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Anna Richardson Weebly Podcast 1 - Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
Anna Richardson, a drama teacher at Epsom Girl's Grammar, contacted Nick Brown – Dramanet facilitator - recently, about a new tool she is using with her students - Weebly . Weebly enabled Anna's students to chart their drama processes, and also show their research, rather than a workbook for a unit of work. Anna, and her students, found the use of the tool to be hugely beneficial, and wanted to share this with other teachers. Anna and Nick subsequently met and recorded five podcasts during which she outlines the processes, and various benefits, of her practice with Weebly.
In the five podcasts, Anna and Nick talk about the following:
- Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
- Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
- Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
- Future application and innovation
- Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss.
This is Podcast 1, on "Precipitants".
Anna Richardson Weebly Podcast 2 - Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
Anna Richardson, a drama teacher at Epsom Girl's Grammar, contacted Nick Brown – Dramanet facilitator - recently, about a new tool she is using with her students - Weebly . Weebly enabled Anna's students to chart their drama processes, and also show their research, rather than a workbook for a unit of work. Anna, and her students, found the use of the tool to be hugely beneficial, and wanted to share this with other teachers. Anna and Nick subsequently met and recorded five podcasts during which she outlines the processes, and various benefits, of her practice with Weebly.
In the five podcasts, Anna and Nick talk about the following:
- Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
- Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
- Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
- Future application and innovation
- Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss.
This is Podcast 2, on "Process".
Anna Richardson Weebly Podcast 3 - Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
Anna Richardson, a drama teacher at Epsom Girl's Grammar, contacted Nick Brown – Dramanet facilitator - recently, about a new tool she is using with her students - Weebly . Weebly enabled Anna's students to chart their drama processes, and also show their research, rather than a workbook for a unit of work. Anna, and her students, found the use of the tool to be hugely beneficial, and wanted to share this with other teachers. Anna and Nick subsequently met and recorded five podcasts during which she outlines the processes, and various benefits, of her practice with Weebly.
In the five podcasts, Anna and Nick talk about the following:
- Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
- Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
- Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
- Future application and innovation
- Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss.
This is Podcast 3, on "Benefits of using this tool".
Anna Richardson Weebly Podcast 4 - Future application and innovation
Anna Richardson, a drama teacher at Epsom Girl's Grammar, contacted Nick Brown – Dramanet facilitator - recently, about a new tool she is using with her students - Weebly . Weebly enabled Anna's students to chart their drama processes, and also show their research, rather than a workbook for a unit of work. Anna, and her students, found the use of the tool to be hugely beneficial, and wanted to share this with other teachers. Anna and Nick subsequently met and recorded five podcasts during which she outlines the processes, and various benefits, of her practice with Weebly.
In the five podcasts, Anna and Nick talk about the following:
- Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
- Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
- Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
- Future application and innovation
- Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss.
This is Podcast 4, on "Future application and innovation".
Anna Richardson Weebly Podcast 5 - Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss
Anna Richardson, a drama teacher at Epsom Girl's Grammar, contacted Nick Brown – Dramanet facilitator - recently, about a new tool she is using with her students - Weebly . Weebly enabled Anna's students to chart their drama processes, and also show their research, rather than a workbook for a unit of work. Anna, and her students, found the use of the tool to be hugely beneficial, and wanted to share this with other teachers. Anna and Nick subsequently met and recorded five podcasts during which she outlines the processes, and various benefits, of her practice with Weebly.
In the five podcasts, Anna and Nick talk about the following:
- Precipitants - what provoked Anna to choose this option
- Process - what the students need do to be successful when using this tool
- Benefits of using this tool - anecdotal and quantitative
- Future application and innovation
- Miscellany - other relevant things Anna was keen to discuss.
This is Podcast 5, on "Miscellany".
Exercises for Exploration of the Voice
This web page from the radio drama resource 'Bow Down Shadrach' provides a series of exercises to use as vocal warm-ups for drama or singing. Includes exercises focusing on awareness of the jaw lips and tongue; articulation; inflection; intonation; and volume.
Format for Radio Play Scripts
This web page from the 'Bow Down Shadrach' radio drama resource provides a format for creating a radio play script. Includes a link to a template based on extracts from the play 'Bow Down Shadrach' and a suggestion for finding modern and old-time radio scripts on the internet.
Improv Encyclopedia
Improv Encyclopedia has downloadable (PDF) resources for drama warm ups games references and glossary.
Learn Improvisation
This site explains many uses of improvisation. It has a bank of warm-ups improvisation games and exercises that you can try in your classroom or Theatresports club. Lots of great ideas for teachers.
Level 3 Context Resources (24.43 kB)
NZ Monologues for Years 11-13
A selection of New Zealand monologues for classroom drama performance and for study. Selected monologues are abridged excerpts from longer solo performance pieces (originally written for one actor to perform) or edited excerpts from full-length plays for more than one character. Use this resource for active learning while performing classroom drama for acting exercises and audition pieces and for script/textual analysis. Includes ideas for writing/drama activities and curriculum links with the relevant strands and achievement objectives from levels 7 and 8 of The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum and relevant NCEA level 2 achievement standards.
Once Were Warriors - The Musical Drama
The Musical Drama based on the novel "Once Were Warriors" by Alan Duff toured New Zealand in 2004. Over seventy at-risk young people whose lives mirrored those of the characters on stage worked with experienced actors and creative people to present this work. This CD-rom documents the process of the production providing key insights through interviews video clips photo galleries biographies synopsis press releases a musical score script excerpts and web links. Resource written by Susan Battye and designed by Ian Allan. ISBN 0-476-00523-X. The CDROM is available from Contemporary Arts Media.
Purapurawhetū and the Pohutukawa Tree
This project is designed to support the teaching of drama in the Arts in New Zealand Curriculum for years 12 and 13. It will also meet several drama achievement standards for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) at levels 2 and 3. Within this resource the contemporary Māori play "Purapurawhetu" is studied alongside "The Pohutukawa Tree" written nearly 50 years ago and one of the first plays to focus on relationships between Māori and Pākehā as a gateway to understanding bicultural elements in the history of New Zealand theatre and the development of Māori theatre.
Radio Drama - Bow Down Shadrach
Bow Down Shadrach is a drama teaching and learning resource developed around the radio play by Miriam Smith and produced by Radio New Zealand. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Joy Cowley. The unit was written with Level 6 in mind but can be adapted for other levels.
Self-directed Solo Performance Booklet
A booklet that helps with a self-directed solo performance program.
Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity Is In Everything, Especially Teaching
Cultivating creativity is one of the most interesting challenges for any teacher. It involves understanding the real dynamics of creative work.
The Play about the Baby
These drama teaching and learning materials for years 12 and 13 were developed around "The Play about the Baby" by Edward Albee. Based on the resource kit for teachers produced by the Auckland College of Education and the Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) Education Unit they include background material on the playwright play and relevant dramatic forms detailed director/actor/designer interviews and specialised classroom activities. Teachers may find these materials and activities valuable both for direct use and as a comparison and template for studying other plays/productions and performance practice.
Theatre of the Absurd - Playwrights and Plays
This site provides a number of links to playwrights of the ‘absurd’ genre and some of the key plays from the genre.
Theatrical Resources: Music Theatre International
This site provides resources to go with many of the most well-known shows like Fame Annie and Fiddler on the Roof. The study guides explore issues that are pertinent to the era and themes of the shows. A great resource for teachers who want to use the school show as an assessment tool.
Travesties
These drama teaching and learning materials for years 12 and 13 were developed around "Travesties" by Tom Stoppard. They are based on the resource kit for teachers produced by the Auckland College of Education and the Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) Education Unit. They include background material on the playwright play and relevant dramatic forms detailed director/actor/designer interviews and specialised classroom activities. Teachers may find these materials and activities valuable both for direct use and as a comparison and template for studying other plays/productions and performance practice.
Whole School Drama
A case study was developed by Evelyn Mann in consultation with teacher Bonnie Leask (Half Moon Bay School, Stewart Island) for the children of Half Moon Bay School, Stewart Island. All 28 children in the school were involved in the drama from new entrants to Year 8.
Wiseheads Speak "The Future"
Wise Heads Speak – Panel discussion. Part 3 – The Future. Nick Brown talks to David Chambers, Verity Davidson and Rachel Steele about Drama Education in NZ.
Wiseheads Speak "The Past"
Wise Heads Speak – Panel discussion. Part 1 – The Past. Nick Brown talks to David Chambers, Verity Davidson and Rachel Steele about Drama Education in NZ.
Wiseheads Speak "The Present"
Wise Heads Speak – Panel discussion. Part 2 – The Present. Nick Brown talks to David Chambers, Verity Davidson and Rachel Steele about Drama Education in NZ.
General
Arts Queensland
Arts Queensland involves students in five arts disciplines: Dance Drama Media Music and Visual Arts. This site contains information on Arts Curriculum Support Policies and Procedures Arts Programmes and Arts Resources.
Creative Waikato
Creative Waikato supports the development of the creative arts in the Waikato for the benefit of the greater community. We can help with information, advice, support and funding for your arts or cultural project. The Waikato has a thriving and distinctive creative sector and our communities treasure its essential contribution to our lives. Our purpose is to strengthen, develop and invigorate the creative sector in the Waikato for the benefit of all.
Education and Disability Resource Center
Use this British education site as a reference tool for various issues in education that affect the entire community- Including Job Tips Neurological Developmental & Learning Disabilties Salary Statistics SATs Classroom Management Home Schooling Lesson Plans Bullying ADD Student Loans and Articles in Education.
Educators Reference Desk Lesson Plans - Arts
The Educators Reference Desk Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1000 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States. This page is focused on the Arts.
Exploring Te Ao Kori
Te Ao Kori (the world of movement) is a Māori celebration of life through movement and its many expressions. This resource describes learning experiences derived from customary Māori cultural practices and integrates the arts with health and physical education.
Figure Drawing Lab
A useful and comprehensive guide to drawing the human figure from the University of Evansville Indianna.
LEARNZ
Register to find information about past and upcoming arts virtual field trips. Registration and enrolment in all trips is free for New Zealand registered teachers teaching in New Zealand schools.
Manaakitanga - Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guides for the Arts
Examples of manaakitanga in arts classrooms. Mannaakitanga is about values of integrity trust sincerity and equity. Through manaakitanga the teacher and fellow students recognise and affirm the identity of each student in open and trusting relationships.
New Zealand Curriculum Resource Bank
This tool organises resources and information that support professional learning and leadership as schools implement The New Zealand Curriculum. There is a selection of resources for The Arts in this database.
Nga Toi Online
This site contains materials for teaching Ngā Toi in Māori medium schools in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Secondary Education Portal
Information resources and guidance to support secondary teaching and learning.
Success for Boys
This New Zealand Ministry of Education website is intended to help teachers build on existing practice to create opportunities for all boys to succeed.
Tangata whenuatanga - Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guides for the Arts
Tangata whenuatanga represents place-based socio-cultural awareness and knowledge of the whenua or land we come from.
The Most Iconic Artists of All Time
Looks at the most prominent artists from each the art movements over time that have changed the face of art and challenged ideas during their lifetimes and beyond.
The Practical Beginner’s Guide to Art History – Movement by Movement
Explore each art movement with a concise description plus key artists and art works. Great resource for both teachers and students as an introduction to the history of art.
Theatrical Resources: Music Theatre International
This site provides resources to go with many of the most well-known shows like Fame Annie and Fiddler on the Roof. The study guides explore issues that are pertinent to the era and themes of the shows. A great resource for teachers who want to use the school show as an assessment tool.
Tino rangatiratanga - Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guides for the Arts
Examples of tino rangatiratanga in arts classrooms. Tino rangatiratanga is the principle of relative autonomy – the goal is to gain relative control over one's own life and cultural well-being.
Unravelling the Mystery of Avant-Garde Art
Whanaungatanga - Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guides for the Arts
Examples of whanaungatanga in arts classrooms. Whanaungatanga involves relationships (between students school-wide and with the community) based on high expectations.