The Art and Craft of Teaching Dance from a TA Perspective: Lessons Learned and Issues Explored

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Jill I. Green, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: The idea for this presentation came from my experiences and thinking as Director of Graduate Studies in my department and as a teacher of a graduate course titled: Dance Pedagogy in Higher Education. Through discussion in this course and as an observer of classes taught by TAs, I became aware of a number of issues that arose when TAs taught courses in the department. I noticed that while training to perfect their craft of teaching dance, many TAs became unsure of their roles and responsibilities to their students, themselves, and their professors and/or teaching supervisors. They have multiple roles and responsibilities that can be difficult to navigate. Issues surrounding ideas such as power and philosophy emerged from these discussions and experiences as well.

Additional Information

Publication
National Dance Education Conference Proceedings
Language: English
Date: 2013
Keywords
TA, teaching assistant, students, responsibility, roles

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