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Operating as usual
06/26/2022
The latest on the MATE grads!
All through in 2022! None of the MATE students finished in time for the main university commencement in 2021, but throughout 2021 and 2022, seven MATEs earned their degrees. Above is a photo of the four who attended the...
07/18/2021
New article - Online access!
Active Theatre History “Every student I have ever had in a Theatre Methods course believes that a high school theatre course must include Theatre History. The challenge for these future teachers always is—How do you make a...
03/14/2020
In case anyone needs a few tips!
Teaching Online via Videoconferencing Here is a video I made based on what I have learned about designing and delivering synchronous online classes since 2012. I hope that my tips and ideas are helpful to others just starting this online...
08/20/2019
Taking a little time to look back and share some thoughts about the work in action.
Grad Assistants - Mastering the Art of High School Drama Before summer ends, here is a look back at the 2019 Catholic University High School Drama Institute (HSDI) through the lens of each of the two M.A. in Theatre Education students who were this year’s...
05/23/2019
The latest graduate educational drama practitioners!
“And....Scene!” The MATEs of ’19! Here are the 2019 graduates of our M.A. in Theatre Education program(MATE). Six of them showed up for Commencement in person. The seventh graduate teaches at the American International School in...
04/12/2019
Review the information your Theatre students need to know in a way that suits their learning style--in a script!
Stage Curtains Readers Theatre Script This product contains three versions of the same brief (2 pages long) script on types of Stage Curtains. It is written for 10 solo speakers and many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. (Note: You may add or subtract solo speakers to customize the script for the size of you....
03/04/2019
Technological Triumph!
Hybrid Class Victory Last week, DR507 – Drama in Education – met online and in person. Seven students attended the class session in the classroom in the Hartke Theatre complex and eight students signed on from as far away...
02/16/2019
Add this article to your collection for convincing the doubters:
Middle School Music and Theater Students Get Better Grades New research presents the best evidence yet that taking arts classes benefits kids academically.
02/01/2019
Read all about it--here!
“A Dramatic Approach to Learning: Teaching in role” Just published—my article "A Dramatic Approach to Learning: Teaching in role!" I have been waiting since October to see the article in print and share the news. The Australian journal Literacy...
09/17/2018
The Play. The Process. The Publication.
Newly Published One-Act Play A play for high school performers that has lots of female roles, no objectionable language or issues, conflicts and obstacles (but no romance) contemporary references, and simplicity in staging—that...
05/21/2018
MATE Updates, Online Courses, and the upcoming Summer!
Endings and Beginnings And…Scene! Congratulations to Michelle and Leah—our two newest Master of Arts in Theatre Education grads! They donned their graduate costumes and celebrated their accomplishments in Commencement 2018....
03/17/2018
Reaching out beyond the classroom walls and the campus!
Graduate Theatre Education - In Person and On Screen “It’s the next best thing to being there!” This was the catch phrase of the series of Bell Telephone commercials encouraging the use of Long Distance calling in the 1970s. Recently, it’s what I’ve...
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"Dr. Flynn's book is an easy to read, step-by-step guide to introducing the arts integration teaching technique known as tableau. Her writing is based on years of experience in working with students across the country, and as such, she is able to provide many useful tips on what to do and what not to do when engaging students in tableau. I highly recommend this book!"
amazon.com Tableau is the theatrical technique in which actors freeze in poses that create a picture of one significant moment in the play. Stillness and silence are the hallmarks of Tableau, so it’s understandable why this drama strategy appeals to teachers for classroom use! But to really get the m...
It's getting to close to that time of year again! Please share with anyone who may have volunteered to direct this year's play!
teacherspayteachers.com This script dramatizes the story of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. The lines of dialogue spoken by the characters are drawn from Bible text. The play is 13 pages long with a one-page Prologue and a one-page Epilogue. The action is divided into nine scenes:
TABLEAU Resources - Created to support Teachers and Teaching Artists who need written materials and classroom resources
GREAT ARTICLE!
"So the biggest challenges for me have always been how to create schools where what matters is that students are deeply engaged in what I call “making and doing” — something that the arts teach us how to do — the actual creation of knowledge and material."
"Of course you don’t get ahead without determination and persistence, and it’s one of the reasons I’m such an arts advocate. That’s what you learn in the arts: how to practice, how to work together, how to persist through difficult scenes, lines, choreography, etc...."
washingtonpost.com The author a new book, “When Grit Isn't Enough,” writes: “We can't 'no excuse' our way out of the way we have ravaged our education budgets or our cities and the way education has become synonymous with test scores.”
Ways to encourage and increase Arts Integration in schools
eschoolnews.com As the arts integration officer of Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland, it is the duty of my office to implement arts-integration strategies throughout this very large school system. …
Arts integration via Math with Marcia Daft!
enidnews.com The disciplines of art and mathematics are coming together at Enid Public Schools in a pilot program designed to keep elementary students more involved, and to deepen their understanding of
New Book - Read to the end for the discount code!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com File this under “Leaving Something Behind.” I just taught a graduate course called The History of Drama and Theatre in Education. I should probably say “offered a course” because what I really did was...
Worldwide Dramatic Learning Opportunities!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com My graduate students and I are in the midst of another online course. We meet and interact via web cams and microphones every Wednesday evening—no matter where we are located! This course (offered by...
Posters to guide artful Tableau work in educational settings: Visit http://www.artseducationonline.org/Tableau-Resources.html
Back in December, I did some Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre (CBRT) work in the Palm Beach County, Florida school district. The school system’s Education Network made a video about the work with students and teachers. CBRT actually goes beyond the title “Teaching English through Drama,” but the video offers a nice glimpse into the arts integration work!
A Kennedy Center artist uses theater to teach Palm Beach County school students math, science, English and social studies. This innovative program presented ...
A Theatre Educator Empowerment Conference on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the University of Maryland, College Park.
us14.campaign-archive2.com Learn acting strategies and technical theatre tips that you can apply with your students. Participate in experiential workshops with award-winning directors, lighting experts, set designers and other regional theatre education experts. THRIVE 2017 is a unique opportunity to connect and network with…
In case you or someone you know missed it! Students who want to start in the Spring 2017 semester need to begin the application process this fall. Online Drama in Education course begins January 9th!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com The Catholic University of America now offers a Graduate Certificate in Creative Teaching through Drama. This 5-course certificate may be earned completely online, on campus, or by taking a...
If you have ever wondered about the practical particulars of this process drama strategy, this new resource could help!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com What actually happens in a Teacher-in-Role Process Drama classroom session? I wanted to document the minute-by-minute experience of this kind of drama in action with high school students, so I joined...
Add to your credentials in the educational uses of drama - no matter where you live!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com The Catholic University of America now offers a Graduate Certificate in Creative Teaching through Drama. This 5-course certificate may be earned completely online, on campus, or by taking a...
This article features our own CUADrama recent M.A. in Theatre Education grad Amy Thompson discussing the play she wrote and the set she designed as part of her coursework for her degree. She had the unique opportunity of adapting the comic strips of her brilliant husband Richard Thompson into a play for young actors that premieres this weekend. I already have my tickets!
washingtoncitypaper.com Playwright Amy Thompson and Encore Theater's Sara Duke talks about adapting the hit Washington Post comic strip.
“Integrating the Arts into the Early Childhood Curriculum: A Powerful Medium for Young Children”
August 8-12, 2016
RELAX, RECREATE, AND LEARN THIS SUMMER
Spend five delicious summer days in the cool tranquility of a 17-acre farm in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the stimulation of a state-of-the-art arts-based school and teacher training center.
lucyschool.com Lucy School is an Arts-Based School and Teacher Training Center located in Frederick County, Maryland
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com The other night, I received an e-mail from a student I taught and directed in my very first year of teaching. I don’t know if she knew that this is Teacher Appreciation Week, but I do know that the...
I am looking for a Theatre teacher willing to workshop my one-act play with lots of female roles intended for production by high school students. Last year, it was performed by a high school in Arizona. Before submitting it for publication, I have been advised to seek another production* of my play.
(*A “production” could be a workshop production done during a class—not a full-scale production. It could even be a staged reading.)
Please contact me (or share this post) if this idea interests you or someone you know.
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com Attention High School Drama Teachers: Is anyone willing to read and react to a new play? I took a Playwriting course in the Drama Department that I teach in this past semester. Our final project was a...
Excellent local professional development for THEATRE teachers and artists this coming Saturday! The American Alliance for Theatre & Education Visit http://www.aate.com/events It's not too late to register!
"Many corporate consultants have bachelor’s degrees in acting and make a good living teaching improvisation, role play, and collaborative problem-solving to M.B.A.s. Yet universities with theater departments have failed to recognize that they have this resource in their own backyards." CUADrama The Catholic University of America
chronicle.com As technology and machines consume more and more of life, perhaps theater can help us remember what it means to act like a human.
Take a look at this just-out article in the Arts In Education Newsletter written my my colleague, co-author, and friend Lenore Blank Kelner.
Scroll down to "Stage Right" - "...a theatre term that designates the left side of the stage from the audience's viewpoint. When an actor moves across the stage, from stage right to stage left, the audience senses strong purposeful forward movement ― movement toward a goal. It is an appropriate metaphor for what drama/theatre can achieve for educators and students in our schools.
us8.campaign-archive2.com We are excited about a new series of Arts in Education Newsletters, which will focus on specific arts disciplines. In this, our first issue in the series, we focus on theatre and drama. You may notice that the articles are abridged in your inbox—this is to make it easier to scroll through the newsle…
What the teachers are saying...!
dramaticapproachestoteaching.com I recently led a professional development workshop for secondary educators in Arkansas and I am in the midst of leading an online course for the Kennedy Center. The teachers I have worked with have...
It makes you wonder why Theatre is not a required subject at all grade levels!
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