using drama as a teaching tool

Using Dramaas a

Teaching Tool

Presented by:

Professor Kim James Bey

Educators must find new ways to motivate student learning

Teaching methodologies should include multiple learning

modalities:

Traditional academic structures

Artistic tools

Learning Modalities

Visual

Aural

Tactile

Kinesthetic

Harvard Business School:

Leadership in the 21st Century

In preparing the student for the challenges in the 21st Century, educators must engage students using both right brain and left brain processes

Charlie Rose ShowCharlie Rose Show

Monday, October 20, 2008

Leadership in the 21st Century

To bring awareness beyond the Trans-Atlantic World

Recognize the Global WorldTo encourage a “We” mentality vs. a “Me”

mentalityAbility to think on their feetStrong communication skillsAccountability: Character & Integrity

Liberal Arts Curriculum

Emphasis on Arts Integration

A May 2005 Harris Poll on the attitudes of American toward arts

education, commissioned by American for the Arts, revealed

strong public support. Among the findings:

93% agree the arts are vital to providing a well- rounded education for children, a 2% increase over 2001

83% agree an arts education encourages and assists in the improvement of a child’s attitudes toward school

79% believe that arts education helps teach children to communicate effectively with adults and peers

86% agree incorporating the arts into education is the first step in adding back what’s missing in public education today

Drama