Act-Out Academics

4th grade students in Indianapolis using Angela's dramatic techniques to study Hoosiers as part of their Social Studies class.

Campers get in front of their peers and explore their improvisational skills.

The art of pantomime is introduced to the campers on their very first day.

Teachers in Italy using the dramatic technique of
Improvisation.

Professional educators learning to create a classroom lesson using Angela's storytelling technique.

Teachers present their tableau in this storytelling workshop.

Opening Night! On the last day, the campers present their wonderful skits to the parents.

Elementary students using dramatic techniques to better understand a Greek Studies Unit in their Social Studies class.

Italian educators enjoying a Professional Development workshop presented by Angela at a School for the Deaf in Torino, Italy.

The skits were preceded by a heartfelt and touching rendition of our national anthem performed by the campers in American Sign Language.

Angela follows up with each group to discuss how to use dramatic techniques in their lesson plans.

Audience participation is a vital teaching technique demonstrated in Angela's storytelling workshops.

Interactive story time with Pre-K students.

Teachers learn to create a lesson plan using Angela's dramatic techniques to integrate their subjects.

Teachers learning to create tableau story telling techniques from a picture postcard.

A scene from 'Deaf World Odyssey' written and directed by Angela V. Farrand.

Act-Out Academics is an organization developed by former
Gallaudet University Associate Professor Angela V. Farrand. AOA
provides in-service professional development workshops for educators and students. The workshops incorporate methods proven to enhance students’ core curriculum performance through the use of educational
drama techniques in the classroom.

"Using Drama Techniques to Teach a Variety of Subjects"
California Educators of the Deaf Conference
Asilomar, Monterey Bay
March 2-4, 2012
www.Cal-Ed.org

Please email avfarrand@actoutacademics.com for more information on professional development and youth workshop fees