TA 240 Creative Drama for Classroom

Demonstrates the skill of taking any lesson plan and turning it into an enjoyable, exciting and fulfilling experience for both the teacher and the student. Using simple strategies and a little creativity allows students to be completely engaged while they absorb the information from a lesson. This technique is typically characterized as creative drama for the classroom and has been proven to be an effective teaching tool.

Credits

3

Offered

Offered Spring only

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

General Education Requirements

AAOT Arts & Letters,

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Organize effective lesson plans, learn basic performance skills, adapt childrens literature for dramatic purposes. Interpret and engage in performances, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life and instruction. Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.