Classroom Instructor

     In the classroom, I use theatre to facilitate students in the exploration of self and their role in society by creating an environment in which my students and I celebrate each other’s strengths while assisting each other through challenges.  I draw on personal experiences through participatory exercises and sharing in order to gain insight into my students’ talents and skills.  Simultaneously, I facilitate class cohesion through ensemble-building techniques, cooperative learning opportunities, and intentional structures for open and honest communication.  I establish a healthy sense of risk and high expectation by teaching through questions, rewarding correct answers with follow-up questions, and assessing progress through experiential projects, formal and informal writing, and announced and unannounced quizzes.  At the same time, I am sensitive to students’ learning differences and create alternative assignments for students who demonstrate motivation and effort.  I hope my students leave my classroom with a greater capacity to accept the beauty and improve the flaws they see in the mirror.  If so, I have fulfilled my potential as an educator.

Experience

Post-Secondary
Pulaski Technical College in North Little  
     Rock, AR (7 years)
University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX (1 year)

Secondary
Arkansas Governor's School in Conway, AR  (7 years)
Hot Springs Middle School in Hot Springs, AR (3 years)
Parkview & Sciences Magnet High School, Little Rock, AR
     (Teaching Internship)

Intro to Theatre (Online & Live), Acting, Text Analysis, The 
     Theatre Experience
Introduction to Improvisational Drama, Directing & 
     Devising Youth Theatre

Drama, Personal & Social Development
Drama
Theatre I, Acting, Communication I, Mime