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Audio for Theatre (2nd Edition) - Lesson 13: Audio for Theatre - Speakers

Practical Technical Theatre

5:46

AUDIO FOR THEATRE: SOUND REINFORCEMENT LESSON 13, VIDEO 2 In any sound system, at home, in your car, in a stadium or in a theatre, the ultimate quality of the sound heard by your audience depends on the speakers, and where they are placed. The best digital recording on the...

02 - Positive Incentives

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Ways to establish positive incentives in your classroom. Rewards, class cash, and tracking charts.

# Classroom Management Toolkit # classroom management

A Guide to the Elizabethan Age

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A comprehensive guide to the Elizabethan Age, including historical details, the Elizabethan Theatre, and Staging the Elizabethan Play.

# Teacher Guides # theatre history

Posters: Quote a Day - Part 5 (Days 81-100)

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20 theatre-related quotes on posters and slide presentation, for the drama classroom. Part 5 of an 8-part series to complete 'one quote a day' for the school year. You have the option to use a printable version, or access the slide deck presentation link. Be sure to access the 'Guiding Questions and Reflections' that accompany these quotes.

# Quotes & Posters # poster

Mask in a Social Distanced or Virtual Classroom

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In this video, Todd Espeland demonstrates how to use Mask in a social distance or virtual classroom setting. Breakdown of topics/timecodes 0:00 to 6:13: Introduction -When Todd started working with masks -Why masks? 6:14 - 15:59: Discussing Mask in the Classroom 16:00 - 25:59: Health and Safety 26:00 - 50:52: Social Distance Classroom 50:53 - 1:00:22: Virtual Classroom 1:00:23 - 1:08: Building a Mask

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Distance Learning: Check In

Hosted by Matt Webster, Lindsay Price, Christa Vogt, Lea Marshall

40:39 1 resource

As many teachers take on a new and unexpected challenge of teaching remotely, we will take this PLC to check in, share tips and tricks, and offer support to each other.

# live PLC

Classroom Management

Hosted by Matt Webster, Lindsay Price, Maria Smith, Claire Broome

45:29 1 resource

We are halfway through the school year and it is time to assess which classroom management strategies are working, and which ones should be left in the rear view mirror. When classroom discipline has been less than ideal, the new year is a great time to hit the reset button. With a new semester comes new opportunities to fine tune your classroom management and get your classes ship shape. If your students are driving you crazy, this is the PLC for you!

# classroom management # live PLC

Self-Care and Wellness

Hosted by Matt Webster, Lindsay Price, Claire Broome, Gai Jones

45:36 1 resource

Right now teachers are being stretched thin. In this crisis they are expected to be counsellors, curriculum developers, IT specialists, cheerleaders and everything else their students need. Not to mention all the hats they wear at home for their own families. Teachers are taking care of everyone, but who is taking care of them! When you talk about caring for teachers, you need to start with self care. Because you can't take care of everyone else unless you first take care of yourself. So take a break, put on your favorite yoga pants, and join us for an energizing discussion on Self Care and Wellness.

# live PLC

The Adult in the Room - Understanding your relationship to your students

Hosted by Matt Webster, Lindsay Price

49:49 1 resource

New Drama teachers put a lot of thought into their relationship with their students as a way to build a successful classroom. They don't, however, put as much thought into their relationship to their students. Yet that relationship is the cornerstone of successful teaching. Join us for an interactive conversation about how to define your relationship to your students as you build your relationship with your students. New teachers, and teachers who are new to teaching Drama, are especially invited to this workshop that will focus on relationship building in the Drama Classroom.

# live PLC # classroom management

Exit Slip Prompts

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An exit slip is a question, a prompt, a rating, or a response to the day’s lesson. Here are 100 prompts for you to use in the classroom.

# Assessment # assessment # reflection

Business and House Management - Lesson 2: PSAs and News Releases - Patron Programs

Practical Technical Theatre

5:35

BUSINESS & HOUSE MANAGEMENT LESSON 2, VIDEO 4 Another way to expand community support is by organizing a patron program. It was reported in Megatrends 2000 that a vibrant arts community contributes to healthy community growth, so you will find the Chamber of Commerce to be supportive of efforts to...

02 - Tool of the Script

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This tool covers finding a script and directing proposal, the first, second, third, and fourth read.

# Teaching Students to Direct Toolkit

Lesson 6 of 10 in Stage Management Unit

Rehearsals Part Three: Final Preparations

by Karen Loftus

4 resources

In this lesson, students will explore the final preparations stage managers perform before heading into performance, and they go through a scheduling exercise.

# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management

Lighting for Theatre - Lesson 1: Reasons for Using Stage Lighting - Controllable Qualities of Light - Intensity

Practical Technical Theatre

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LIGHTING FOR THEATRE LESSON 1, VIDEO 3 The first thing we can control about light is the intensity. That is how bright or dim the light is. We can control the intensity of light by using dimmers and lighting controllers. Theatrical dimmers are a lot like dimmers people have in...

Lesson 3 of 17 in Creating Your Own Musical Unit

Introducing the Musical Theatre Form

by Laramie Dean

In this lesson, we define musical theatre and spend a little bit of time on the history and structure. Students also receive information on their performance and their independent written projects.

# Musical Theatre # musical theatre

Lesson 5 of 5 in Part One - Pre-Production Unit

Student Leadership - Stage and Production Management

by Karen Loftus

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This unit will allow students to explore the responsibilities of the stage manager and production manager. It may help you determine who the best students are for these roles.

# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management # production

The Empathy Project

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This project takes a scaffolded approach to creating the Empathetic Classroom. It guides students through five “links” of empathy: first with themselves, then others, then characters, then the audience/world, and finally into a culminating theatrical presentation. Along the way, it provides resources like reflection prompts, team-building games, safe-space guidelines, and support for executing the project in a classroom context.

Story Theatre Toolkit

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This toolkit offers a full, scaffolded framework for transforming stories into theatrical works. It includes 13 sections covering story selection, adaptation, narrator styles, staging techniques (like people-as-props), space adaptation, and sample scripts for performance.