Issue 3: September 2011

The workshop Dramaworkz ran in February with Juliana Saxton and Carole Miller
of Canada was a great success. If you have have a wish to have a workshop with someone special or on a particular drama aspect please let me know and I’ll see what I can do.

In the meantime:

Professor John O’Toole, University of Melbourne
will be in Dunedin on Saturday 26 November and running a workshop
from 9 am – 4 pm.

John is an international leader in the field of drama in education. He is the co-author of Pretending To Learn, that many of us have on our bookshelves, and many other texts. This is a very special opportunity – please email me now to ensure a place in the workshop or signal your interest. We are aiming to cater for both Primary and Secondary within the workshop. Click here for more information including registration details.

Are you all aware of Arts Online in the TKI website. The teacher resource bank
has a big and growing number of plans and resources you can readily down load.
Join the dramanet listserve, and or the primarynet listserve while you are in
Arts Online. Keep up to date with drama goings on in New Zealand.

And the other notable offering in New Zealand is:

Pedagogy of Possibilities

The 2nd Critical Studies in Drama in Education International Symposium

1 and 2 December 2011

"Dialogue cannot be carried in a climate of hopelessness. People trying to be more fully human not only engage in critical thinking, but must be able to imagine something coming of their hopes, their silence must be overcome by their search" - Maxine Greene

Presenters Confirmed:

Dr. Viv Aitken, The University of Waikato

Elizabeth Anderson, The University of Auckland

Associate Professor Michael Anderson, The University of Sydney

Associate Professor Penny Bundy, Griffith University

Dr. Helen Cahill, The University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Julie Dunne, Griffith University

Dr. Kelly Freebody, The University of Sydney

Professor Joe Norris, Brock University, Canada

Associate Professor Peter O'Connor, The University of Auckland

Professor John O'Toole, The University of Melbourne

RSVP and Register with Stacey Davis by 15 November 2011