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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    Tina Barone shares how a focus on student identity creates a caring and collaborative community for learning in a theatre classroom.

    Join theatre educator Tina Barone in an exploration of a unit on pantomime for upper elementary students that focuses on celebrating each student’s individual identity in order to create a collective identity as a theatre community.  As she shares the unit, Tina will provide  examples of student work and the amazing impact that celebrating identity had on her students, including better student engagement and a sense of belonging. Take away strategies and tips to use or modify this lesson plan in your own classrooms.

    Tina Barone

    Tina Barone is a New York City native boasting two decades of teaching expertise. Armed with a theater performance degree and a masters in elementary education from Wagner College, Tina's mission is to unearth the potential within each student. Her classroom thrives on diversity and creativity, cultivating interactive learning experiences. Beyond academics, Tina imparts life skills and values through community engagement and workshops. With an unshakable belief in the untapped potential of all, Tina's influence extends well beyond her 20 years in education, leaving behind an inspiring legacy of empowerment and growth.

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  • Contains 8 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 06/26/2018

    Adjudicator training for scoring Thespy student events. Revised July 19th, 2023.

    This Thespy Adjudication Course has been designed for training adjudicators who will be viewing and scoring student work as a part of the EdTA Thespy program. 

    The course provides an overview of scoring student work using a rubric, then demonstrates how to use these skills with the rubrics for Thespy events.  The learner should download and save or print the exemplar rubrics found in the "Handouts" tab of this course to use while moving through the course modules.  Upon completion of the training, the user may print a certificate as proof of training which may be presented if required for either Thespy adjudication at the International Thespian Festival or for Thespy adjudication at a Chapter qualifying event.  

    NOTE:  Online adjudicator training should be combined with an in-person practice session to allow the adjudicators to deeply understand how to apply the rubric and come to a common agreement on the meaning of each descriptor.  This process is called "norming". 

    Ken Bolinsky

    Arts Curriculum and Assessment Consultant

    Ken Bolinsky holds an MFA in Directing from Syracuse University and is a licensed arts educator who taught theatre on both the secondary and post-secondary levels for more than twenty years. As an educational consultant he's worked with national, regional, state and local educational and arts organizations to develop standards-based curricula, instructional formats and assessment methodologies in the arts, and served fourteen years as State Coordinator of the NEA's Poetry Out Loud initiative for the Mississippi Arts Council. 

    Ken is also a stage director with seventy-seven productions under his belt, covering the gamut of educational, community, and professional theatre. With credits ranging from New York's Off-Broadway to Chicago's Off-Loop, he is a member of two theatrical Unions: Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and Actors' Equity Association.

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  • Contains 13 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 09/08/2023

    Adjudicator training for scoring Thespy student events. Revised July 19th, 2023.

    This Thespy Adjudication Course has been designed for training adjudicators who will be viewing and scoring student work as a part of the EdTA Thespy program. 

    The course provides an overview of scoring student work using a rubric, then demonstrates how to use these skills with the rubrics for Thespy events.  The learner should download and save or print the exemplar rubrics found in the "Handouts" tab of this course to use while moving through the course modules.  Upon completion of the training, the user may print a certificate as proof of training which may be presented if required for either Thespy adjudication at the International Thespian Festival or for Thespy adjudication at a Chapter qualifying event.  

    NOTE:  Online adjudicator training should be combined with an in-person practice session to allow the adjudicators to deeply understand how to apply the rubric and come to a common agreement on the meaning of each descriptor.  This process is called "norming". 

    Ken Bolinsky

    Arts Curriculum and Assessment Consultant

    Ken Bolinsky holds an MFA in Directing from Syracuse University and is a licensed arts educator who taught theatre on both the secondary and post-secondary levels for more than twenty years. As an educational consultant he's worked with national, regional, state and local educational and arts organizations to develop standards-based curricula, instructional formats and assessment methodologies in the arts, and served fourteen years as State Coordinator of the NEA's Poetry Out Loud initiative for the Mississippi Arts Council. 

    Ken is also a stage director with seventy-seven productions under his belt, covering the gamut of educational, community, and professional theatre. With credits ranging from New York's Off-Broadway to Chicago's Off-Loop, he is a member of two theatrical Unions: Stage Directors & Choreographers Society and Actors' Equity Association.

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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    Learn how to start or improve your elementary theatre program with theatre educator Jennifer Ridgway.

    Starting an Elementary Theatre Program; five tips for making the switch from panic to play. 

    Learn how to start or improve your elementary theatre program with theatre educator Jennifer Ridgway.

    This detailed webinar breaks down the art of teaching drama in the elementary grades into easy to use sequential steps that offer practical tips you can start using right away.  Use theatre vocabulary and various dramatic strategies to create a safe, low risk, learning environment for students and teachers.

    Jennifer Ridgway

    Jennifer Ridgway is a teaching artist and Imagineer consultant who activates artistry, amplifies ordinary stories, increases empathy, agitates change, and creates joy.  Since receiving her MFA (UNC-Greensboro), she earned a certificate in Arts/Culture Strategy (University of Pennsylvania). She is an inaugural cohort member of Anti-Racist Educators of the Arts Learning Lab (A-REALL). In 2016, she co-founded the Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic to support, empower and advocate for mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists. In 2020 she launched Yard Dramas to bridge connections, increase learning and grow new ideas, pathways, and solutions to challenges!

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      • Junior Thespian Troupe Director - Free!
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  • Contains 12 Component(s) Recorded On: 07/10/2023

    Updated July 2023. Training for adjudicating productions for feed back and/or productions submitted to be considered for inclusion at the International Thespian Festival.

    Welcome to the Production Adjudication Training, originally published in 2021, updated July of 2023. It is required that all adjudicators go through regular training, whether you are a veteran adjudicator who has not gone through the training in the past 5 years or someone new to the process. Thank you for investing your time to be part of this important service we provide our member schools and students. 

    In the first half of this course you will watch five training videos. After each of the first four there is a short quiz or discussion prompt.  You must complete each section to move on to the next portion of the training.  When you finish the 5th Video section of the training you will be asked to download an adjudication form and then view and score the first 40 minutes of a production of "She Stoops to Conquer".  You will submit your completed form to The Learning Center, using the upload function in the last section of the course. (If you cannot open a Microsoft Word document, download the .pdf version of this form from the handout tab).

    To be an adjudicator, you need to have a strong knowledge of all the aspects involved with putting on a quality show. Adjudicators are expected to be knowledgeable about directing, acting and the technical aspects of a production. Being an adjudicator is an important and time-consuming job. You need to be able to commit the time to view a show, and the hours involved afterwards when you will be completing the adjudication form. 

    We thank you for your interest in being a show adjudicator. EdTA could not offer this valuable service without you.  If you have any questions, please email events@schooltheatre.org

    Production Adjudication Committee and EdTA Events Team


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  • Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 05/19/2023

    2022-2023 International Thespian Officer Catie Jamieson leads a conversation about student mental health and how teachers and schools can help.

    Learn about what works and what doesn't work from a student perspective when dealing with student mental health.  Three students in the EdTA leadership program share their experiences in an honest conversation about mental health from their perspectives. 

    Catie Jamieson

    2022-2023 International Thespian Officer

    Educational Theatre Association

    Catie Jamieson is a 2022-2023 International Thespian Officer from Troupe 6309.  Her goal as an International Thespian Officer (ITO) is to advocate for mental health awareness as part of the #TheatreInOurSchools efforts and other theatre advocacy movements. Catie feels that it is important for teens to be taught the importance of mindfulness and to have healthy stress-release tactics. By advocating for mental health on a national level, she hopes that Thespians will feel more empowered and heard.

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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate Recorded On: 03/14/2023

    Join Equity Stage Manager and Theatre Educator Cheryl J. Williams as she shares the results of a pilot in rural America introducing culturally responsive teaching in tech theatre through a deep dive into the 1978 Sidney Lumet film "The Wiz".

    Join Equity Stage Manager and Theatre Educator Cheryl J. Williams as she shares the results of a pilot in rural America introducing culturally responsive teaching in tech theatre through a deep dive into the 1978 Sidney Lumet film "The Wiz".

    When we as teachers think about culture and diversity, we often automatically think about our black students. However, a lot of teachers, whose students are all white struggle with how culturally relevant teaching strategies apply to them. This webinar is a resource you can use to bring culturally responsive teaching into your classroom, curriculum and productions. Now is the time to broaden our perspectives beyond one's own world, and this informative webinar will show you how it is done.  

    Cheryl Williams

    Cheryl J. Williams is the founder of CJ Williams Consultant.  Cheryl has been a professor of theatre for over 25 years, having taught a wide range of theatre courses, at various universities to include: Morgan State; University of Maryland, College Park and Baltimore County; Old Dominion University, Virginia Union University and the University of Ghana (West Africa).   She also teaches the Metaphysical Interpretation of the Bible and World Religion for the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary.  In addition to teaching Cheryl’s professional work includes teaching artist, director, lighting & sound designer, production/stage manager, workshop leader, motivational speaker, and videographer.

    For further information please visit her website: Cjwilliamsconsultant.com

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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    In this webinar, Playwright Martine Sainvil (STRANGE HAPPENINGS AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY published by Next Stage Press) will discuss her experience working with teachers and students to create original work. Topics will include: How to collaborate with working playwrights. Creating new work that is relevant to students. Developing a framework for beginner playwrights.

    In this webinar, Playwright Martine Sainvil (Strange Happenings at the School Library published by Next Stage Press) will discuss her experience working with teachers and students to create original work. Topics will include: How to collaborate with working playwrights. Creating new work that is relevant to students. Developing a framework for beginner playwrights. 

    Martine Sainvil

    Martine Sainvil is a Brooklyn-based Playwright and Communications Strategist. Recent credits: Pursuit (2022 EAG Barbour Award Finalist), The Mary Lou Shine (2022 StatueFest: Monologues about Statue Worthy Women at Purchase College), Strange Happenings at the School Library co-written with Jenny Lyn Bader (Published by Next Stage Press; 2021 Luna Stage), Indispensable (2020 Resonance Ensemble Waldman Play Development Program). Previously, Director of Communications at the Broadway League and was on the publicity team for various Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. For more visit MartineSainvil.com.

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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    Join Bob Morrison of Quadrant Arts Research to explore the Arts Education Data Project and learn more about the state of theatre education in our nation. Get a chance to explore how data can help be a powerful advocate for theatre arts education with the expert behind the scenes of the most comprehensive arts ed data report published to date.

    Join Bob Morrison of Quadrant Arts Research to explore the Arts Education Data Project and learn more about the state of theatre education in our nation. Get a chance to explore how data can help be a powerful advocate for theatre arts education with the expert behind the scenes of the most comprehensive arts ed data report published to date.

    Bob Morrison

    CEO

    Quadrant Research

    Robert B. Morrison is Founder and CEO of Quadrant Research, the nation’s leading arts education research organization where he has created a deep body of research and policy work. Mr. Morrison is recognized as a pioneer in statewide arts education status and condition research. He served as the managing partner for the groundbreaking New Jersey Arts Education Census Project, completing the first statewide census for arts education in every school building. Mr. Morrison has led similar research projects as director of the groundbreaking national Arts Education Data Project for the states including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. These efforts have directly impacted millions of students.            

    Morrison founded Arts Ed NJ, the statewide arts education policy group. Through this work, New Jersey has emerged as a leading state for arts education in the country. Morrison also launched the Center for Arts Education and Social Emotional Learning to highlight the powerful intersections between the two fields.

    Mr. Morrison is also the founder of Music for All, was the first CEO of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and helped create the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. Mr. Morrison is recognized for his work add the arts as a core subject to the nation’s education goals in 1994. He served Director of Market Development for NAMM and the Director of Marketing for Pearl.

    Mr. Morrison’s advocacy work has earned him both a Prime-Time EMMY and a Peabody Award, the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Arts Education and he received an honorary doctorate degree from the State University of New York. He is a member of the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame.

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  • Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Certificate

    This workshop will explore multiple theatre projects that emphasize student voice and choice while aligning to national standards. These projects are designed to be flexible, easily adaptable to any teaching environment and theatre program. Attendees will receive curriculum resources and an overview of the process for developing student-centered project-based curriculum.

    This workshop will explore multiple theatre projects that emphasize student voice and choice while aligning to national standards. These projects are designed to be flexible, easily adaptable to any teaching environment and theatre program. Attendees will receive curriculum resources and an overview of the process for developing student-centered project-based curriculum.

    Jessica Shaw

    Jessica Joy Satryan Shaw has been the Theatre Arts Teacher and Director at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, VA since 2016, and she has been developing and presenting on theatre curriculum at the local, state, and national levels since 2010. Previously, she taught music, theatre, and film to grades 5-12 at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, PA (2009-2016). She holds a Master of Arts degree in Theatre from Villanova University (‘09), and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Grove City College (‘07).

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