Data-Driven Curriculum for Today's Drama Teacher
The Drama Teacher Academy is a professional development site specifically for drama teachers.
It provides teachers with an ever-expanding set of tools to help them deliver quality standards-based education to their students, and is designed to help your district improve teacher effectiveness and student success at a reasonable cost.
New! Distance Learning Resources
The DTA has digital materials, self-directed online units, PLCs on Distance Learning, and lesson plans that can be used remotely.
We are also offering free access to the Practical Technical Theatre digital video series with your DTA membership
Standards-based Curriculum
- Full-year Drama One and Drama Two curriculum.
- Units ready for the classroom.
- Lesson plans for teachers and substitutes.
- Technology-forward: digital learning, video demos, hyperdocs.
- Assessments, rubrics, and reflections.
"I love feeling not so alone. I am the only drama teacher is my district and it can be very isolating. I spent my first year digging up my own curriculum for 6 different classes and now I have DTA and its members as my sounding board." - R. Baez
Online Professional Development
- Give your teachers new skills and professional development opportunities.
- On demand 24/7/365.
- Completion Certificates for proof of clock hours.
- State-Approved for renewal.
"It's totally worth watching the lesson tutorials. Simply listening to the experienced teachers discuss their approach makes it worthwhile. It is important to hear from outside experienced people in the theatre world." - K. Rodriguez
Drama Classroom Resources
- Posters, printable forms, templates and samples.
- Toolkits for production, rehearsal, creativity.
- Video demos to share in class.
- Scenes for classroom study.
"The materials are there in every subject area and concern, laid out very clearly and many times there are also videos to assist in understanding concepts, games, and procedures. These have been a lifeline for me." - J. Berry
Actual Questions from the Drama Teacher Academy Facebook Group
Community of Support
- Teachers can connect online with hundreds of colleagues from around the world.
- Access to a private Facebook group.
- Online PLC’s with Certificates of Attendance.
"This resource is better than any textbook. It is a living, breathing, up-to-date, real-life resource that should be in hands of every Theatre Arts teacher in the country." - K. Wallis
District/Group Pricing
We offer discounts for district groups. Get a quote by clicking on the button below. If you're an administrator looking to trial the materials for a group purchase, contact us at [email protected] and we can set you up with a trial account.