Author: Christian Bullen

Using Technology to Scaffold Group Work in Drama

How may technology help to guide the process of devising drama for KS3 students?

This year, I have been developing a process where students make use of collaborative software such as Google Docs or One Note to focus their group work more efficiently. The aim is to reduce the chances of cognitive overload and focus their attention on specific tasks, whilst always keeping the “big picture” in view.

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Making Mindful Moments in Drama

As we know, the beginning of a drama class can be a little chaotic with students entering a very different space from the usual chair and table classroom set-up. They often have to find a spot for their bags, remove their shoes and retrieve their books/ devices for the class. Additionally, students do not all arrive at the class at the exact same time. Usually, there is a couple of minutes to wait until they have all arrived.

My questions were “What should the students who arrive first do”? and “How may the learning begin as soon as the students arrive?”.

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