Sean Layne Focus 5 COCA Seminar ACTING RIGHT

Sean Layne Focus 5 COCA Seminar ACTING RIGHT Building a cooperative, social and kinesthetic community Behavior is: a literacy, a choice, contextual Self regulation vs. Behavioral discipline Reflective brain vs. Reactive brain

Building a cooperative learning environment Actor’s toolbox Cooperation challenge Concentration circle One-minute challenges

Students need to be focused, calm and balanced. The Actor’s Toolbox Turn on music and students make a circle. Students sign “contract” to use 5 tools. Bring your body, voice, imagination your skill of concentration, cooperation. Teacher observes, interprets and responds to behaviors

CONCENTRATION IS A SKILL THAT CAN BE TAUGHT THE CONCENTRATION CIRCLE Turn on music. Bodies in neutral position, eyes on a focal point. Stand in neutral for 1 min. Distraction Options: teacher walks around, student makes faces, student makes sounds Remind to “talk back to your brain”. “If your x is moving, you are not the boss of your brain. Become the boss!”

COOPERATION CHALLENGE INCLUSIVE GROUPINGS: everyone CAN get in groups. If anyone is not in a group, everyone goes to the Observation deck. Ex. : By the time I count to 6, form a group that has: more than 2, less than 4, at least 1 boy, someone wearing the color black, etc. . EXCLUSIVE GROUPINGS: everyone CANNOT get in groups. End with most in the Observation Deck and 1 -2 students on the playing field. Ex. : By the time I count to 6, form a group that has: only 2, only one person born in May, an odd number, only 1 girl, etc. . OBSERVATION DECK REFLECTION: What happened? Why were we not successful? What’s going to change when we try again?

ONE MINUTE CHALLENGES 1. THINK (cross arms once you have an idea) 2. SHARE (open arms when ready to share) 3. PLAN *What should we make? What parts do we need? What part will you play? 4. CREATE use fixed focal point, motionless, no props, multiple physical levels, expression, concentration offer feedback instead of praise

MANAGEMENT VOCABULARY Are you strong enough to control your voice/body? I am confused why you are choosing not to control your voice/body right now. What does controlling your body look like right now? Is your body calm/mind focused/emotions balanced? Are you helping or hurting the team? What should you have told your brain? Are you strong enough to be the boss of your brain?