This article explores how short form/comedic improvisational theater impacts the development of writing fluency. This article originally appeared the International Journal of Education and the Arts, Volume 16 Number 10June 19, 2015. Read original article here. Mary...
We all have that moment. That moment when our creative spirit was crushed. We remember it so clearly, no matter how old we were. That moment when you did something with all your heart. When you were filled with joy or hope. And someone just shut it down with a look, a...
One of the powerful under-the-radar skill-building abilities of improv is the development of resilience. What Is Resilience? A skill that affects everything from overall happiness to performance at school and work, resilience is the speed and ease at which an...
While we focus on the benefits of teaching gratitude, let’s not forget the effectiveness and appropriateness of a vanishing form of gratitude, simple applause. A great way to teach applause as gratitude is the practice of improv. The Sound of Crickets At a school...
I spent almost all my years teaching in inner city school districts and a couple of years in rural districts. And while I rarely heard about any of the trauma experienced by the thousands of kids that spent time in my classroom, I didn’t have many of the management...
As teachers we need our students to write and write enough so we can either assess content knowledge or teach writing, however many of our students either occasionally “get stuck,” or are consistently reluctant to write. Compounding that situation, we usually...
