The 2024 Conferenc e Keynote
The Power of Improvisation and Hope in Teaching
Speaker: Anne Karabon, Ph.D., Wendell and Marlys Thompson Director of the School of Education, Counseling and Human Development, South Dakota State University
Responsive teaching cannot be scripted. It is multidimensional in nature, consisting of subject-matter knowledge, pedagogical decision-making, individual learner needs, and social and contextual factors. Equally important, responsive teaching requires creative, in-the-moment reactions to help students connect content to their lives. Through an interactive dialogue, Dr. Anne Karabon will outline ways that improvisational teaching builds on learner knowledge, experiences, and resources to enrich learning. By reducing the heavy lift required of students to draw bridges/connections to life, teachers create a space of possibility and foster a sense of belonging at school.
Dr. Karabon began her professional career as an early childhood and public elementary school teacher and received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in early childhood curriculum and instruction and Qualitative Research. Dr. Karabon is committed to partnering with community institutions to understand and address urgent social problems by generating insights into the authentic, multiple voices and perspectives of community members.
Speaker: Anne Karabon, Ph.D., Wendell and Marlys Thompson Director of the School of Education, Counseling and Human Development, South Dakota State University
Responsive teaching cannot be scripted. It is multidimensional in nature, consisting of subject-matter knowledge, pedagogical decision-making, individual learner needs, and social and contextual factors. Equally important, responsive teaching requires creative, in-the-moment reactions to help students connect content to their lives. Through an interactive dialogue, Dr. Anne Karabon will outline ways that improvisational teaching builds on learner knowledge, experiences, and resources to enrich learning. By reducing the heavy lift required of students to draw bridges/connections to life, teachers create a space of possibility and foster a sense of belonging at school.
Dr. Karabon began her professional career as an early childhood and public elementary school teacher and received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in early childhood curriculum and instruction and Qualitative Research. Dr. Karabon is committed to partnering with community institutions to understand and address urgent social problems by generating insights into the authentic, multiple voices and perspectives of community members.
