Apprenticeship in Pedagogy: Learning to Teach Theater through Participation in a University Extension Project

Abstract

This article concerns issues of apprenticeship in the professional academic training of theater teachers through a university extension project. I propose the formation of a teacher-artist, where artistic practice dialogues with pedagogical practice, enabling these processes to nurture one another in ways that contribute to renovate theatrical practice in the school environment. I justify the importance of undergraduates being actively immersed in their field from the premise that our own initial school experience is where we get our first lessons on how to become a teacher, understanding the importance of immersing the student teacher within the school environment in a partnership between school and university where learning is not distinct from doing.

English version: Leslie H. Damasceno