The Second City Guide to Improv in the Classroom: Using Improvisation to Teach Skills and Boost Learning

Most people know The Second City as an innovative school for improvisation that has turned out leading talents such as Alan Arkin, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey. This groundbreaking company has also trained thousands of educators and students through its Improvisation for Creative Pedagogy program, which uses improv exercises to teach a wide variety of content areas, and boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more.

Authors: Katherine S. McKnight, Mary Scruggs

Format: Paperback

Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780787996505

Publication date: 20080414