PD Course
SEL Through the Lens of Theatre
Created by Christa Vogt
SEL stands for Social Emotional Learning. Theatre teachers know that Social Emotional Learning and its categories: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making, are innate in what we do.
The goal of this mini-course is to show you that you can take SEL in the way that your administration wants you to, using the language they want you to use, and apply it to lessons you already teach.
Instructor Christa Vogt will take you through the facets of SEL, and then take you step by step through an activity - to show you how you can apply SEL to each and every step.
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0Module 0Introduction10:44 FREE PREVIEWThis module introduces the concept of SEL and discusses the 5 key facets, and how they relate directly to learning in the drama classroom.
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1Module 1Defining Ensemble Activity12:11 FREE PREVIEWIn this module, the instructor walks through a simple classroom activity that she uses with her beginning acting class. The instructor will connect the steps of the activity to SEL components.
Standards Addressed
Speech Drama 10
Improvisation Drama 10
Improvisation Drama 30
Acting Drama 30
Movement Drama 10
- 10 demonstrate focus, concentration and energy in all movement and gesture
- 11 demonstrate the ability to move isolated body parts
- 12 demonstrate knowledge of elements of space
- 14 create physically shapes in space
- 15 use basic locomotor movements (eg. walking, running, crawling) to explore space
- 16 create and repeat patterns of movement
- 19 demonstrate qualities of energy
- 20 create appropriate personal physical warmup routines
- 21 demonstrate the ability to extend a movement
- 3 recognize the necessity for physical warmups
- 4 perform a physical warmup
Junior Goal II Objectives
Junior Orientation
- demonstrate a willingness to take calculated and reasonable risks
- demonstrate trust by becoming comfortable, physically and emotionally, with others
- focus concentration on one task at a time
- listen effectively
- move in a variety of ways
- recognize the purposes of and participate in warmup activities
- respond to directions without breaking concentration-side coaching
- share ideas confidently with others
- speak, move, and generate ideas spontaneously
- support positively the work of others
- work cooperatively and productively with all members of the class in pairs, small groups and large groups
Movement Level I - Beginning
- 10 use varying speed of movement
- 11 use directions and pathways
- 13 control focus and energy in movement and gesture
- 14 create shapes with the body
- 2 demonstrate awareness of personal and shared space
- 4 recognize the need for and demonstrate warmup activities
- 5 move individual body parts
- 9 travel through space in a variety of ways e.g., running, creeping and jumping
Movement Level II - Intermediate
Movement Level III - Advanced
Speech Level I - Beginning
Speech Level III - Advanced
Improvisation/Acting Level I - Beginning
Improvisation/Acting Level II - Intermediate
Junior Goal I Objectives
Senior Goal I Objectives
- demonstrate a sense of responsibility and commitment, individually and to the group
- demonstrate the ability to considered decisions, act upon them and accept the results
- extend physical and vocal capabilities
- extend the ability to concentrate
- sharpen observations of people, situations and the environment
Senior Goal II Objectives
- develop techniques that enhance vocal and physical communication
- develop the ability to select appropriate physical and vocal expression for feelings, ideas and images
- develop the ability to understand and apply the specific presentation techniques demanded by various dramatic forms
- extend the ability to give form and expression to feelings, ideas and images
Orientation Drama 10
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