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1 online resource (363 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Brief Contents; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Be Active and Dramatic in Dialogue to Transform Learning; People Dialogue with Words and Deeds; Active and Dramatic Learning; The 'Eventness' and 'Presentness' of an Event; Authentic Conversations; Open-ended Dialogic Conversations; Substantive Dialogue; Polyphonic Conversations; A Model of Active and Dramatic Learning; Conclusion: Dialogue Can Transform Classroom Community Life; 2 Build Community; Learning and Being Together in a Community; How to Build Community |
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Make Core Values Visible With the Whole GroupEnsemble Tasks Build a Collaborative Community; Building Community Takes Time and Commitment; Leadership in the Classroom Community; Testing Community; Complexity in Community Building; Teaching and Community Building; Being Generous For Our Community; Caring for Individuals; Including Everyone; Conclusion: Build a More Hopeful, Strong, Proud, Sensitive Community; 3 Plan for a Journey of Exploration; Planning for a Particular Group; Topic, Goals, Intended Outcomes, and Beginning Tasks; Selecting a Narrative Event |
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Tasks Designed to Build Background KnowledgeTasks Designed to Develop Changed Understanding; Selecting Dramatic Strategies; Conclusion: Planning is Preparing for a Journey; 4 Teach for Authentic and Critical Inquiry; Authentic and Critical Pedagogy; Disciplined Inquiry; Authoring More Complex Understanding; Value Beyond Success in School; Critical Inquiry; Conclusion: Becoming a More Authentic and Critical Teacher; 5 Be Tactical and Strategic to Transform Teaching; Tactical and Strategic Teaching; Teaching and Learning as Improvisation; Improvisation, Positioning, and Authorship |
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Teaching Modes for Active and Dramatic LearningDimensions of Tactical and Strategic Teaching; Strategic Planning, Tactical Responses, Building Community; Teaching Affects Agency in Real and Imagined Worlds; Conclusion: Teaching with a Sense of the Whole in Relation to the Parts; 6 Assess What You Value in Achievement; Dialogic Assessment; Authentic Assessment Tasks; Value Beyond the Classroom; Assessing Disciplined Inquiry; Assessing Achievement as Part of Authoring Understanding; Conclusion: Assessment as Authoring Understanding About What We Value |
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7 Embrace the Complexity and Simplicity of Dramatic PedagogyConclusion: Being an Ensemble, Transforming Our Selves; Afterword; References; Index |
| Summary |
How can teachers transform classroom teaching and learning by making pedagogy more socially and culturally responsive, more relevant to students' lives, and more collaborative? How can they engage disaffected students in learning and at the same time promote deep understanding though high-quality teaching that goes beyond test preparation?This text for prospective and practicing teachers introduces engaging, innovative pedagogy for putting active and dramatic approaches to learning and teaching into action. Written in an accessible, conversational, and refreshingly hone |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-323) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Active learning.
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Drama in education.
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Interdisciplinary approach in education.
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Communication in education.
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EDUCATION -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Curricula.
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EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- General.
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Active learning
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Communication in education
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Drama in education
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Interdisciplinary approach in education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136299407 |
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1136299408 |
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