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Author Lazarus, Joan

Title Signs of Change : New Directions in Theatre Education / by Joan Lazarus
Edition Rev. and amplified ed
Published Bristol : Intellect, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Theatre in education
Theatre in education
Contents FrontCover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword to the Revised and Amplified Edition by Lin Wright; Foreword to the First Edition by Jo Beth Gonzalez; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Yearning for Change; Chapter 1: Signs of Change and the Need for Change; Change; Change and Education; A Different Future for Theatre Education?; Why Change Now?; Best Practice; Best Practice in Theatre Education; So What's New?; New Directions; Clarifying Terms; The Pioneer's Journey; Voices from the Field -- What Does Best Practice Look Like? -- Various
A Closer Look -- Best Practice in Action -- Mandy WhitlockIdeas for Further Reflection; Selected Resources; Notes; Chapter 2: Learner-Centered Practice; Learner-Centered Practice in a Theatre Program; Teacher-Student Relationships; Participation in a Learner-Centered Program; Dialogue, Decision Making, and Reflection; Organization and Classroom Management in a Learner-Centered Environment; Drama and Learner-Centered Practice; Differentiating Instruction in a Learner-Centered Theatre Program; Learner-Centered Practice in Productions; Balancing Art and Education
Directing Young Performers Versus Adult PerformersProcess-Centered and Product-Centered Intersections; Artistic Standards in a Learner-Centered Program; Critical Response to Student Work; Intersections Between Classroom Work and Productions; Devising and Producing Student Works; Time Investment; Voices from the Field -- Learner-Centered Practices; Embracing Digital Media in a Learner-Centered Program -- Amy Jensen; Shared Decision Making -- Brendan Kelley; Asking Questions Is an Awful Lot Easier -- Rebecca Jallings; When Surprising Things Happen -- Valerie Labonski
We Do Not Produce High School Theatre -- Dave and Donna BarnesA Closer Look -- Learner-Centered Classes and Productions; Director or Dictator? -- Frank Chuter; A Place for Everyone -- Eleshia Crotwell; Making Connections Is Not Always Easy -- Bobby Malone; Examples of Learner-Centered Lessons and Rehearsal Ideas; The Spot -- Bill Hansen; Moment Analysis -- A Learner-Centered Approach to Directing -- Brian Hall; Ideas for Further Reflection; Selected Resources; Notes; Chapter 3: Socially Responsible Practice; What Is Socially Responsible Theatre Education?; A Pattern of Awareness and Action
Self-Reflection and Socially Responsible PracticeWhose Program Is This? Theatre and Individual Differences; Theatre, Poverty, and Social Class; Theatre, Ability, and Disability; Theatre, Race, and Privilege; Theatre, Language, and Culture; Theatre and English Language Learners; Theatre and Gender; Theatre and Sexual Orientation; Theatre, Religion, and Spirituality; Theatre and Age Appropriate Practice; Making Connections to Students' Lived Experiences; Building a Safe Learning Community; A Culture of Caring; Building Relationships within the Program
Summary 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 Joan Lazarus has gathered here the insights of hundreds of
Notes Previous edition: Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 2004
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Print version record
Subject Theater -- Study and teaching
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
Performing Arts.
Theater -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1841507636
9781841507637
9781841507453
1841507458