Improvising Teacher Professional Learning:Lessons from Camp Yes AndJim Ansaldo, PhDjansaldo@indiana.edu

yesand.indiana.edu

5 Core Skills of ImprovListening

Accepting

Supporting

Taking Risks

Letting Go of Mistakes

Adapted from Jill & Patrick's Small Book of Improv for Business

Come Over Here • Whoosh Bang Pow • Failure BowAdapted from the Connect Improv Curriculum, ©2015 Lacy Alana, LCSW (https://www.lacyalana.com/)

1. Offer

2. Aware3. Accept

4. Add

Yes And!

Adapted from the Connect Improv Curriculum, ©2015 Lacy Alana, LCSW (https://www.lacyalana.com/)

I'm a Tree • Giving Gifts • Three-Line ScenesAdapted from the Connect Improv Curriculum, ©2015 Lacy Alana, LCSW (https://www.lacyalana.com/)

Story SpineOnce there was …

And every day …

Until one day …

And because of that … (x3)

Adapted from How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater by Kenn Adams

Until finally …

And ever since that day …

https://www.doe.in.gov/sebw

Indiana Social-Emotional Learning Competencies

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and challenging for all.

http://udlguidelines.cast.org/more/frequently-asked-questions

Instructional scaffolding is a process through which a teacher adds supportsfor students in order to enhancelearning and aid in the mastery of tasks. The teacher does this by systematically building on students’ experiences and knowledge as they are learning new skills.

https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/sca/cresource/q1/p01/

Level of Impact Evidence of Impact Training Method

Awareness Articulate general concepts Didactic presentation

Understanding Describe actions required

Modeling and demonstration

Skill Acquisition Use skills in simulated situations Practice with feedback

Skills Application Use skills in actual situation

Coaching during application

from Joyce and Showers, 1980, 1995

Effective Professional Development

Lessons learned:

Always finish with a cute dog picture.

Teachers like to have fun.

Teachers like to learn by doing.

Teachers like strategies that are practical and flexible.

Teachers are human.