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This is the story of the evolution of the Drama for Schools professional learning program. Told through the learning of its leaders and participants and the growth of the art integration program beyond its inception. It is a primer on how to re-centre teachers and students as the driver of the effort to improve education through the arts.
About the author
Kathryn Dawson is a teaching artist and associate professor of theatre at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is head of the graduate program in Drama and Theater for Youth and Communities, a Provost's Teaching Fellow, head of the Creative Collaborations for the Planet Texas 2050 transdisciplinary research initiative, and director of Drama for Schools.
Beth Link is an assistant professor in the Department of Art Education at the University of North Texas where she founded the Art Teacher Inquiry Collective, a research and mentorship group for beginning visual art teachers.
Stephanie Cawthon is the Catherine Mae Parker Centennial Professor in Education and a graduate advisor in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Austin, with a courtesy appointment in Special Education. She serves as the director of research and evaluation for Drama for Schools as well as the executive director of the National Disability Center for Student Success.
Lara Dossett is assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. She serves as the Professional Learning Coordinator for Drama for Schools.
Summary
This is the story of the evolution of the Drama for Schools professional learning program. Told through the learning of its leaders and participants and the growth of the art integration program beyond its inception. It is a primer on how to re-centre teachers and students as the driver of the effort to improve education through the arts.
