Teachers Left Behind in Katrina's Wake
Award winning Chicago comedy troupe, Wavelength, to perform for teachers affected by Hurricane Katrina in a week-long series of free comedy keynotes and improvisational workshops, in association with the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium (GCEIC) and the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Chicago, IL, February 25, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Award winning Chicago comedy troupe, Wavelength, to perform for teachers affected by Hurricane Katrina in a week-long series of free comedy keynotes and improvisational workshops, in association with the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium (GCEIC) and the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Teachers in the Southern Mississippi disaster area are working under horrendous conditions and could use a lift. Wavelength specializes in using focused humor to motivate and inspire educators and has strong ties to teachers in the area. Wavelength founder Jim Winter says, “We know research supports the use of humor in the classroom. We also know humor and laughter can renew people physically and mentally. In Mississippi, we hope to do both.”
The series of day-long professional development programs will take place in Biloxi, Picayune, and Petal, Mississippi starting on March 6th and continue through March 10th. The idea was born after Wavelength contacted GCEIC offering assistance and shows for educators working in affected areas. GCEIC Executive Director Dr. Tom Clarke responded, “We’ll be needing some humor here shortly.” The result: five free professional development days for teachers largely overlooked by relief efforts. The workshops will feature Wavelength’s award winning shows, The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Educators and A Funny Thing Happened Leaving No Child Behind. In addition, Wavelength will provide “use it tomorrow” classroom exercises in the use of humor, laughter and improvisation to improve student achievement.
Wavelength is an award –winning, culturally-diverse ensemble of 24 actors using humor as a vehicle for teacher training. They have performed for over 2000 educational organizations and over 1 million teachers, both nationally and internationally.
The Journal of Staff Development declares that, “Wavelength has mastered the art of teaching teachers through the use of humor.” Teacher Magazine describes Wavelength as being, “like an edition of Saturday Night Live written especially for educators.” For information on Wavelength, visit www.wavelength.biz. For information on the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium visit www.GCEIC.org.
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Teachers in the Southern Mississippi disaster area are working under horrendous conditions and could use a lift. Wavelength specializes in using focused humor to motivate and inspire educators and has strong ties to teachers in the area. Wavelength founder Jim Winter says, “We know research supports the use of humor in the classroom. We also know humor and laughter can renew people physically and mentally. In Mississippi, we hope to do both.”
The series of day-long professional development programs will take place in Biloxi, Picayune, and Petal, Mississippi starting on March 6th and continue through March 10th. The idea was born after Wavelength contacted GCEIC offering assistance and shows for educators working in affected areas. GCEIC Executive Director Dr. Tom Clarke responded, “We’ll be needing some humor here shortly.” The result: five free professional development days for teachers largely overlooked by relief efforts. The workshops will feature Wavelength’s award winning shows, The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Educators and A Funny Thing Happened Leaving No Child Behind. In addition, Wavelength will provide “use it tomorrow” classroom exercises in the use of humor, laughter and improvisation to improve student achievement.
Wavelength is an award –winning, culturally-diverse ensemble of 24 actors using humor as a vehicle for teacher training. They have performed for over 2000 educational organizations and over 1 million teachers, both nationally and internationally.
The Journal of Staff Development declares that, “Wavelength has mastered the art of teaching teachers through the use of humor.” Teacher Magazine describes Wavelength as being, “like an edition of Saturday Night Live written especially for educators.” For information on Wavelength, visit www.wavelength.biz. For information on the Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium visit www.GCEIC.org.
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Brad Harbaugh
773-209-1030
www.wavelength.biz
Sally Gonzalez
773-784-1012
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