Carrie Lobman and Unscripted Learning in the News!

Happy Holidays Everyone,

I had a very exciting December. On Friday December 14th the New York affiliate of WABC Eyewitness News aired a segment on Improv and Teaching featuring Unscripted Learning and the work of Allison Addison, one of the current Fellows in the Developing Teachers Fellowship Program at the East Side Institute.

Reporter Art McFarland visited Addison’s classroom in P.S. 399 in East Flatbush Brooklyn and observed her third-graders playing improv games – a new twist to classroom teaching that is ”giving kids a sense of what’s possible.” The segment introduced my work as a teacher educator and co-author with Matt Lundquist of Unscripted Learning: Using Improv Activities Across the K-8 Curriculum, and the Developing Teachers Fellowship Program that has brought improv into 30 schools across the tri-state area.

My favorite quote was when I said, “Improv supports children to grow and develop. And when you’re excited about that, you can learn anything!"

I hope you'll check out the clip at this link: Improv and Teaching on WABC You will have to scroll through several of WABC's recent education stories.

Have a Happy and Improvisational New Year.

Carrie