Drama Teacher Learning Centre

A great way to engage students is to bring popular culture into the classroom. From celebrity headlines to social media trends, students are highly engaged in pop culture and are always eager to discuss and debate the latest trends. Here are three ways you can use pop culture as a tool to engage your students.

New to teaching drama? You’re juggling lesson plans, lunch duty, rehearsals, and a steep learning curve - all without a mentor. The New Drama Teacher Survival Toolkit (https://www.theatrefolk.com/giveaways/new-drama-teacher-survival-toolkit) helps you focus on what matters most: the core skills and strategies to build a strong foundation, find your flow, and feel confident in your classroom.

We see you, theatre teacher. Juggling lesson plans, rehearsals, last-minute casting changes, and everything in between. You do it all with creativity, heart, and a whole lot of patience. We know the job isn’t always easy, and that’s why we’re here.

As theatre teachers, we know that drama classes are important, but when schools and students are faced with challenging times, the value of those classes is often questioned. Complicated issues like budget cuts, school board elections, and social upheaval can put a target on a drama program, and when that happens it’s important to be able to articulate the value of drama classes in schools. Here are three illustrations of drama’s impact beyond a typical school setting:

Being a drama teacher is incredibly rewarding, but it’s also deeply misunderstood. From long rehearsal hours to teaching real academic content, theatre educators often find themselves having to justify the value of what they do.