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If learning is a journey, think of drama assessment as a means of transporting students from place to place – from basic knowledge to masterful and complex thinking about subjects where they can synthesize and assimilate ideas. In life, we often choose our mode of transportation or vehicle based on where we are and where … Read more
What is improvisation? And what is the best way to introduce and use it in our classrooms? So many of us engage students in improvisation without considering the many variations of improvisational drama work available to us, or how tailoring the type of improvisation to our needs can enhance our teaching practice. Let me start … Read more
Drawing on her years of experience in arts integration, Karen Erickson is writing short articles on topics related to drama education. We created a new Drama Articles section on OneStopDramaShop.com for uploading these columns. We invite your comments or requests for future topics – just contact us. The one uploaded this past week is titled “Tips for Drama … Read more
Newly uploaded, our first full drama curriculum GETTING STARTED WITH DRAMA has now been made available to subscribers on OneStopDramaShop.com. For leaders new to drama or those working with students who are, beginning here lifts you off to the best start. Both teachers and drama educators praise the curriculum for its comprehensiveness and ease of use. Within each drama … Read more
…for those just Getting Started with this drama learning program. We have just created the Introductory Drama Lessons [requires membership] as an example how to use this material in your classroom or workshop. These Introductory Drama Lessons are not meant to be prescriptive. They are not meant for you to memorize and deliver in any … Read more
…at our Getting Started section on OneStopDramaShop. You can do this! Creative Directions’s four level drama and learning program makes it accessible to all educators and facilitators. We have now added a Getting Started [requires membership] section OneStopDramaShop.com, which will familiarize you with the Erickson Drama/ Learning Program, useful drama terms, and the materials available. Find activities, stories, personal development possibilities and enrichment … Read more
Find drama activities and stories for your upcoming lessons or workshops, using one or more of these drama search criteria: Grade Level Concepts Skills Integration Ideas Room/Space Needs Our new search filter system for drama materials on OneStopDramaShop.com is up and running. This search system puts these drama materials right at your fingertips so you will quickly find what you … Read more
Now announcing new activities and stories available exclusively on the OneStopDramaShop.com member site. Beginning to mine her decades of drama archives, Karen Erickson is sharing several tested-and-true activities and stories for the first time. These previously unpublished gems will add value to those who already own her books as well as those new to her integration methods. Register and login to OneStopDramaShop.com for immediate access. Everyday we seek to … Read more
The new website OneStopDramaShop.com is now live and taking registrations. The site is still a little rough while we build out the ease of access in sorting and finding materials, but we plan to be ready for the 2015-16 school year. Stay Tuned!
Creative Directions now has an updated website and is initiating a new membership site at OneStopDramaShop.com to provide drama materials such as activities, stories, lesson plans, assessments, etc. We will be adding materials throughout the summer of 2015 to be ready for the 2015-2016 school year. Look for more details at this new website! OneStopDramaShop.com is taking you and … Read more