Professional Development for Teachers
English Education 2: Plays in Senior English
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Unpack a new love for the English Curriculum in this special play-based PD session that asks if plays are meant to be played, how can English teachers approach this in the classroom?
This workshop will provide you with a useful guide for approaching a play text in Senior English, with a focus on collaborative learning and digital technology.
#Artist
Joanna Gardiner
Joanna Gardiner is Head of English at Somerville House, South Brisbane. She has co-authored several textbooks, including the series English is: English for the Australian Curriculum, published by Jacaranda Wiley and Shakespeare Unplugged: Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet for Cengage. In addition to presenting at local and national education conferences, she has taught English Extension, is a member of the District Review Panel for English, and has a passion for teaching Shakespeare, dystopian literature, Modernist poetry and literary theory.
