Paperback. Most 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 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. A dynamic new way to boost kids' learning skills and get them engaged in classroom lessons The book is based on the educational programming offered by The Second City Training Centres in Chicago USA and Toronto, Canada. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0787996505
ISBN 13: 9780787996505
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: new

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Most 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 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.

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KATHERINE S. McKNIGHT, Ph.D., associate professor at National-Louis University and an onsite consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English, is coauthor of Teaching Writingin the Inclusive Classroom

MARY SCRUGGS, 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.

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