Integration of Creative Drama and Core Curriculum IA-0183

A Chinese Proverb states, "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." The core curriculum subjects of language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science are often taught through modalities recognized to be ineffective to many students. Integration of creative drama with basic subject areas provides opportunities to fully engage students in their educational process. In this course we will explore how history and science may be examined through the role-playing mode of process drama, how language arts, social studies and geometry can be taught through improvisation and story dramatization, and how abstract concepts of math are made comprehendible and critical thinking skills are encouraged through pantomime and movement. Gardner's multiple intelligences, Heathcote's mantle of the expert, and other theories and practices will be considered to gain further understanding of the possibilities creative drama presents in primary and middle school education. EXP, MCP, PRJ, PRS.