Putting the human centre stage : practical theatre techniques to develop teacher presence, rapport and a positive classroom community

New from Mark Almond, Putting the Human Centre Stage addresses the hidden skills within a teacher's repertoire. It focuses on a teacher's interpersonal skills, classroom presence, classroom atmosphere and group dynamics, teacher's voice, non-verbal communication, the general affective aspects of teaching, motivation, rapport, teacher's energy and motivation, improvisation, and preparing for the unexpected. This book will prompt you to reflect on your approach, encourage you to build a positive classroom community and enrich your teaching. This practical handbook focuses on the hidden skills within your teaching repertoire. Develop, reflect on, and improve these skills, enriching your practice in the process. Putting the Human Centre Stage consists of two parts. First, Almond covers the theoretical underpinnings of this book. Drawing on research, he critically argues that there needs to be more of a focus on being a teacher rather than the what or how. In the second part, he puts the theory into practice. This section is full of exercises, activities and lesson ideas in a recipe format. These will help you to develop or improve teacher presence and classroom rapport, and build a positive classroom community. These activities are all suitable for individual teachers. Many will be suitable for teacher trainers and managers involved in professional development or in running formal teacher training programmes.(Quelle: Verlagswebseite) Putting the Human Centre Stage focuses on the hidden skills within your teaching repertoire. This book will help you to develop, reflect on, and improve these skills, enriching your practice in the process.