Another sad loss to the Drama in Education community; John Carroll has died
in Bathurst at approximately 12:30am, Thursday, 27 October. John will be remembered for his timely interventions at many IDEA and other Drama conferences. His work resume is here. Read More...

Digital Innovation at the National Theatre has begun. If you are looking for Interactive WhiteBoard resources or video for your iPad or YouTube content then start your research at the National Theatre Digital Classroom Resources.
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ECLAP - the e-library for performing arts - is a European project and Best Practice Network that is bringing together the most relevant performing arts content (videos, photographs, texts, essays, etc.) from cultural institutions across Europe, that were never before accessible via the Internet. They are now available on www.eclap.eu Read More...

Hello Colleagues,

It has been a sad week with two deaths that impact considerably on our lives ...

Dorothy Heathcote
1926-2011
Read more on National Drama website

Steve Jobs
1955-2011
As ever Stephen Fry is eloquent

Our aspiration must be to achieve as much ...

Artsmark, the national award scheme to evaluate, celebrate and strengthen the arts offer for children and young people, has relaunched with a new online application system and broader remit to include further education colleges and youth justice settings. See their site.
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Steve Ball writes:

All signatory organisations have been invited to a meeting on September 12th.

Since posting the Manifesto earlier this year there has been huge interest in implementing it. 728 people have visited the website, http://dramatheatremanifesto.co.uk/ a wide range of evidence has been collected and the Manifesto has been presented to Darren Henley for him to consider as part of his review of cultural education and given to the DfE to consider in relation to the new national curriculum.

Message from the organisers:

The Need for Drama in Education Today - NATD Conference, Oxford

This is a great opportunity for Secondary Drama teachers, primary teachers and all those with an interest in Drama Education to meet like minded people within the beautiful setting of Oriel College, Oxford. There will be various Keynotes and workshops to choose from: contributors include:

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OCTOBER 14, 15, 16th

The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning (CNAL/RCAA) will collaborate with the Arts Network for Children and Youth (ANCY) to present the CNAL/RCAA annual symposium for 2011 as a component of this exciting national event. Read More...

June 8-10, 2011

A Performing Arts Education Exchange Conference in Stratford, Ontario, CANADA sponsored by Performing Arts Organisations Network for Education (PAONE) and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Read More...

World Congress, Budapest, Hungary, June 26-30, 2011, for the call for papers (deadlines in November and December), see link.

The Symposium will be held at the University of Manitoba, Dec. 2 - 4, 2010. Registration information can be found here and more information about the conference here. The keynote speaker is Sir Ken Robinson.

Drama: same difference
diversity and mutuality of process and practice

11 - 14 April 2011
Swansea University, Swansea, Wales

The Event
The human need to make drama as a way to explore, understand and influence our relationships and our circumstances is universal. Where people exist so exists drama. Its diversity of form represents the diversity of context in which we live our lives and the diversity of learning experiences we gain from taking part in it. This conference celebrates the diversity of drama and asks if there are mutualities of philosophy, process and practice that underpin it.

Applications
Please visit the National Drama website for full details including the downloadable Conference Brochure, Call for Papers and Delegate Proposal Form. Read More...

Arts And Learning: Shaping Our Future Together
Call for Presentations
December 2 to 4, 2010
Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Canadian Network on Arts and Learning in partnership with the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Arts Council welcomes presentation proposals in both official languages linked to the conference theme – shaping our future together, as well as the four presentation strands which are explicitly linked to our goals. Plenary sessions will be interpreted in both languages.

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2010 Notification of Acceptance/Non-Acceptance: August 31, 2010

For further information please contact:
Dr. Francine Morin, Professor and Department Head Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Room 261 Education Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (204)474-9054 (telephone) (204)474-7550 (FAX) fmorin@cc.umanitoba.ca

Realizing the Potential of the Arts and Creativity in 21st Century Learning
The annual learning symposium will take place October 4 - 5, 2010 at the Sofitel in Montreal, Quebec. See the website.

13th Annual International Conference on Education, 23-26 May 2011, Athens, Greece

Registration fee 300 euro, covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. In addition a number of cultural and educational activities are organised such as a Greek night of entertainment, a dinner, a half-day tour to archaeological site in the Prefecture of Attica and a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate.

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students of Education and other related disciplines. You may participate as panel organiser, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. For programs of previous conferences and other information visit the conference website.

National Drama workshop weekend
10 – 12 September 2010
Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln
Workshop Leaders: Andy Kempe and Tony Middleton

More information here.

The Fourth Annual Canadian Symposium for Arts and Learning.
November 25, 26, 27 2010
Keynote Speaker, Sir Ken Robinson
See the web site Read More...

As you may know, 2010 is an important year for the UNESCO Arts Education programme as the Second World Conference on Arts Education will take place in Seoul from the 25th to the 28th of May.

If you would like to learn more about this event, other activities carried out by UNESCO in the field of Arts Education such as a Survey on the Road Map for Arts Education or find resources on this topic, please visit their website.

2010, in Athens, Greece

mPPACT - Methodology for a Pupil & Performing Arts Centred Teaching is Validated for Comenius - Grundtvig Training Data base

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/llp/istcoursedatabase

search with reference number "GR-2009-081-001"

In response to requests from teachers in Europe and Asia and to avoid clashing with the world cup finals, IDEA 2010 will now take place between July 17-25. Proposals for papers, workshops and exhibition panels, early-bird registration and proposals for solidarity projects for solidarity support are welcome until October 15th.

More information and registration forms for both are available from http://www.idea2010.art.br/ and Ailton Gobira, the Director of the Academic and Pedagogic Programme idea2010@idea2010.art.br.

The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning (CNAL) is holding a symposium, the Canadian Symposium in Arts and Learning, on December 3-4, 2009 in the Royal Conservatory Toronto. On May 9, 2009, the Symposium was approved as a regional summit of the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) Read More...

Hello Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce the launch of a new MA at Middlesex University. We are working in Partnership with Trestle Theatre to run the:

MA EDUCATION (DRAMA)

Starting in September 2009 a part-time subject specialist masters programme designed for teachers and lecturers of
Drama, Theatre Studies and Performing Arts.

FEATURES
• A Unique MA Course delivered by staff from Middlesex University and Trestle Theatre Company
• All teaching will take place at Trestle Arts Base in St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Subsidised Course Fees for teachers with QTS


Please find more details in the attached brochure.

Date & Time: 2009-10-28 5:00 PM
Location: Retzhof Castle - Leibnitz, Austria
International University "Global Theatre Experience"
has announced the Call for proposals:

International Conference "Performing Arts Training Today"

October 28-31, 2009
Leibnitz, AUSTRIA

The conference is open to performers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training. This is a wonderful opportunity for performers, performing arts educators and teachers to demonstrate their methods and techniques.

PRESENTATION FORMATS:
- workshop/master class
- work in progress
- performance fragment not requiring special technical conditions
- reading/lecture
- any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf.reg.php

CONFERENCE:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/PerformingArts.php

ACCOMODATION & VENUE:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/leibnitz.php

You are also welcome to take part in the Conference as a Participant!

Visit the Photo Gallery of the past conferences:
http://picasaweb.google.ru/globtheatre

The “Education & Theatre” Journal is a peer-reviewed journal
published yearly by the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network
which combines international theory and practical approaches to theatre/drama and education.
The contents of all previous issues may be found on our website.

The Editing Committee is happy to receive submissions of articles all year round.
However, the deadline for articles for the next 11th issue, to be published in February 2010, is June 20th, 2009.

The Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) is organising the 8th Theatre Summer Camp-Seminar on 21-27 July 2009, on Spetses Isl., entitled: “Contemporary Artistic Creation: representations and synthesis of theatre and communication forms”.

More information available on their site.

NATD Conference 2 July 2009

Contributions from Jonothan Neelands, Dorothy Heathcote, Luke Abbott, Mathew Milburn, Elaine Millard, Barry Phillips and Guy Shearer.

Many of you are now aware that Edexcel are offering a new GCSE in Drama from 2009. Some of you have found the old links will not work - because they have restructured their web site. Information about the new specification is here:

New GCSE Drama from 2009

QCA Subject Criteria for Drama

You might also like to look at the new Diploma and consider its relevance for your Students:

Creative and Media Diploma

Call for Papers

International Conference
SONG, STAGE & SCREEN II
Interdisciplinary approaches to the musical stage - 23rd-25th March 2007 Read More...

LabforCulture, the dynamic, new interactive website aimed at all those
in arts and culture who collaborate, create, share and produce work
across borders in Europe, went live 8 June 2006. Read More...

Trestle Theatre now host their newsletter online. Find it here: http://www.trestle.uk.com/newsletter.asp

The Education and Inspections Bill was published on the 28 February 2006. For further information about the Bill, a brief summary and a guide to its impact look here:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/publications/educationandinspectionsbill/

The Government's School Bill is published today so just what is a Trust School? Read more here: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/hottopics/article20.shtml

Welcome to the new DiE Blog. I really would like people to add to these posts and share their opinions.