Teachers Act Up! Creating Multicultural Learning: Communities Through Theatre (0) - Softcover

Cahnmann-Taylor, Melisa; Souto-Manning, Mariana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807750735 ISBN 13: 9780807750735

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2010

Synopsis

If teachers want to create positive change in the lives of their students, then they must first be able to create positive change in their own lives. This book describes a powerful professional development approach that merges the scholarship of critical pedagogy with the Theatre of the Oppressed. Participants “act up” in order to explore real-life scenarios and rehearse difficult conversations they are likely to have with colleagues, students, administrators, and parents. The authors have practiced the theatrical strategies presented here with pre- and in-service teachers in numerous contexts, including college courses, professional development seminars, and PreK–12 classrooms. They include step-by-step instructions and vivid photographs to help readers use these revolutionary theatre strategies in their own contexts for a truly unique learning experience.

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About the Author

Johnny Saldaña is a professor of theatre at Arizona State University's School of Theatre and Film. He is the author of Longitudinal Qualitative Research: Analyzing Change Through Time (AltaMira Press, 2003); Ethnodrama: An Anthology of Reality Theatre (AltaMira Press, 2005); The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Sage Publications, 2009); and Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (Oxford University Press, 2011), as well as numerous articles and chapters on theatre, longitudinal qualitative inquiry and ethnodrama.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807750735
• ISBN 13: 9780807750735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192