The Restorative Classroom: Bringing the Joy of Drama to English, Language Learning and Any Subject
This workshop is designed to suit the needs of our "new normal" in the 21st Century classroom.
In these challenging times, with the rise of smart phones and social media; a collective need for equity and inclusion; and an increase in mental health issues; educators need tools for creating healthy human interactions and engagement in the classroom more than ever.
With an emphasis on dramatic play, The Restorative Classroom Workshop is an immersive, interactive experience that reinvigorates the joy of learning for both teacher and student.
The workshop is filled with fun activities and tools to develop and increase students':
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Social, Interpersonal, and Criticial Thinking Skills
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Awareness of Others' Perceptions, Empathy and Insight
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Active Listening and Conflict Resolution
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Creativity and Problem Solving Skills
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A Sense of Community, Connectedness and Well-Being
Participants experience how to create TEMENOS- a safe space and ensemble in their classrooms; so that students can express themselves openly, freely and creatively in a peer-supportive environment. Trauma informed practices and pedagogies are referenced. Methods in interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, theatre for social justice, and collaboration are practiced.
Drama enriches the teaching and learning of English (TESOL) and other language pedagogies by accelerating fluency by actively speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Participants embody language meaning through movement, mirroring, and social-emotional learning; resulting in more confidence, expression of one's voice, and better overall communication to apply to teacher-student relationships.
In this four day workshop, participants collaborate, devise, and perform a short play using drama, art, creative writing, and improvisation techniques. On the fourth day, everything learned in the workshop is integrated by creating a lesson plan inspired from art at the famous Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Teachers: primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs; Teacher trainers; Careers officers, educational guides and counselors; Headteachers; Principals; Managers of schools
COURSE LOCATIONS/DATES:
Dates: Postponed
Montmartre, 18th District, Paris
COURSE DETAILS:
Length of the course: 3 Days + 1 Day Trip to the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (4 days total)
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: The historical Théâtre de l'Atelier, Rehearsal Room, 1 Place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France
Number of participants: max. 14
Price: €580, $600US
Includes: TESOL Drama Professional Development Certificate Included for 20 Hours of Coursework
*Note: A light breakfast of crossaints, fruit, cheese and beverages is included during the 3 day workshop portion at Théâtre de l'Atelier on July 9th, 10th, and 11th. Partipants choose to may bring their own sack lunch to have over the 1/2 hour break or convene at a nearby cafe for lunch after the workshop at 2pm.
To register for this workshop, please click here to fill out our online application.
*Accommodation, transportation to and from the workshop, and airfare are not included in the price. Participants must book their own airfares, transportation, and accommodations.
Sample Agenda:
Monday: Optional Meet and Greet for Dinner at a Montmartre Cafe.
Tuesday:
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Introductions, Drama Activities and Games
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The Restorative Classroom and Trauma Informed Pedagogies in Drama and the Arts
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Drama for Mutual Understanding, Conflict Resolution, and Social Justice
Wednesday:
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Warm-Up and Dramatic Activities
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Creating Drama from Art
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Collaboration and Devising a Play from Improvisation
Thursday:
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Directing Actors Warm-Up
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Rehearsal of Devised Play
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Showtime! Performance
Friday:
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Meet at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris: 11 Avenue du Président Wilson 75116 Paris
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Tour museum and create a collaborative lesson plan.
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Present lesson plans with view of Eiffel Tower.
“After 30 years of teaching and three published grammar books, I found this course to be a marvelous combination of artistic and drama techniques for the classroom, both creative and unusual. Under the guidance of Marisol and José, this remarkable group was able to bond in one day. I was inspired to rewrite a few pages of my curriculum and change the order of the grammar exercises to give the students more flexibility and chance to relate to each other like we did in the course. I intend to take this course again or another like it.”
- Barbara Bregstein, Spanish Professor & Founder of Educational Theatre of New York
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“I’m still living off the positive vibes that Marisol and José put in motion this past summer. Every time I get a little or a lot frustrated at school, I look back to our week of team building and I feel ‘serene’ and confident. And, I try to pass that along to the children:
Happiness, confidence, and serenity.”
- Ann McCollum, Kindergarten Teacher, Italy
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“This course reinvigorated me. It was a great balance of theory and practice, with a strong focus on practice and giving teachers tools to help students meaningfully engage in the learning process. In addition, Marisol and José were a wonderful teaching complement.
I highly recommend it.”
- Stacy Denny, Dean & Professor, University of The West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados
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“I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to acquaint myself with a new perspective of language teaching and to enrich my methodological grounding. What impacted me most profoundly professionally and personally was the fact that I could learn about the different layers of my personality and those of the group members through the shared group experiences enhanced by the synthesis of the diverse tasks, which contributed greatly to the effectiveness of both individual and group work...Experiencing the impact of a new perspective and learning from enthusiastic and knowledgeable experts in an intercultural group environment will surely prove a life-long memory. I am grateful for the opportunity.”
- Anita Gaál-Szabó, Kindergarten Teacher, Hungary
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“The course was a moving, psychological experience. We had lessons in a very friendly and funny environment, the atmosphere was professional and easy going as well. We learnt a lot and found it very useful. We felt over the moon.”
- Malgorzata Gawlińska Lazar and Katarzyna Kordek, Elementary &
Secondary School Teachers, Poland
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“Thank you Marisol and thank you José, for creating such an open and inspirational atmosphere where learning from each other was fun! Well done group, great to have you all as "long-distance-drama&language-teacher-colleagues"!”
- Sanna Sova, Elementary School Teacher, Finland