Reflection #4 Drama

What have you learned?

I have learned that Drama is not having a play or some kind of a great production in the classroom. I guess it could mean that, but the things we learned in class were very fun activities to keep the students learning. Class showed me that instruction can be fun and children can have a great time learning.

What are your new perspectives about using drama in your future classroom?

I think Drama in the classroom is needed; I think this because I reflect on the way I learned in Elementary School and I can see myself learning many things much better while having much more fun doing it. All children can be involved without feeling uncomfortable; I would have never thought this could ever be the case because I hear Drama and I want to jump under the desk and hide. The techniques we learned in class brought great incite into teaching any subject with the use of the arts and Drama.

So What kinds of activities do you think you will use most as you begin teaching?

I will use the technique of mirroring, this technique was able to grab my attention and place my mind into focus. It was a simple task, but it was successful with us. It would be even a greater success if we could use it with our students. There were many other things that I would do; again I think that the Drama opens the doors to some great possibilities by placing us into a world we are not always in, and teach us things in different perspectives.

Now What - Why do children need creative drama? Why is it important to integrate drama with other curricular areas?

I had fun, and I remember all the things we talked about. We go through a lot of information in the class, but I can still remember much more this week than in the other classes. I think it is interesting to me as a whole; it doesn't matter what is being taught, the child will gain a knowledge of things because we are engaging whole brain learning. As a child acts uses the brain to focus on the actions being performed, the idea about what is being taught also stays and is remembered more easily.