What Warm Up Games to Play

I've had the privilege of teaching a wide range of age groups. I had two classes as my time as a teaching assistant beforehand, 4-6 year olds and 7-12 year olds, and I loved them all so much, they were such a lively bunch and always made my week so entertaining. It was usually my job to warm up my lil' tinkers, and depending on who was in my class, and how old they were, decided what game we'd play that day. Here is the mental list I had made in my time as a TA about all the warm-up games I'd played throughout the years.

Theatre TeachersChristopher PetersonSeptember 1, 2021Becca Magson, Guest Editorial

Teaching Theatre: "Is Anybody Out There?!"

Teaching theatre can be lonely.

Wait. What?! How can teaching be lonely? You’re literally surrounded by people all…day...long.

Yes. True. Surrounded by people. People in your classroom who hopefully love theatre and love you. Surrounded by your students. Hopefully surrounded by supportive teaching, admin, and school staff. Maybe supportive parents and guardians too.

But, teaching theatre is lonely.

Theatre TeachersChristopher PetersonApril 28, 2021Traci Dill, Guest Editorial

Five Ways I Helped My Theater Students Learn to Say Goodbye

Perhaps the most important thing I wanted to teach my students during this trying time was to savor the moment.

I Am Burnt Out

It's a common misconception and a huge stereotype that drama students are constantly full of energy, are very loud, always bouncing from wall to wall - when in reality that is not the case at all (maybe besides the 'loud' part...).

Theatre Teachers, Theatre StudentsChristopher PetersonJune 2, 2019Becca Magson

Theatre vs. Technology: Part 1

The world is soaring forward with the possibilities of technology and many of our schools are working to keep up with the changing society. It is very common to now see schools that are BYOD or 1 to 1 with technology. BYOD schools encourage students to “bring your own device” in order to utilize technology in the classroom. Schools that are 1 to 1 have assigned all students a device that they either take home regularly or leave at school, but every student has consistent access to their a device. As a classroom teacher, you may begin (or already have) to feel pressured to utilize technology in your classroom. This can be a challenge for all teachers, but especially those of us in performance based classrooms! How does the theatre classroom incorporate these technologies in a meaning-making way?

Theatre TeachersChristopher PetersonMay 22, 2019Traci Dill

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