Teaching Drama Across the Curriculum: A Creative Online PD Course
Bring creativity, engagement, and a new dimension of learning into to your classroom in this 18-hour online professional development course!
Created by an experienced drama educator, this online course for teacher professional development is designed for teachers to discover the power of teaching drama across the curriculum. You will explore the benefits of incorporating script writing, improvisation, and character development into your curriculum.
By completing this course, you’ll meet your CTLE and Act 48 requirements while gaining practical strategies that can immediately enhance your teaching.
Projects To Be Completed
Reflection and Video Response: Reflect on your learning and share your insights through video.
Standards Match Up: Identify how drama techniques align with your curriculum standards.
Improvisation: Develop improvisational activities that engage students in real-time learning.
Character Development: Create detailed character profiles and practice role-playing.
Setting the Scene: Learn how to craft effective environments for learning through drama.
Scene Scenarios and Movie Reels: Develop short scenes and analyze the use of storytelling in movies.
Lesson Plan: Design a drama-based lesson plan that integrates your subject area.
Integrate Drama Techniques: Use course materials and guided instruction to incorporate drama techniques (e.g., improvisation, character development) into their curriculum, ensuring 100% completion.
Create Scripts and Improvisations: Utilize prompts to develop improvisational scripts, connecting content to educational standards, with 100% completion.
Enhance Student Achievement Through Character Development: Analyze how character development can boost student achievement, and create scenes and dialogues to facilitate this process, achieving 100% completion.
Design Drama-Based Lessons: Create integrated drama lessons that connect to standards and support academic goals through dramatic activities, with 100% completion.
