PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS

In these participatory workshops for teachers the atmosphere is stimulating, supportive, playful, and non-threatening, Sequential, in-depth outlines of each workshop are provided so you can take the activities directly into the classroom.

Most workshops are available in either 3-hour, full day, two-day and mini-course formats. Also available: Demonstration teaching and coaching in arts integration.

The Drama of Shakespeare (Part I)
Shakespeare's plays have been performed throughout the world for more than 400 years because they provide insight into universal and timeless themes of the human condition that still resonate for us today: Life, death, love, power, family, marriage, friendship, nature, art. In this workshop participants will explore how actors and directors use both verbal and non-verbal techniques to bring plays to life and how these rehearsal strategies can help students demystify the language, inhabit the imaginary world of the play, and connect to the themes, the dramatic situation, characters, setting, and time period. In this dynamic workshop, participants will be using excerpts from Romeo and Juliet to work on strategies that can be used in all the plays. (Other plays upon request.)
For Teachers of Grades 6-12
Maximum number of participants: 30

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More Drama from Shakespeare (Part II)
Picks up where the Drama of Shakespeare left off with fun and intriguing participatory activities that push teachers and students towards greater mastery over Shakespeare's stories and language.
For Teachers of Grades 6-12
Maximum number of participants: 30

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The Three "I"s: Intellect Imagination Intuition
For actors and directors, intellectual analysis, imagination and intuition all play a part in bringing characters to life on the stage. In this workshop, participants will engage in an exciting process that includes a careful reading and analysis of the script, creative writing, improvisation and visual art. These activities can improve students' reading comprehension, writing skills, critical thinking, and development of their visual/aural and kinesthetic imaginations.
For Teachers of Grades 3-12
Maximum number of participants: 30

From Page to Stage: Experiencing the Collaboration of Theater
Participants will experience the collaborative and cooperative aspects of theater when they create their own adaptation of a story and role play as playwrights, directors, designers, actors and audience.
For Teachers of Grades 3-12
Maximum number of participants: 30

From Page to Stage and Beyond-Using Media to Explore Storytelling
In this interdisciplinary workshop, participants will investigate the central issues of class systems and peer pressure by examining the plays and films of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and My Fair Lady, photography and other media in a series of sequential and integrated arts and literary activities. (Other plays/films include All My Sons and The Crucible, and others upon request.)
For Teachers of Grades 7-12
Maximum number of participants: 30

Improving Dialogue Through Drama
Students' ability to write effective stories often requires skill in writing dialogue. Since plays are stories told only through dialogue, improvising scenes provides an excellent way to help students create dialogue. In this workshop, learn ways to use the acting technique of improvisation to motivate students to create dialogue that reveals character, settings, and circumstances. Using unscripted scenes, based on a classroom text, experience a dramatic way to help students to speak and then write more dynamic dialogue.
For Teachers of Grades 3-8
Maximum number of workshop participants: 30