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Choreographing Creativity: Teaching as Artistic and Technical within the Curriculum of Composition views teaching as a combination of artistic and technical elements, similar to a figure skating or dance routine. Dr. Jennifer Bird presents a fictional story founded in factual teaching methods to illustrate this concept. The fifteen teachers in "Cohort for Change" join her on this journey to share snapshots of their classroom experiences and advice for educators who wish to reclaim classroom creativity in the current "teach to the test" culture of education.
Dr. Jennifer Lynne Bird currently teaches graduate and undergraduate classes for current and future teachers at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida. Of all the writing she has published, she feels the proudest of this book.The "Cohort for Change" Teachers contributed their writing to this book. The fifteen teachers are from schools in Martin County and Palm Beach County in Florida.
Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 Act I: Choreography of a JourneyChapter 4 Act II: SwitchbackChapter 5 Act III: Choreographing NarrativesChapter 6 Act IV, Scene 1: Take a RiskChapter 7 Act IV, Scene 2: Finding My OrbitChapter 8 Act IV, Scene 3: My JourneyChapter 9 Act IV, Scene 4: Is Teaching Really Your ThingChapter 10 Act IV, Scene 5: One Teacher's PhilosophyChapter 11 Act IV, Scene 6: If These Walls Could TalkChapter 12 Act IV, Scene 7: Making the DecisionChapter 13 Act IV, Scene 8: Making a Difference...the Road Less Traveled ByChapter 14 Act IV, Scene 9: Humor in the ClassroomChapter 15 Act IV, Scene 10: The Road Taken and Knowledge Gained Along the WayChapter 16 Act IV, Scene 11: The Good, The Bad, and The UglyChapter 17 Act IV, Scene 12: Enjoy Your JourneyChapter 18 Act IV, Scene 13: A Slithering AdventureChapter 19 Act IV, Scene 14: Ten Simple RulesChapter 20 Act IV, Scene 15: Lifelong LearningChapter 21 Act V: Choreographer for ChangeChapter 22 BibliographyChapter 23 IndexChapter 24 Biographies