I loved making tableaux in class as it was such a unique way of creating a scene and/or story without the use of our voices.

I felt nervous and excited, taking part in the arts is my passion, but I am also naturally very shy so it pushes me out of my comfort zone.

Anytime I have to improvise I feel very anxious, growing up I have always done dance and drama so I am used to having scripts and choreography to follow and countless rehearsals to practice until it is perfect, so coming up with something on the spot has been a great challenge for me.

I have loved having the creative freedom to explore new things in such a safe and supported environment, I have really enjoyed learning new things about drama such as mime. Mime was something I was a bit apprehensive about at first but I really enjoyed it. I have also appreciated getting to know people more by constantly working in groups. And I loved how hands-on and creative each lesson was, I also really enjoyed making the soundscape and making tableaux.

I have discovered that I love working creatively with a group, I have also really enjoyed sharing ideas and collaborating with my peers.

There are so many wonderful benefits to having the arts in schools, one of them being that students have the space to learn in so many different ways such as: Audibly, visually, kinaesthetically, and through reading/righting.
The arts can be very hands-on in areas such as dance and drama which can be great for visual and kinaesthetic learners but it can also be adapted for all types of learners by exploring sounds and how we can make them for audible learners and learning about the history of the arts by reading/ righting about it.

In the past few weeks, I have learned so much about myself as a learner, I know how I like to be taught (kinesthetic learning would be my preferred delivery) I feel that by knowing how I learn I can better help my students to learn.

As the weeks go by I am becoming a lot more relaxed in the space and I feel much more willing to try new things and go outside of my comfort zone even more than before.

I think that by using different drama activities to simulate real-life events, things, or people students can better express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

In drama it is required for students to work together to collaboratively create artwork. By working together students can encourage each other and have an opportunity to be creative. They will also be learning valuable lessons about sharing, teamwork, trust, and partnership.

Ensamble speaking by a group often using various voice combinations and contrasts to bring out the meaning or tonal beauty of a passage of poetry or prose.

Reader's theatre is a strategy for developing reading fluency. It involves children in oral reading through reading parts in scripts. In using this strategy, students do not need to memorize their part; they need only to reread it several times, thus developing their fluency skills. The best reader's theatre scripts include lots of dialogue.

Verbal dynamics is the interpretation of words through movement.

I have learned through the workshops that we can express an array of emotions through dance in a variety of different ways with different steps, actions, music, and tempo.

I have had to learn to "let go" which is not something that comes easily to me, but I have found that through dancing I have been able to do so much more freely, and it has been amazing.

It is the most important because as a teacher you need to be very adaptable and be able to go with the flow. We work with children and children can be very unpredictable at times. While this may cause stress it can also be so rewarding if you can learn to "let go" of the little things.

The rule of thirds is a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open.

Students will be excited and entranced by digital storytelling, It is also something that is readily available so they will be excited to participate and create their own visual artworks.

Also known as the wide shot, is oftentimes used as an establishing shot in a film, as it normally sets the scene and the character's place within it. This type of camera shot shows the full length of the subject while also including a large amount of the surrounding area of the film set.

A close-up shot is a type of camera shot size in film and television that adds emotion to a scene. It tightly frames an actor's face, making their reaction the main focus in the frame.

Also called a waist shot, in film and tv is a type of camera shot that shows the subject from the waist up. Medium shots draw attention to both the character and their surroundings by giving them equal space in the frame.