacy. For us, literacy means anything you can read, whether that is a novel in a classroom or even a facial expression from a stranger. Literacy is empathy, comprehension, and a look into the world with a more critical and understanding eye. We believe that education should be inclusive of all people. This means creating a more engaging way to teach various subjects and allowing learning to become a social act, instead of a totally independent one.
This website is broken down into different sections; Theatre (Elementary), Video (Elementary), Theatre (Middle), and Photography (Middle). The two Elementary sections are geared towards Elementary School students, while the two Middle sections are geared towards Middle School students. Within each activity there is a description of how the activity is run, Common Core standards the activity hits, examples to guide you, resources you'll need (including articles to help ground you), and much more. Below you'll find why we chose to use these specific art forms and their benefit within the classroom. We hope you enjoy exploring the website and if you have any feedback feel free to contact us. ~Isabel and Sophie Moss |
Why Theatre?Using theatre in the classroom helps students be more active within their bodies and become part of their learning. It creates an environment for students to feel more connected to the material they are being taught, and allows students of any age to incorporate their mind, body, and emotions into projects within the classroom. Theatre gives students the opportunity to embody their learning. Often when an educator or student thinks of the word theatre, their initial reaction is of a production that is presented in front of an audience. Our goal in bringing theatre into the classroom is to incorporate non-production based theatre within the curriculum to give students a new and exciting way of interacting with the material being taught in the classroom.
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Why Video?Video activities are a great option for educators to incorporate technology into the classroom in a fun and engaging way. It allows students to create work and do so with a hands on approach. This gives students the satisfaction of creating a project on their own, while still learning important skills in the process. Technology has become more prominent within modern classroom settings. Often educators are asked to create more lesson plans using ipads, laptops, projections, etc. to promote the use of technology within the classroom. Video helps students engage on a more creative level with the material being presented.
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Why Photography?By incorporating photography into the classroom, educators are giving students the opportunity to explore a more creative and visual way to learn. As is previously stated in the Why Video? description, "Technology has become more prominent within modern classroom settings." Photography combines both the growing need for technology within the classroom while also giving students a creative medium with which to work. By using photography students will have access to a new way of looking at the material in class while experiencing an exciting and more hands on form of learning.
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