Teaching as Performance Art is an approach to teaching and learning that centers on the performative aspects of teaching. The approach helps educators to understand the ways that understanding the arts and performance are central to being an effective educator. Furthermore, it centers dimensions of teaching that deconstructs performances from musicians, artists, and performers and connects them to the art of teaching and learning. Aligned with a centering of performance art is the focus on activating the imagination to explore what can be possible in teaching and engagement with students.
This talk will involve a training of seeing students as art and engaging with them like one would with a work of art. The 7 components of Teaching as a Performance Art are 1. Use of metaphor and analogy 2. Exhibit moral conviction/collective sentiments 3. Communicate confidence 4. Communicate confidence 5. Use rhetorical/open-ended questioning 6. Use your body and facial expressions as co-teachers 7. Use voice and tone as co-teachers.
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