One of the reasons I love theater and wish to teach it is because so many of its skills are applicable outside of theater itself. Character analysis helps with English assignments. Lights and sound break into physics. Building a set helps hone industrial tech skills (I totally geeked out when Teaching Theater had an article called "Gardner in the Scene Shop"!). A recent Teacher Lingo post talked about Improv...teacher style. Shortly after I found a CNN article via LifeHacker about improvisation helping in any workplace.
The article reviews three of the most basic rules of improvisation: yes...and, going with your gut, and teamwork. These rules can apply when working with fellow teachers or pulling students' thought during a discussion. Sometimes even overplanning falls through. This quick article is a good resource.
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