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Listening Up: Improvisational Theater as a Tool for Improving the Leading of Whole-Class Discussion
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Barker, Lisa M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Leading whole-class discussion requires teachers to balance careful preparation with improvisation based on students' contributions. How do teachers learn to engage in the difficult work of orchestrating a rich and, by nature, improvised classroom discussion? How might training in improvisational theatre affect teachers' facilitation of…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Theater Arts, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Classroom Techniques