In-service Teacher Education

In my professional development workshops, I facilitate teachers in using theatre as a to teach their curriculum.  I demonstrate exercises, lead teachers through a process of adapting those exercises for their own classrooms, and brainstorm classroom management techniques with them.  I always emphasize that they can use me as a continuing resource and encourage them to contact me personally with questions or ideas.  Teachers inspire me, and I want to help them be the best teachers they can be.

Experience

Workshop:

Your Story:  A Creative Writing and Performance Workshop


The Hero's Journey:  Using Joseph Campbell as a 
     Touchstone for Writing Your Own Hero's Story

Devising Theatre:  Using Movement and Collaboration in 
     Playwrighting

Give Your Teaching a New Image:  Drama-Based Pedagogy



Making Literature Come Alive:  Active Learning Strategies for Teaching Literature

Teaching Out Loud:  Drama-Based Instructional Strategies






Drama for Schools:  Drama-Based Instructional Strategies

Presenter and Date:

Laman Library and Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, AR (November 3, 2011)

The Creative Space in North Little Rock, AR (June 26,      2011)

Trike Theatre in Bentonville, AR (March 22, 2011)


Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative in Branch, AR  (July 30, 2009)


Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, AR (June 23, 2009)

Art & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, AR (May 22, 2009)
Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative in Walnut Ridge, AR (June 23, 2008)
Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative in Branch, AR (August 6, 2008)

Profit High School in Victoria, TX (January 8-9, 2007)
University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX (October 12-13, 2006)