Teaching out of the Box

Synopsis
Two English teachers are taken to a secret location and challenged to produce an imaginative and exciting Year 7 Shakespeare lesson inspired by objects they are given in a box. Sarah Mark and Lew Rolfe are English teachers at Acland Burghley School in North London. They arrive at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, where they meet the theatre’s "Lively Action" workshop leader, Yolanda Vazquez. She encourages them to make the most of the spoken word when teaching the works of Shakespeare, and, with the help of objects provided by theatre director Bill Buckhurst and English Professor Richard Schoch, they embark on planning a practical lesson on Romeo and Juliet.
Series
Ks3 English: Out of the Classroom into the Theatre
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
18 Jun 2009 at 20:30 (Channel: Teachers' TV)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Contributor
Yolanda Vazquez

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama; Education
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); teaching; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Notes

Notes
The programme schedule is designed to fit into teachers’ working days, broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week on digital satellite and cable, and overnight on digital terrestrial TV. Programmes are also available on the supporting website (www.teachers.tv), allowing viewers to watch or download programmes. 
General
Teachers’ TV was launched on 8 February 2005, and is aimed at everyone involved in education — governors, managers and support staff as well as teachers. Programmes demonstrate lessons with innovative teaching ideas, examples of good practice, reviews of available resources, documentaries on educational issues and the recordable resources made by the BBC and Channel 4, among others.

Online Availability

Online URL
http://www.teachers.tv

Production Company

Name

Teachers’ TV

Email
info@teachers.tv
Web
http://www.teachers.tv/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7182 7430
Address
6-18 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LN
Notes
Funded by the Department for Education, Teachers’ TV was a producer and supplier of over 3,600 free videos and lesson resources to support the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Previously broadcast on digital television, the service became exclusively online from 31 August 2010, with programmes being available for free online viewing or download. Thge DfE terminated the contract with Teachers TV and delivery via the website ceased on 29 April 2011, with the programmes being offered to educational distributors free online delivery. Further details from the DfE website Until 29 April 2011 programmes from Teachers Television were streamed on the website and available for download to registered users (free registration). Programmes are aimed at primary and secondary school teachers in all subject areas, as well as headteachers and governors, and include observation of teaching sessions, materials for use in the classroom and discussion of issues relevant to education. Teachers TV was funded by the Department for Education but the contract ended in April 2011 and the programmes are being offered to educational distributors to deliver free at the point of use from their websites. Details of which titles are available in this way are on the DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv

Distributor

Name

TES Resources

Web
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/ External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Teaching out of the Box". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72241 (Accessed 08 Nov 2024)