Feedback & Communication

Feedback and assessment in drama class should help students grow, not shut them down. This collection offers practical tools and strategies for peer feedback, self-reflection, rubrics, performance assessment, participation, and helping students receive notes with confidence.

Because in theatre class, feedback isn’t just about what went wrong. It’s about what comes next.

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Classroom Management

How to Help Students Discover Their Best Learning Style in the Drama Classroom

Every student learns differently. Some do well when they can listen and take notes, some prefer visuals to make sense of information, some like to read articles and books about different topics,...

Feedback & Communication

Round-Up: Giving Feedback With Kindness

Giving (and oftentimes receiving!) feedback isn’t always easy, but it’s necessary in the drama classroom to grow and improve students’ skills. However, feedback can be given with a sense of trust...

Feedback & Communication

What's the most memorable feedback a student has given you?

As theatre educators, we pour our hearts into what we do. But sometimes, it’s our students who surprise us with the most meaningful lessons. Whether it’s a simple “thank you,” an unexpected...

Feedback & Communication

Getting to Know Your Students: How I Like to Learn

When you’re starting out a new term, it’s always a priority to get to know your drama students, whether they’re new to you or returning for another class. We have lots of resources for fun ways to...

Feedback & Communication

Exercise: Giving and Receiving Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback are skills that take practice. Students may worry that they will offend their peers or hurt their feelings while giving feedback. It also takes practice for students...

Feedback & Communication

Exercise: Effective Peer Feedback

Do your students know how to give effective peer feedback? If not, they may not know what that actually looks like. If they don’t know what effective peer feedback is, how can they benefit from...

Feedback & Communication

How to Get Students to Answer Questions in Class

It’s not always easy to get students to answer questions in drama class. Some students who are great performers avoid sharing their thoughts in an open discussion. Even when a participation mark is...

Feedback & Communication

Giving Instructions for Different Learning Styles

A learning style refers to the way students best acquire and retain information. The VAK learning style refers to three different ways of learning: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. For example,...

Feedback & Communication

Communication in the Drama Classroom

“Communication: the means of connection between people; the imparting or exchange of information, thoughts, opinions.” Communication is vital to a successful theatrical experience. A play is a two...