Briana's Response #5

As far as using different learning models in my own classroom I feel like there are some that just inherently work better than others given our classroom material and setting. I don't think that direct instruction, or just lecturing really seems to work too well in the setting that we have. We are all about learning through actions and bodies. Acting is not something you can teach just by telling your students about it. So, I think that simulations are the best model of learning for our students. By placing them in roles of theatre, be it acting, directing or even designing, they better understand the responsibilities and requirements of those roles in a professional theatre setting. Cooperative learning is also one that very much takes place in a theatre classroom. Learning in groups and learning through each other happens more often than one learning simply through work sheets and alone. Inquiry will always be present in a classroom setting because we are continually asking and answering questions in order to gauge the students understanding as well as helping the students to further understand.

As stated earlier I really like the idea of using simulations in my classroom. I feel like students will better learning and understand theatre by doing what we talk about and not just observing.