Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos
Never Underestimate the Influence of Teaching with Videos When I began teaching, we didn’t have videos to show students anything pertaining to theater. Friends, never underestimate the never underestimate the influence of teaching with videos! That was 1980 and the closest thing we had was an old projector which showed black and white films. Yuck. […]
How Theatre Shaped My Life Volume Two
How Theatre Shaped My Life Volume Two This is the second blog post in my series, “How Theatre Shaped My Life.” Here is the first: How Theatre Shaped My Life I find it quite intriguing that many people who take theatre classes inspire to be or become community servants. What is the connection for them? […]
How Theatre Shaped My Life
How Theatre Shaped My Life People have asked me how theatre shaped my life. I hadn’t given it much thought until I considered my students growth through it. Theatre gets a bum rep. Don’t you think? People who haven’t studied it have a difficult time understanding its power. I remember seeing a football player interview […]
Happy Super Hero Day!
April 28 is Super Hero Day! Who established Super Hero Day? National Superhero Day was founded by Marvel Comics in 1995. Now, every year since its birth on April 28, 1995, people come together annually on this day to celebrate all their favorite heroes. No matter if your fav heroes are fictional or real, this […]
Drama Games for the Introvertive Student
Drama Games for the Introvertive Student Is that possible? Drama students can be shy? I know it’s tough to believe, because we are a noisy bunch. So let’s talk about drama games for the introvertive student. For various reasons, the answer is a resounding “yes!” Recently, I read a post from a teacher lamenting about […]
7 Reasons to Relax: Classroom Decor Made Easy!
7 Reasons to Relax: Classroom Decor Made Easy! You’ve arrived at this blog post because you want an answer to– 7 reasons to relax: classroom decor made easy! I think I can help. Although this post was written several years ago, much of it is still as important as it was then. So, read on… […]