2014-15 Theatre Education Professional Development Brochure

INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE YOUR WORK IN THE CLASSROOM

Based on Sternberg’s theory of Successful Intelligence, the ED LAB employs arts-based technique for intellectual stimulation and creative growth in your students. An approved Connecticut Professional Development Provider by the State Department of Education, participants in this program can earn professional development hours (formerly known as CEUs).

you are invited to take part in: THREE half-day workshop sessions

Each session consists of two 2-hour workshops that capture the themes of productions in our Student Theatre Series, and will give you the tools to actively engage your students while promoting deep learning of subject matter, adaptability and creativity.

ED LABs (9:00 am-3:00 pm): October 18, 2014 December 6, 2014 March 28, 2015

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At the end of each session we will meet to discuss events of the day. By receiving feedback, Long Wharf Theatre can tailor the ED LAB to suit the needs of its participants.

“BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TOWN” – TEACHER PARTICIPANT

“The ED LAB experience combined with 3 Day Residencies fostered student-centered creativity and both broadened and deepened my students’ literacy knowledge and skills.”

– Marc Anthony Solli, teacher participant

you will receive & have access to: AN ED LAB Workbook

This will serve as a guide for you upon returning to the classroom and will contain supplemental reading, web pages, classroom activities and workshop facilitator information.

Teacher Information Packets

Comprehensive packets, created specifically to enhance classroom curricula, contain background information on Long Wharf Theatre’s scheduled productions as well as an activity guide including essay questions, discussion prompts and more. Available on the LWT website, these TIPs can be digitally brought into your classroom for a more interactive learning experience.

Video Study Guides

A behind-the-scenes perspective, each Video Study Guide follows a production from initial concept to opening night. These videos are an excellent tool for engaging students on a visual level.

3-day residencies

When you purchase tickets to an 11 am student matinee, we’ll deepen your students’ theatre-going experience with two 60-minute pre-show workshops followed by a 60-minute postshow workshop for free!

partnering artist in residence program (pair)

Each teacher that participates in our ED LABs for the season may elect to be assigned their own LWT Teaching Artist. They will visit the teacher’s classes once a month to co-teach an arts integrated lesson. This arrangement provides extra support for the educator in the transfer of techniques from ED LAB workshops to the classroom. The PAIR will be a consistent partner with the educator and their school. There is no cost to the teacher or the school!

“Having the teaching artist come in to work with us has helped me because they make class discussions more interactive. I actually understand the material we are learning.”

– student PARTICIPANT

For more INFO or to register:

Contact Mallory Pellegrino at 203-772-8272 or mallory.pellegrino@longwharf.org

FOR TEACHERS

nurture

leadership capacity

explore

the benefits of an arts-infused curriculum

FOR STUDENTS

learn

higher-order, creative thinking skills that enhance collaboration and individual capabilities

discover

a voice for individual feelings and self-expression

the werth family foundation founding supporter of the long wharf theatre ED LAB

ABOUT LONG WHARF THEATRE Long Wharf Theatre (Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director; Joshua Borenstein, Managing Director), founded in 1965, is recognized as a leader in American theatre, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of world and American premieres. More than 30 Long Wharf productions have transferred virtually intact to Broadway or off-Broadway, some of which include the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays Wit by Margaret Edson, The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer, and The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn. Long Wharf has received New York Drama Critics Awards, Obie Awards, the Margo Jefferson Award for Production of New Works, a Special Citation from the Outer Critics Circle, and the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Long Wharf Theatre is dedicated to cultivating audiences that reflect the state of Connecticut and the diversity of its cities as well as its rural and suburban areas, and serving as a forum for the examination of historical and current issues through humanities programming.

222 sargent drive, new haven, ct 06511 [exit 46 off I-95] box office: 203-787-4282 www.longwharf.org