Finding ‘my kind of teaching’: how a drama project became a teacher’s expressive teaching moment
2011; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 45; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1754-8845.2011.01096.x
ISSN1754-8845
AutoresMichelle Zoss, Alisha M. White,
Tópico(s)EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
ResumoAbstractThis case study examines how a teacher defined 'my kind of teaching'. We focus on a dramatic production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and frame the teacher's discussion with Dewey's significant moments of experience. Findings indicate the teacher shifted her role to a facilitator position, learned alongside her students, and connected her past experiences with acting. Implications point to expressive teaching moments as experiences in which teachers might extend state‐mandated curricula, connect with their personal lives, and find delight in teaching.Key words: Literacy educationarts integrationexperienceEnglish language artsteaching AcknowledgmentsThanks to external reviewers and editors of English in Education, Cherie for inviting us into her classroom, as well as David Brown and Peter Smagorinsky for providing useful feedback to earlier drafts of this article.
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