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TEACHING METHODOLOGIES
The methodologies that I have incorporated into my teaching often overlap and are designed to engage multiple intelligences and learners.
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning Techniques
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Small and large group discussions/dialogues, problem solving assignments in class |
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Group performance projects that often require students to meet outside of class |
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Class games, such as Jeopardy, used as entry points for discussion and review |
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Partner projects (monologue, speech or writing “buddies” to work together on specific assignments) |
Hands-on Learning Techniques
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Group or individual projects that require students to use the knowledge they have gained in class to create original performances/presentations |
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Field trips to experience theatre productions |
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Incorporating guest artists into the syllabi and rehearsal process |
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Writing assignments designed with a performance/presentation component |
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Projects that require the use of other mediums such as paintings, collages, sculptures, etc. |
Creating One-on-One Learning Situations
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning Techniques
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Student/Teacher Conferences (for writing guidance and/or performance instruction). These conferences are graded and built into the syllabi |
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Lectures/Discussion |
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Lectures that includes questions, dialogue and aesthetic components Power Point, video, DVD, pictures, etc. |
Reflection and Evaluation Techniques
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Written evaluations are built into all performance assignments |
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Peer evaluations assigned to specific performance assignments or presentations |
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Weekly journals and assignments for students to reflect on their own processes and growth |
A Variety of Tools to Assess Knowledge of Material
Continual assessment through out the semester in the form of:
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Weekly quizzes |
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Weekly Journal entries |
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In-class assignments |
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Short evaluation papers (reports, observations) |
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Midterm exams or papers |
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Final exams, final papers or final group projects that include self and peer evaluations of class performances and presentations |
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