Choreographing Creativity: Teaching as Artistic and Technical within the Curriculum of Composition

by Jennifer Lynne Bird

Overview

Choreographing Creativity: Teaching as Artistic and Technical within the Curriculum of Composition views teaching as a combination of artistic and technical elements, similar to a figure skating or dance routine. Dr. Jennifer Bird presents a fictional story founded in factual teaching methods to illustrate this concept. The fifteen teachers in "Cohort for Change" join her on this journey to share snapshots of their classroom experiences and advice for educators who wish to reclaim classroom creativity in the current "teach to the test" culture of education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761848950
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/03/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Jennifer Lynne Bird currently teaches graduate and undergraduate classes for current and future teachers at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida. Of all the writing she has published, she feels the proudest of this book. The "Cohort for Change" Teachers contributed their writing to this book. The fifteen teachers are from schools in Martin County and Palm Beach County in Florida.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Act I: Choreography of a Journey
Chapter 4 Act II: Switchback
Chapter 5 Act III: Choreographing Narratives
Chapter 6 Act IV, Scene 1: Take a Risk
Chapter 7 Act IV, Scene 2: Finding My Orbit
Chapter 8 Act IV, Scene 3: My Journey
Chapter 9 Act IV, Scene 4: Is Teaching Really Your Thing
Chapter 10 Act IV, Scene 5: One Teacher's Philosophy
Chapter 11 Act IV, Scene 6: If These Walls Could Talk
Chapter 12 Act IV, Scene 7: Making the Decision
Chapter 13 Act IV, Scene 8: Making a Difference...the Road Less Traveled By
Chapter 14 Act IV, Scene 9: Humor in the Classroom
Chapter 15 Act IV, Scene 10: The Road Taken and Knowledge Gained Along the Way
Chapter 16 Act IV, Scene 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Chapter 17 Act IV, Scene 12: Enjoy Your Journey
Chapter 18 Act IV, Scene 13: A Slithering Adventure
Chapter 19 Act IV, Scene 14: Ten Simple Rules
Chapter 20 Act IV, Scene 15: Lifelong Learning
Chapter 21 Act V: Choreographer for Change
Chapter 22 Bibliography
Chapter 23 Index
Chapter 24 Biographies