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Category: Teaching and Learning in Drama

Books and written work, Teaching and Learning in Drama

Writing about Theatre

Writing about live performance work needs to be done from as early as possible and something that should definitely be imbedded into Key Stage 3. So here are five ways of helping Key Stage 3 students to write about theatre. Continue reading Writing about Theatre

Keith Burt12/14/202001/18/2021
Leadership in Drama, Teaching and Learning in Drama

6 Tips for new Heads of Drama

Stepping up to Head of Drama can be very rewarding job. Although the workload, accountability and responsibility increases so does the job satisfaction and the impact you can make on the lives of students. So here are some top tips to help your first few months at Head of Drama become a successful and joyful experience. Continue reading 6 Tips for new Heads of Drama

Keith Burt12/02/202011/30/2020
Assessment in Drama, Teaching and Learning in Drama

Entrance and exits tickets in Drama

Entrance and exit tickets. Two simple concepts that can go a long way to helping your students learning. Use entrance tickets at the start of your lesson to help your students focus on what’s to come and use exit tickets to establish what they’ve learnt from the lesson. Continue reading Entrance and exits tickets in Drama

Keith Burt11/16/202011/16/2020
Mini CPD, Teaching and Learning in Drama, Technology in Drama

15 Minute Drama CPD: Flipped Learning

A 15 minute CPD session on using Flipped Learning in Drama will help you achieve more time in the Drama Studio working on creating theatre with students. In this session you will learn the essentials of Flipped Learning and a model of how it can be successfully applied in Drama at all levels. Continue reading 15 Minute Drama CPD: Flipped Learning

Keith Burt11/02/202011/02/2020
Behaviour Management in Drama, Teaching and Learning in Drama

9 Behaviour Management tips for teaching Drama in a Classroom

From time to time we all have to teach in a classroom instead of our usual Drama Studio space. This can be daunting and scary. So here are my top tips for helping successful behaviour management in the classroom when teaching Drama. Continue reading 9 Behaviour Management tips for teaching Drama in a Classroom

Keith Burt10/12/202010/12/2020
COVID Response, Teaching and Learning in Drama

How I’ve been teaching Drama in a Classroom

It has been a month since we returned to school. It also means that it has also been a month since many of us started teaching in classrooms instead of Drama Studios. I wanted to share with you in this video what I’ve been doing in the classroom and how I’ve adapted to our new environments. Continue reading How I’ve been teaching Drama in a Classroom

Keith Burt10/05/202010/06/2020

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