The Continued Event of The Wee Scottish Lassie in New Zealand

Today I would like to specifically write about my thoughts for my Education/Outreach package, over the past week i’ve struggled to understand exactly what this should contain. However today I got excited, I got inspired and i became frantically writing things down here is what i’ve got so far:

Questions I feel that must be asked prior to creating the package…..

What support and assistance are the scottish government needing to fulfil their intended objectives for education?

What do special education schools need to do to achieve and fulfil their intended objectives set out by the governemt of Scotland?

What teaching methods in the arts, specifically drama do teachers have (through their training, or prior/after?)

 How could being involved in this work increase the teachers learning as well as the pupils?

How could drama workshops fit in with the already established curriculum?

THE PURPOSES OF CREATING AN EDUCATION/OUTREACH PACKAGE-

Educational-Develop the skills both educational and social for children and teacher.

Development-Develop the curriculum and teaching methods already in place.

Interactive – To create a new/initive approach to drama in a classroom

To Decress The Parachute Effect – To set up a package that is simple,effective and adaptiable enough for students/teachers of mixed abilities to carry on the work once the facilitator has left.

TARGET AUDIENCE-

Primary special education classes and teachers comprising of pupils with mental, physical and behaviuoral difficulties.

To enhance the childs learning both academically, creatively and cognitively in order ot develop skills within a classroom at primary level, both as individuals and in a group. Using methods of drama with a central focus on stories and re-enactment.

To allow teachers to be involved in activities related to drama, in which they can particapate and eventually facilitate at their own disgression. In order for themselves and the children to gain control over their learning of self and others  through story and story re-enactment. Furthermore to increase teachers ability to manage and handle their classroom in a creative and pro-active fashion. With the hope that they will develop increased methods of teaching.

An overall hope that teachers may be able with the correct flexiable material and support to continue working with their class, in the ways setout by the package and the initial facilitator. Eventually resulting in the methods being put in place not necessarily within the intended DRAMA time, but also intergrated into other areas of the curriculum.

However:

WHERE IS THE MONEY?………. Government!

Adapt package to what the govenment wants and will fund, therefore resulting in schools being able to accept he package easier without financial worry!

The form i see myself using for the document is an initial website as a lure for the government,schools and teachers with all the workshops and information provided. The to back it up interactive workbooks that may have quizzes, games and colouring sections for the children to use alongside the workshops and after for reflection. The teacher will also have a teachers workbook, with tips,suggestions most asked questions etc and an opportunity to reflect.

Throughout all my areas of work this term

WORKSHOP

EDUCATION/OUTREACH PACKAGE

REPORT

I think i will use the Jennings model from creative drama as a starting point of understanding the work ahead, during and after.