3. Initiating/Incorporating
Peer Drama
A dministrative Support
Research & Expected Outcomes & Efficacy
3 Year Usage Study: St. Mary’s University
Developmental Assets-Student Narratives
NMSA Theater as Education Study
4. Standards
*Power of Teaching
*Core Academics
*Standards of the Heart
S tan d ard s M e t - C o m p i le d b y
G e n e vi e ve K i rc h m an - C E S A #5
See End of Handout
5. Entertains and Educates
Performers and Audiences
Draws out of them
what they already know!
The best way to learn is to teach!
Charlie Brown Teachers….
Waah waah waah
6. Experiential Learning
We retain about 20-30% of what we
read hear or see. When we teach
someone else by showing and doing
we retain 90% of what we teach.
7. Experiential Learning
“Tell me I will forget, Show me
I may remember, Involve me and
I Understand.”
-Confucius 450 BC
8. IMPACT
Empowerment & Self-Efficacy
“Together we can do anything.”
“It has made me think about what I
want and how to get out of my bad
habits.”
“It made me realize I am a role model.”
“It has taught me how to be strong
around my friends.”
9. AFFECT
School Climate
Team Building - “It helped me
make friends with fellow
troupe members that I may
not have talked to otherwise”
11. Training
Advisors & Students
Demonstration DVD
Please see us after the workshop if you would like a
copy of the DVD to share with your students or
administrators!
12. How do you get
kids to do that?
Basic Acting Skillbuilding
Characterization
Staging
Scripting T.I.P.S.
13. Considerations When Building
a Peer Drama Troupe
Administrative Support
Intact Group or New
Activity
Advisor Availability
Student Interest
Funding
14. Existing Groups
& New Initiatives
SADD / TATU / FACT / Peer Helpers
Service Learning Groups
Single Program - Part of Comprehensive Effort
Accredited Class
STUDENTS: Theater and Non-Theater
ADVISORS: Counselors - Drama Teachers - Volunteers
15. Training
Opportunities
CESA Multiple School Training
Private Training
Revitalizations
17. For Further
Information:
Contact Laura Clark Hansen
Education Outreach Director
CornerstoneProductionsLLC@gmail.com
800-962-2477
608-455-5059
608-225-1897
Notes de l'éditeur
Intros Paul and Laura Cornerstone Productions - Mission statement; Dedicated to helping groups and organizations develop interesting educational ways to express their thoughts and beliefs in a way that encourages discussion and exploration of difficult issues. Drawn to this work for personal reasons… and the passion for utilizing the arts to explore issues grew into the supporting players program 1995 - developing a training which we unveiled in 1997 Our backgrounds and expertise in area of prevention education and theater experience. private consulting work for hazelden assisting them in developing an arts component to their youth programs took course work in epidemiology and addiction at Hazelden and Uminnesota And began my graduate course work at St. Mary’s University in the field of Human Development to study the impact the program was having on the student participants. Cornerstone theater company founded in 1990
Read and short elaboration.
Laura: Talks about importance of administrative support. Quantify through data and information the effect of the program and how it will fit in with a comprehensive program. Briefly discuss AODA research conducted through St. Marys. LISA: SHARES INFO ON OUTCOMES WITH HOLMEN
Lisa: Talk about Standards met from her perspective.
Laura: Story about skit creation roles people play in alcoholic families. Knew it from experience but learned about it and then applied it to a creative structure. Research on mentoring and tutoring programs indicate it is a powerful learning tool for the students who are the mentors and the ones being tutored or mentored.
Little Teapots have Big Ears. Best way to learn is to Teach. - research shows that young p Tell me I may forget, Show me I might remember, Involve me and I will understand. Role Models!
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Students report that they become friends with kids from groups they might not otherwise have. We’ve found these groups attract students from a broad diverse spectrum of cliques. Especially with strong recruiting. 2 girls from yesterday worked together on skit about girl bullying…
Kyle Story: at risk/involved in program since 7th grade; It changed my life; premed.
Show me don’t tell me.
Basic principles of staging to help them tell their stories in a way that is visually interesting and supports success.
4 Step process to insure that they’re teaching something useful and appropriate. And no crummy after school specials.
4 Step process to insure that they’re teaching something useful and appropriate. And no crummy after school specials.