View my management and discipline plan I have created. This plan outlines my specific desires for classroom layouts and shop safety procedures as well as expected behavior and grading policies. It also covers expected student behavior for the OAP season and general production process.
View various slides, forms, lessons, and documents that I have created and implemented in my classroom and as the technical director/theatre facility manager for my campus. Get a glimpse into my classroom from before and after COVID and a view into the organizational factors I brought to my theatre space and scene shop procedures to increase student safety.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Every student wants to be understood and I want to be that person for someone. As a former high school technical theatre director, I viewed my purpose to be a safe space and sounding board for new ideas and creativity. I wanted to teach theatre specifically because I believe every person deserves the opportunity to find a home in the theatre.
My goal with teaching theatre was to enhance and inspire appreciation for the arts. It is no secret that people view the arts as a dying industry, but in reality it is a place for both wild success and crippling failure. The arts and the careers within them permeate our society and I wanted my students to be able to identify the work of an artist. I encouraged my students to find careers that follow their hearts wherever that may lead them. As long as they understood the necessity of artists, I would have succeeded as an arts educator.
As an educator overall, I focused on art (specifically theatre) appreciation, decriminalization of technology in the classroom, creative and healthy expression, and positive parental involvement.
CLASSROOM POLICIES
Speak up: Say something if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe
Help: Don't be afraid to ask for help or to help someone who is struggling
Adapt: Things are always changing in the theatre, so don't be afraid to try new things
Respect: Respect your teacher, your classmates, and yourself
Encourage: Build each other up rather than tear each other down