THED 3400 Drama Education

This course is designed to exercise the skills necessary to teach theatre activities to students in grades P-12, including using theatre as a teaching method in a variety of subject areas in grades B-8. To that end, students will become familiar with Georgia Department of Education requirements for theatre arts; develop strategies for locating the resources and volunteers necessary for play productions; and explore the goals, needs, benefits, problems and issues of coordinating a theatre program in the secondary education environment.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

THTR 2230

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Identify, evaluate, and manage resources such as curriculum, budget, and volunteers necessary for a Theatre Education program at the secondary level.
2. Be familiar with and use the Understanding By Design model of curriculum development.
3. Describe the EdTPA assessment process.
4. Plan and evaluate drama lessons using the approved EdTPA lesson plan format.
5. Identify and assess effectiveness of teaching techniques in the classroom.
6. Identify and respond to ethical issues in education and theatre.
7. Understand and use the latest Common Core Georgia Performance Standards for teaching theatre.
8. Create curriculum guides for typical secondary education theatre courses.