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Here's a unit you can use that combines technology, drama, and cross-curricular learning. Talk about a multi-purpose activity! Since the unit involves speeches, it's probably best-suited to …
I'm not done with the graveyard just yet. (Did you check out our in-depth blog post from earlier this week? It's a Research and Write Unit based on a tombstone.) Here we have two pictures fr…
Episode 83: Playwright and Drama Teacher Matt Webster Matt Webster talks about what it's like to teach drama teachers, the biggest mistake he sees new drama teachers make, classroom manageme…
I was recently in Mobile, AL and came across a 19th Century graveyard – all the stones inside were from the early- to mid-1800's and a lot of the graves were of young men, women, and c…
Jennifer Stafford of Owensboro Middle School is in the middle of rehearsing Hoodie for the KTA middle school festival. She generously shared this "Positive and Negative Post-it Exercise" she…
Episode 83: Is a Healthy Arts Community Possible? Owensboro, KY is a mecca for drama teacher Carolyn Greer. The arts are not only supported in her school, but by her school board, and her co…
I was one of those math and science kids. But I also loved drama. I started university as a computer science student but left with a degree in theatre. I enjoyed studying calculus, chemistry…
Cross-curricular projects are awesome in theory, especially in the drama classroom. They are a great way to demonstrate comprehension by taking information in one form and applying it to ano…
Episode 82: Playwright Dara Murphy Dara Murphy wrote her first play in high school for a class project and her teacher submitted it to us. At the time Dara was the youngest playwright in our…
"There are two ways of spreading light " to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ~Edith Wharton I was very lucky growing up where I did. I grew up in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Po…
The Best Writing Exercise ever? How can there be just ONE? Surely there's a different "best" exercise for playwrights or novelists or poets? It's impossible to make that claim! I am making t…
Episode 81: Movement and the Student Actor La Tasha Do'zia-Earley used our play Emotional Baggage with her students as an introduction to the Laban movement  technique. How does she encou…
Peer Evaluation (or "No, you can't say Jimmy sucks.") Why use Peer Evaluation? Peer evaluation is a process whereby learners give feedback to other learners. It is key to the learning proces…
One of the keys to Classroom Management is getting students to work well together. Group work is tricky if students don't know one another. Why should I share something with this guy who doe…
Episode 80: Stage Manager Tiffany Lyn Meadows Tiffany Lyn Meadows started stage managing as a senior in high school having no idea how to put together a prompt book or call a show. Now she's…
Ten Questions Every Teacher Needs To Ask (When did you last ask #3?) How often do you self-evaluate? Teachers ask students to evaluate themselves all the time. Self-evaluation is an importan…
Enjoy this replay of our live Drama Teacher Hangout. We talked with Matthew Webster about the unique issues that drama teachers face managing their classrooms. Topics covered: The biggest mi…
One of the keys to Classroom Management is getting students to work well together. Group work is tricky if students don't know one another. Why should I share something with this guy who doe…
Episode 79: Playwright Jeffrey Harr Jeffrey Harr is a English Teacher with a sparse theatre background. He was handed the student one act play festival with no guide or instruction. How did …
Drama Teachers – Looking for lesson plans? Look no further! Here is a big ole' list of links to Lesson Plans for Drama Teachers. See the bottom of this post for a printable PDF version…
This week we’re looking at something that isn’t from a movie but it’s so brilliant that I just had to share it here. It’s Robert Carlyle in a commercial for Johnnie W…
One of the keys to Classroom Management is getting students to work well together. Group work is tricky if students don't know one another. Why should I share something with this guy who doe…
Here’s a great set of photos from Power Play by Lindsay Price. Thanks so much to Elizabethann Loffredo and Pinecrest Prep Middle High School.The post Power Play Production Photos…
Episode 78: Develop Your Critical Thinking Skills Craig and Lindsay get specific about why they didn't like the shows they saw in New York and how you can develop your own critical thinking …
Ordered Chaos: Balancing structure and creative activity in the drama classroom Note: There’s a link at the end of this post to a printable PDF version of this article. "The number one…
