Social skills in children -- Study and teaching
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First Day Jitters: The Demise of Joy in the Classroom, 2023
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Identifier: te_2023spring_wallace_tabitha.pdf
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"Joy, while innate in every child, is often suppressed in the traditional United States school system. The focus of this thesis project is on the decline of joy in the classroom from kindergarten to 8th grade. Through a series of interviews and observations, data was collected based on student and teacher experiences regarding joy in the classroom. A review of literature focusing on the psychology of joy, kindergarten and middle school pedagogy, and Joy-Focused learning experiences was used...
Dates:
2023
Illuminating SEL: Creating and Implementing a Social-Emotional Learning-Based Creative Drama Curriculum, 2023
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Identifier: te_2023spring_isotti_victoria.pdf
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"The importance of integrating Social-Emotional Learning into classrooms cannot be underestimated. Utilizing the arts as a conduit to develop these skills is at the heart of the creation and implementation of an original creative drama curriculum through a five-session workshop, with lessons focusing on Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Building, and Responsible Decision Making. This thesis provides detailed lesson plans, examines the outcomes discovered after...
Dates:
2023
Once More With Feeling:Implementing Social-Emotional Learning into a High School Theatre Classroom, 2023
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Identifier: te_2023spring_frederick_alyssa.pdf
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"Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) provides an important foundation for work in Theatre Education. This Thesis Project consists of five lessons designed to incorporate Social-Emotional Learning in the high school theatre classroom. The Collaboration for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework for Social-Emotional Learning is utilized throughout this Thesis Project, which is conducted in a high school Advanced Acting class. The Project provides examples of different arts...
Dates:
2023
Practice Makes Perfect: Seeking an Alternate Route to Rote Learning Through the Use of Theater, 2022
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Identifier: te_2022spring_brown_kelsey.pdf
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"Neuro-divergent education can feel like a race against the clock. How can educators get these students up to speed, give them life skills and social-emotional skills, while still providing them with a meaningful education? Educators, specialists, caregivers, and the students themselves, seem to be fighting an uphill battle. This study seeks to examine alternatives to rote learning through the use of theater. A sub-separate preschool class participated in weekly theater lessons for a month....
Dates:
2022