Drama in education gives students an opportunity to use their own personality and creativity in their learning process. These activities draw on the students’ imagination and memory, and natural capacity to bring to life their experiences that might never otherwise emerge. Each student brings a different life, a different background into the class. We would like students to be able to use this when working with others. Students also develop empathy through role-play activities and increase their capacity of self-expression.
The main purpose of our 5-day teacher training course on Drama Techniques in Classroom Management, is to provide participants appropriate tools to enhance students’ motivation and engagement by using drama techniques. During the training, participants will deepen their knowledge on how to use drama to manage a classroom and to resolve a conflict. This course is designed through ‘learning by doing’ approach in which participants will be introduced vast variety of activities and theory behind the practice. Participants will acquire necessary skills to implement what they have learned into their own classroom environment.
By completing this course, participants will;
• Understand the importance of applying drama techniques in a classroom setting
• Develop self-expression and self-awareness in an educational context
• Explore empathy and describing feelings through drama
• Deepen their knowledge on whole-person learning process and multi-sensory inputs
• Create their own lesson plans through incorporating drama techniques
• Teach any subject by applying drama tools: languages, art, science, maths, etc.
• Improve their skills on role play situations to model and observe
• Overcome the challenges when applying drama techniques in a classroom
• Integrate of verbal and non-verbal communication into learning process
• Restore the balance between the mind and the body
• Plan and produce teaching materials of drama
• Learn to become a facilitator in classroom drama activities
• Improve foreign language and communication skills through meeting with colleagues from different countries
Classes take place Monday to Friday in the Morning (9:30 – 13:30) or in the Afternoon (14:30 – 18:30)
• Day 1 - Monday
Welcoming and Introduction of the course programme
Presentation of participants
Ice-breaking activities
What is drama in education?
What do we mean by drama techniques?
Self expression and describing feelings
Mind - body connection and expression
The balance between physical and intellectual aspects of learning
• Day 2 - Tuesday
‘Drama is doing’
Self-awareness and the awareness of others, self-esteem and confidence
Whole-person learning and multi-sensory inputs
Verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication
Role-play activities: exploring empathy through drama and observing new behaviours
Using drama as a communicative approach: ’Fluency than accuracy’
Sensing the thoughts, feelings and experiences of others: ‘In my shoes’
• Day 3 - Wednesday
Group discussion: Using drama as a tool for classroom management
Conflict resolution in a classroom: ’Teachers are facilitators’
Planning and production of teaching materials; classroom resources, technological assistance
Lesson planning using drama techniques, barriers in teaching various subjects with drama
Class becomes more of a learner-centred rather than a teacher centred
Challenges and how to overcome them - time limitations, physical space, materials and resources
• Day 4 - Thursday
Group activity: Improvise a scene that expresses the topic or that might have happened in history
Drama and Soft Skills
Drama and Creativity, Improvisation: Collaborative Group Work
Creative writing and Storytelling as a way of self-expression and motivation in a classroom
Acting in a classroom environment, responsibilities, empathy, tolerance, motivation and engagement
Participants will develop a lesson plan in groups or individually that incorporates any drama technique into a selected subject such as languages, maths, science etc.
• Day 5 - Friday
Exploring imagination and creativity
Presentation of group/individual lesson plans and receive feedbacks
Tips to apply drama techniques in your professional and daily life.
Evaluation of the training course, discussion and feedbacks
Exchange of ideas for future collaborations at European level
Certification of Attendance
Confirmation of EuroPass Mobility documents
5 Day Course Fee per person: 400 €
Total Price Includes;
- Administrative support before, during and after the training course
- Course and training materials
- Certificate of Attendance
- Confirmation of Europass Mobility Certificate
- Administrative and Organisational costs
- Coffee Breaks
- School Visits (if scheduled in advance)
* For additional services such as accommodation, guided city tours, airport and local transfers etc. contact us via e-mail: info@euromentor.es