We’ve just undergone the greatest revolution in the history of humankind’s expressive capabilities. Every consumer is also a producer, symbiotically learning at rates we don’t fully understand. Educators embracing technology are discovering that success depends upon entirely new dimensions of classroom management for which there are no text books. Fortunately, there are plenty of people writing about the philosophies of some of today’s most innovative and prosperous organizations. Many of the guiding principles used by companies like Google, Pixar, and Second City to maximize their employees’ innovative productivity adapt perfectly in today’s classroom.
I certainly didn’t connect how the core tenets of improvisational comedy are the same principles that underly successful collaboration until I read the introduction to Yes, And. Kelly Lenord and Tom Yorton manage an entire arm of the Second City’s theater group that consults with the world’s most respected institutions to integrate concepts from improv. into the working environment. Below are 15 ideas from Yes, And that can increase student engagement in any classroom.
Classroom Culture
Leadership
21st Century Skills
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