{"product_id":"the-second-city-guide-to-improv-in-the-classroom-using-improvisation-to-teach-skills-and-boost-learning-paperback","title":"The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom: Using Improvisation to Teach Skills and Boost Learning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine S. McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Scruggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreaking company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its \u003ci\u003eImprovisation for Creative Pedagogy\u003c\/i\u003e program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas, and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SECOND CITY GUIDE TO IMPROV IN THE CLASSROOM\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreak- ing company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its Improvisation for Creative Pedagogy program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scores of ready-to-use exercises offered here can be used to teach a wide variety of subjects--including language arts, math, science, and social studies--as well as to build classroom community and develop cooperative learning skills. All of the lessons are linked to current national standards for the United States and Canada, and have been proven particularly effective with kinesthetic learners and students with attention difficulties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SECOND CITY GUIDE TO IMPROV IN THE CLASSROOM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This lively book reminds us that both real teaching and real learning are essentially exploratory, empowering, and downright fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--JEFFREY D. WILHELM, \u003c\/b\u003e author, Imagining to Learn and You Gotta BE the Book, winner of the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in English Education \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book offers wonderful resources for teachers interested in differentiating instruction and expanding the range of possibilities for students to think by visualizing, creating new possibilities, connecting and deepening meaning, sensing and feeling.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DONNA OGLE, \u003c\/b\u003e Ed.D., professor, National-Louis University and past president, International Reading Association \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The methods provided by McKnight and Scruggs are tried-and-true and have proven to be extremely successful with students of all ages.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--JESSICA ROGERS, \u003c\/b\u003e National Board Certified Teacher, Daniel Boone Elementary School, Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHERINE S. McKNIGHT, \u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D., associate professor at National-Louis University and an onsite consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ein the Inclusive Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY SCRUGGS, \u003c\/b\u003e is an actress, director, playwright, and educator. She is currently the head of writing and education programs for The Second City Training Center in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 7.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761390354720,"sku":"9780787996505","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6fdb7233d4cc06a11fdf311f71fcf9fd.webp?v=1780206325","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-second-city-guide-to-improv-in-the-classroom-using-improvisation-to-teach-skills-and-boost-learning-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}