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.

Registration Name

Drama Education

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to Teacher Education

Student Learning Outcomes

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

1. Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching techniques in the theatre classroom.

2. Plan learning experiences for the secondary theatre classroom.

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of performance task assessment measures.

4. Create a theatre unit of study using the Understanding by Design process of curriculum development.

5. Respond to ethical issues in theatre education.

6. Apply business and marketing skills by creating a comprehensive plan for a high school theatre production program.