Based on today's class session and the clips from Chris Pirlet's class at Aberdeen Central, does it seem to you that theater games would work well as a social science teaching technique? What do you see as positives and negatives about theater games? Do you think you will use theater games yourself when you teach? Why, or why not?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Theater Games
Based on today's class session and the clips from Chris Pirlet's class at Aberdeen Central, does it seem to you that theater games would work well as a social science teaching technique? What do you see as positives and negatives about theater games? Do you think you will use theater games yourself when you teach? Why, or why not?
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Based on today's class and on the clips, I do think that theater games would work in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest positive that comes to mind would be that students would actually have fun learning the material.
A negative could be that shy students might miss out on the fun.
I think I will incorporate theater games in my classroom. I think it will be a great way to mix things up and keep the learning fresh.
After reveiwing these videos I can see that these games can work very well in a social science setting. First of all they help with memorizing but not in a context that is simply repetion, and it allows the students to share the interpretations of difficult materials. One potential draw back I do see is if the class were to become to caught up you could get very side tracked, and/or the students will lose their grasp on the lesson.
ReplyDeleteZach Anderson
I think theatre games would work very well in some areas of the classroom. For instance, I think it could be a real eye opener for students in the area of current events. Instead of just hearing about what is going in the world, students would be able to see and act out certain events. A negative to theatre games would be that you are always going to have certain students feel extremely awkward and uncomfortable participating in things like this. I could see myself using something similar to theatre games as an educator. If it would fit in with a lesson it is something I would definitely consider.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning theater game ions (cooperation and concentration) are important but based more on the elementary level grades. I think they would work well in the middle/junior high level areas also, but as for high school, I think it would be difficult.
ReplyDeleteThe other 3 ions are fantastic. I would consider using them to enforce concepts and enliven the classroom. Overuse would make them redundant, rather hitting the point securely on the head will do the exact trick!
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ReplyDeleteThe lesson on theater games would be a good lesson in any history class. I think you could use this in a high school setting although some kids will not want to participate. Even though they will not want to involve themselves in the acting I think that they will enjoy the other students interpretation of their peers and they will also enjoy a change of pace in the classroom.
I think a lot of being able to do games like this in the classroom is to first build a level of trust with your students. They have to believe that it is a perfectly acceptable behavior and also believe that this is an assignment that would fit your teaching style. I do not know if you could pull of something like this or any material for that matter if you are not genuine in your teaching.