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2019 · Pittsburgh

Stand Up, Improv, Fly: Performance Pedagogy and the Teaching of Writing

Session K.40

Area: Writing Pedagogies and Processes · family: Teaching and pedagogy

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Bridget Kriner Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH → Cuyahoga Community College two-year
Speakers Amy Anderson West Chester University, PA → West Chester University Why I Joined the Circus and You Should, Too: Overcoming Performance Gaps in the Composition Classroom
Speakers Rachel Balko Idaho State University, Pocatello → Idaho State University A Student Walks into FYC: The Composition Instructor as Stand-Up Comic
Speakers Jason Parker Texas Woman’s University, Denton → Texas Woman's University Concepts and Identities: Improvisational Comedy in the College Composition Classroom

Source

NCTE's program, near page 297 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Stand Up, Improv, Fly: Performance Pedagogy and the Teaching of Writing.” 2019 Convention Program, Pittsburgh, session K.40. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.