Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom: Methods and Strategies for the Beginning Teacher
If you're a preservice teacher planning to teach the theatre arts, an in-service secondary teacher considering a foray into teaching theatre, or a theatre professional considering the classroom, there's a lot to learn. But you don't have to know everything to teach well from the start, you just need Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom.\ Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom is the trusty guide that every new theatre teacher will be grateful to have as a ready reference. It's not an...
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If you're a preservice teacher planning to teach the theatre arts, an in-service secondary teacher considering a foray into teaching theatre, or a theatre professional considering the classroom, there's a lot to learn. But you don't have to know everything to teach well from the start, you just need Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom. Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom is the trusty guide that every new theatre teacher will be grateful to have as a ready reference. It's not an encyclopaedia on secondary theatre, but a collection of the musts that every beginning instructor needs to know. Theoretical, practical, and friendly, Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom introduces key instructional methods and successful strategies and works through the problems of practice that face all instructors, regardless of their experience. With discussions of finding appropriate spaces (both personal and physical), assessing students' learning, encouraging involvement, and more, you'll find the crucial information you need to hit the ground running. Authors Patterson, McKenna-Crook, and Swick provide numerous illustrations, model letters to parents, work samples, rubrics, checklists, and example test questions to show you precisely how the nitty-gritty of theatre education plays out. In addition each chapter contains suggested extension activities for students, Internet links to valuable resources and research materials, and experience-won hints on topics of specific interest to the new theatre teacher. If you're new to theatre instruction, take a few notes from people who have been there and want to help you make the most of the experience. Read Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom, keep a dog-eared copy nearby, and raise the curtain on an exciting new act in your professional life.
Preface viiAcknowledgments xiNational Theatre Standards: American Arts Instruction Undergoes a Radical Change 1Five Basic Areas of KnowledgeTheatre Standards for Grades Five Through EightTheatre Standards for Grades Nine Through TwelveKey TermsSignificant Changes DemandedDocument the Teaching of Standards in PlanningExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsPlanning: Think Forward-Plan Backward 16School PlanningThe Calendar and PlanningCurriculum PlanningCourse PlanningUnit PlanningDaily Lesson PlanningPlay Production SchedulingPlanning with ParentsPlan for SupervisorsPlan for SubstitutesPlan to Manage Your ClassroomMonitoring and Adjusting the PlanExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsThe Teacher in the Classroom: Getting Started 39Teaching Methods and Learning ActivitiesTeacher-Centered MethodsStudent-Centered MethodsFour Sample Learning ActivitiesSome Teaching StrategiesClassroom Procedures and ExpectationsClassroom ManagementDiversity in Your ClassroomGender in Your ClassroomYour WayExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsAssessment: Finding Out What They Know 66What to Assess?Why Assess?Assessing Performances, Design Projects, Playwriting, Improvisations, and Similar ActivitiesAssessing Intellectual Progress: Objective and Essay TestsCheck and Double-CheckContent Validity and TestReliabilityExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsIntegrated Teaching Across the Curriculum: Assisting Discovery 95Five Horizontal ProjectsChallenges Inherent in Project-Based AssignmentsThe Teacher and the SchoolExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsThe Teacher and School Productions-Philosophical Considerations: Building Bridges 104Find Out What's Happened BeforeYour Production PhilosophyInvolve StudentsCensorshipLong-Range Plans for the School Theatre ProgramRevisit Your ChoicesExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsThe Teacher and School Productions-Practical Considerations: Doing the Job 117Work with the Arts CoordinatorCopyright ConsiderationsSpace ConsiderationsScheduling ConsiderationsFinancial and Other Resource ConsiderationsDirecting ConsiderationsExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsResources for the Theatre Teacher: Discovering the Possible 133Classroom MaterialsProfessional OrganizationsBooks, Journals, and Related SourcesCommunity ResourcesExtension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsPutting the Pieces Together: Communication, Collaboration, and Creation 143What Can Young People Gain from Theatre Education?What Qualities Will You Bring to Students as a Theatre Teacher?Extension ActivitiesStay ConnectedHelpful HintsSample Audition and Rehearsal Communication Documents 151Response Form for Play Selection and Resource Portfolio Rubric 157Rubric: Resource Portfolio for the Beginning Teacher 159Index 161
