戲劇教師培訓課程有感
文秀霞 /2015-16教師學員
「戲劇教學」的課堂與平常的課堂大有不同，是教學的「範式轉移」，把「以教師為中心」的學習轉向「以學生為中心」，然而在學校推動「戲劇教學」是一項富挑戰性的工作。
雖然認識「戲劇教學」已經好一段日子了，在平日的教學中，也會鼓勵學生透過戲劇表達自己的情感。然而，要有規劃地上一節真真正正的戲劇課，做一台戲劇，卻是一門學問。在朋友的介紹下，參與了「教師戲劇培訓課程」，使我在學校推行戲劇教學更具信心。
此戲劇教學課程是learning by doing的一個實證。課程包括戲劇教學的理論，以經驗為起點，過程中讓學員透過分享和反思，深入處理和轉化每次經驗，成為推行「戲劇教學」的動力，並藉著實踐而驗證「戲劇教學」的真確性。
整個課程最終是讓教師能自行推行「戲劇教學」，按校本的需要自行修訂。在課程當中，讓我認識「戲劇教學」的目的、「戲劇教學」的方法、評估，並透過欣賞學校戲劇及青年劇場，了解其編、導、演及如何在舞台實踐。同時，透過戲劇欣賞、觀課交流、公開演出等，讓我對「戲劇教學」又有深一層的體會。
這個課程的完結正標誌著另一教學的起點，期望能透過「戲劇教學」，發揮學生的創意，提升其自信；同時，為學生提供表演平台，讓他們學以致用，享受藝術帶來的樂趣。
豐富了我的教學活動
鄭敬恩Maggie /2017-18教師學員
戲劇教育對我來說，是全新的學習領域。我讀書的時代，不論中小學，也沒接觸過戲劇教育。
未修讀這課程時，我認為戲劇教育只是一種課外活動，讓老師訓練學生參加學校朗誦節或學校戲劇表演而已。有些學校視戲劇教育為資優課程，挑選精英學生參與，於各學校大型活動或各慶祝典禮作為餘興節目。
但修讀課程後，我了解戲劇教育能設計為照顧學生個別差異的課程。每位學生能享受戲劇教育的樂趣，增加他們的學習興趣和提升他們的語文能力。戲劇教育也能幫助提高學生的協作能力、解難能力和協助他們發揮創意。
課程令我大開眼界，豐富了我的教學經驗。有別於傳統師範課程，學員在戲劇教師培訓課程中，經常以學生身分，體驗不同的戲劇教學活動。Learning by doing的授課模式令教師能體會各教學活動，增進自己的教學技巧。課程也提供了不少教案和活動工作紙樣本，令課程更具實用性，絕對不只是紙上談兵。
感謝導師錢Sir, Miss Wong和Miss Poon的指導，很享受做你們的學生。你們對教學的熱誠，令我佩服不已。
Building a liking for drama
June Tse / 2017-18 participant
This year is going to be a remarkable year for me - I enrolled a one-year part-time course about speech, drama and teaching skills hosted by HKTDA after reading a flyer about this course one day in the staff room at my serving school.
This is one of the quickest decision I have ever made in my life. I expect I have to do lots of talking and thinking instead of being bored in my seat, and the course does not upset me. I and other classmates, in which most of them are frontline teachers and some are teaching candidates, have lots of opportunities to experience how to act and deliver lines on a stage in a professional manner. Yet this course is more than assisting us to become actors or actresses. I and some of the classmates, have chances to design and implement a 30-min drama lesson in class. With critical and constructive feedback given by instructors after each teaching demonstration, I gain insights on conducting a drama lesson and using drama as a tool to teach in subjects like general studies/ liberal studies and General English.
Despite time constraint and tight teaching schedule, I attempt to deploy some drama conventions in classrooms, of which students can get involved in lessons in a positive way.
Times flies. Almost time for this course, I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards Miss Apple Wong, Mr Benedict Tsin and Miss Joyce Poon. Thanks for your teaching and constructive advice throughout the year. I am also very glad to have nice and experienced teachers to be my classmates. I hope building a liking for drama could be one of the reason to stay everybody connected after this course.
And most importantly, drama is fun!
Ngan Hoi Ying /2017-18 participant
About half a year ago, I had my first drama education lesson with the HKTDA. Out of my expectation, the instructor immediately filled me with awe by giving us a task — improvisation. The instructions were simple: get into groups, devise a short play, then act it out. We took the challenge and started our discussion spontaneously. Although most of us did not have much performing experience, we were all amazed by the creativity that everyone had shown when it's over. Since then I came to understand that drama is for everyone — whether we are young or old, new or experienced — it has the magical power that activates part of the most instinctive response of human.
Throughout the course of the programme, I was actively engaged in a range of activities such as doing improvisations, playing theatre games and participating in lesson demonstrations. Not only had I learnt about the theories and practice of teaching speech and drama, but by doing so I also realised the benefits of drama education on students’ whole-person development. Just to name a few: it can enhance language development and thinking skills, nurture confidence and creativity, broaden one’s mind and life experiences...And most importantly, drama is fun!
Coming to the end of the programme, I am truly grateful to Mr. Tsin, Miss Wong and Miss Poon, who devoted themselves to making it an enjoyable and eye-opening learning experience for all of us. As I am graduating to be an English teacher this year, I really look forward to incorporating drama conventions into my lessons. I would like to take this opportunity to invite all of you who aspired to become educators to embark on the journey of drama education and make use of this magical switch to unleash the potentials of our students!
