Dr. Ann Siegle Drege

MA--Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English

PhD--University of North Dakota

Office Hours

• Tuesday: 2-4
• Wednesday: 1-3
• Thursday: 1-2
• By appointment

Teaching Interests

Active pedagogy, engaged teaching, modern and contemporary drama/playwrights, teaching Shakespeare, and drama/film adaptation

Research Interests

My teaching and research interests straddle both literature and pedagogy. My research particularly focuses on the use of active strategies, including drama, in the classroom. Drama and other active strategies help students engage with texts, ideas, and meaning-making, certainly with dramatic literature but also with fiction, poetry, and writing. I also do work with dynamic learning communities, creativity in student learning, supports for classroom teachers in their first years in the profession, and realism in modern/contemporary drama.

Awards and Honors

• President's Award for Teaching and Learning, SUNY Fredonia (2020).

Professional Membership

• New York State English Council
• American Alliance for Theatre and Education
• Modern Language Association
• National Council of Teachers of English

Intellectual Contributions

• "“Review of A Symphony of Possibilities: A Handbook for Arts Integration in Secondary English Language Arts.”," Montana English Journal (2022).

Presentations

• ""Engagement through Active Learning"," The President's Award for Excellence (2021).