The current President (Robin Pascoe) and Past President (me) of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA), at the International Drama in Education Research Institute (IDIERI) Conference in Singapore (July 2015).
It was great to be a member of the Early Years Research Group at the IDIERI Conference in July 2015. It had some great educators and researchers in it .
I did two presentations at the Conference. The first was sharing information about the developing conference work that I have been doing with Pie Corbett on ‘Talk and Drama for Writing’ .
My second presentation was with Assistant Professor Peter Duffy, from the University of South Carolina, about ‘Drama and Embodied Cognition’. It was an honor to be invited to present with him.
Peter also launched a book at the Conference, that I had contributed a chapter to. It is about a disastrous drama lesson I once did and what I learned from my mistakes. It is a great book.
I am owner of 'Inspiring Professional Development and School Improvement'. Prior to this, I was President of the International Drama Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) from 2010-13 and was Chair of National Drama (UK's leading professional association of Drama Teachers and Theatre Educators) for more than a decade (until November 2014). I was a Local Authority Arts Adviser for 11 years (from 2000) and a School Improvement Partner and Ofsted Inspector concurrently. I also led a successful local authority Music Service through change, from 2000 to 2002.
I am a professional writer and was a BBC Education Series Consultant and Scriptwriter. I also have published several books for teachers on teaching across the curriculum using 'Drama for Learning'.
I currently work internationally and in the UK, where I am the owner of 'Inspiring Professional Development and School Improvement', providing courses and conferences for schools on many subjects and issues. I also continue to develop and deliver my own drama courses in schools across the UK and abroad, as well as being an invited lecturer at several universities.
It was great to be a member of the Early Years Research Group at the IDIERI Conference in July 2015. It had some great educators and researchers in it .
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