COD 2007 - PS28

Drama Techniques to Motivate Learning. The Still Image

For teachers from 3rd through high school.

1 sessions, start: 29-Aug

Course detail

Year: 2007
Level: Primary / Secondary
Language: English
Status: Ended
Lugar: ESSARP - Deheza 3139, CABA
Facilitator/s: Mr. Daniel Berlfein
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Sessions

Sessions Dates Start Finish
1 29 August 2007 02:00 pm 05:00 pm

Facilitator/s

Daniel Berlfein

Daniel holds a Masters in Educational Theatre from New York University. He is also a playwright and a performer. He studied acting and playwriting both in Argentina and the US. He has designed and led workshops throughout the US and Latin America (Argentina, México, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). He has also worked as a playwright and educator in residence at a rural theatre in El Salvador (Tiempos Nuevos Teatro). Mr. Berlfein was an artist in residence at New York University, City University of New York, and Young Playwrights Inc. In addition to this, he has been implementing playwriting and educational theatre techniques in New York City and New Jersey's public schools since 1994. In 2005, his play "I'm With Mauricio" was selected for "INTAR's" New Works Festival in New York City. In 2011 his piece "People Watching" has been presented at "IATI theatre" in down town Manhattan. He currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he teaches drama and writes plays. His last to pieces had been produced in "La Nueva Casona del Teatro", and "Espacio Abierto" de Roxana Randon. Daniel is the artistic director of “Teatro en Acción” a Senior Citizen´s theatre group.
For teachers from 3rd through high school.
Participants will explore hands-on dramatic *strategies and tools to later use them in their classrooms to enable and further develop their students’ literacy and critical thinking skills. Note: These techniques do not require teachers' or students' previous acting training.
- Introduction to the still image (tableaux). Dramatic strategy or devise done in small groups of 3 to 6 students. The still image illustrates a frozen action that represents a dramatic situation. E.g. saying goodbye to a relative in the airport. - The still image’s different applications. Curriculum based still image, history, Spanish, English, literacy. Still image to examine extra curriculum based subjects such as social issues, group dynamics, peer pressure, etc. - The still image and literacy. Members of this workshop will choose a text (short story/ poem/folktale/ fable) and will look at how to explore the meaning the text, its structure, setting, main idea, conflict, and character’s point of view. - Features that can be added to the still image. The still image can stand alone or be used in conjunction with captions (giving a title to the image), thought tracking (sharing thoughts and feelings about the situation), and bringing it to life/ action.
The methodology is based on TIE (Theatre in Education) and DIE (Drama in Education)
Clark. J., Dobson. W., Goode T. & Neelands. J. (1997) Lessons for the Living. Drama And The Integrated Curriculum, Ontario: Mayfair Cornerstone Limited.
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