Professional Development Workshops
"The teachers are very receptive to the arts, I think they are as hungry for the arts as their students." Making Books Sing Collaborating Teacher
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Combining literature with theatre is a proven strategy for fostering a love of books, collaboration and creativity. Making Books Sing believes that the adults in children’s lives should have the opportunity to grow as creative individuals alongside their students. Our professional development programs bring together teachers and teaching artists to learn in fun, hands-on and supportive theater-based workshops.
The Themes and Content of our Productions
Our productions focus on social and historical themes rich in learning for adults as well as children. Making Books Sing offers our teaching artists and cooperating classroom teachers opportunities to learn collaboratively about the content area covered in the production. The workshops mix professional lectures, panel discussions, visits to museums and hands-on artmaking for a dynamic, layered learning experience.
Workshop Schedule
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Fee
$20 per person
Open to educators and artists.
To make reservations, contact
jhartman@makingbookssing.org or (212) 573-8791 x.246
Exploring Books through Theatre Arts
The combination of theatre and literature is a powerful educational tool. Our highly trained and experienced theatre professionals engage teachers in easy-to-replicate theatre games, improvisation, playwriting, songwriting or other theatre arts -- all using books as inspiration. Teachers and artists explore the application of these activities to:
• Extend student literacy
• Strengthen classroom management techniques
• Foster a collaborative and kinesthetic learning environment.
Fee
$200/hour
Building Partnerships between Artist and Classroom Teacher
For our School Partnerships to achieve their highest potential, classroom teachers and their cooperating artists must plan, implement and assess their programming together. All our school partnerships include adequate time for the teachers and artists to shape curriculum, write lesson plan and evaluate student progress.
Fee
Free to Partner Schools