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1. IDEA
WEB SITE The International Drama in Education Association (IDEA) has a new web site: 2. IDEA JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE RESEARCHER John O'Toole has announced that the 2004 Edition of the IDEA Journal/Applied Theatre Researcher is now published and freely available on the web. The journal consists of nine internationally reviewed papers, two in French, all with abstracts in English, French and Spanish. We hope you enjoy this edition, and invite contributions for the 2005 edition. John O'Toole 3. TTA CHANGES Some readers may have heard that there will be changes soon at the Teacher Training Agency. It is likley to move from a focus on Initial Teacher Education to one of whole school development. It was therefore to note the recent ‘Stakeholder day 2004’. Over 240 stakeholders attended the Congress Centre, London on 1 November 2004. Delegates took the opportunity to hear about the agency's extended remit and discuss the implications with colleagues. The main conclusions to come out of the day were as follows: - there is a clear appetite for improving training and development for all staff in schools; - this is a big agenda and one on which the TTA will need to work collaboratively - with national partners, regional and local organisations and authorities, and schools; - schools are in charge of their own improvement; TTA needs to work with others, to help schools and to provide useful services and tools; - the outcome ought to be an improvement in training and development opportunities and quality for all staff; - this will need continuing professional development for all staff to become the norm; - none of this takes anything away from TTA's traditional areas of responsibility - we must continue to make sure we attract and train new, high quality teachers for schools because, without this foundation, all our other plans will be undermined. See their site for more details on the day's events 4. ICT ADVICE IN SECONDARY MAGAZINE The first issue of the new ICT Advice in Secondary Magazine is now published. As usual the focus in the National Curriculum, however the approaches can often be adapted to Drama. For example, the article on ‘Videoconferencing in RE’ might prompt some ideas for the Drama Classroom and the ‘What does the Pathe Archive offer for history teachers?’ certainly offers a wealth of stimulus material. Use the navigation menu on the left to get to all parts of the magazine. This Network, or IPRN has been established by the TTA to provide online resources for tutors and their trainees. Eight ITT providers will initially develop resources which will extend and enhance the: - Knowledge base in behaviour management via subject specialisms in ITT - Range of ITT resources and positive approaches on classroom organisation and management - Status of ITT research in behaviour for learning - Links with DfES National Primary and KS 3 & 4 Behaviour & Attendance Strategies. 6. MULTIVERSE Multiverse is an Initial Teacher Training Professional Resource Network (IPRN). The website provides teacher educators, student teachers and trainees with a wealth of resources that focus on enhancing the educational achievement of pupils from diverse backgrounds. It may also prove useful to other colleagues. On the Ofsted web site is a an area with a selection of examples of best practice that have been identified by inspectors during school inspections. Currently only one such Drama example exists although there are others within English! Surely we should all lobby Ofsted to add to this list
1. ARTSPRAXIS 1. ARTSPRAXIS NYU Launches E-Journal Examining Innovations in Arts in Education and Community PRESS RELEASE: New York University’s The Steinhard School of Education, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions has launched ARTSPRAXIS, a new e-journal dedicated to examining innovations in the arts in educational and community contexts. The annual journal was launched on Sept.15. ARTSPRAXIS will include contributions from arts educators, therapists, arts agencies, arts administrators, funding bodies, arts scholars, and community artists from diverse settings. The journal emphasizes critical analysis of the arts in society. Philip Taylor, the founding editor of ARTSPRAXIS and an associate professor in NYU’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, said that the journal “provides a platform for contributors to interrogate why the arts matter and how the arts can be persuasively argued for in a range of domains.” “The pressing issues which face the arts in society will be deconstructed,” said Taylor, adding that contributions that seek dialogue across the art forms are welcomed. Taylor noted that ARTSPRAXIS is the result of a literature search identifying over 60 journals in the arts disciplines. The inquiry revealed few publications that facilitated dialogue across and between the arts disciplines. The publication of ARTSPRAXIS follows the NYU Forum on Assessment in Arts Education in August 2003, which brought together over 130 participants committed to discourse among arts educators. “Evaluations of the forum indicated that this event was a significant one for strengthening the arts in challenging and uncertain times,” Taylor said. “ARTSPRAXIS enables that discourse to continue.” The first issues of the journal will publish the leading articles from the NYU forum. At the ARTSPRAXIS website, readers can register on an e-group where notification of new issues will be sent to the subscription list. There is also an Announcements page at the site where conferences, seminars, research, new posts and events can be found. To subscribe to ARTSPRAXIS, send an email to artspraxis.journal@nyu.edu. TEN is a membership organisation for professional Theatre Educators. The Theatre Education Network (TEN) is a membership organisation which has been set up to support and give a voice to the Theatre Education profession. It provides networking, advocacy, training and information for all those working in theatre education, including actors, directors, writers, venue and company education managers and others. TEN is led by Arts Intelligence Limited and headed by arts consultant Catherine Rose. The organisation is funded by Arts Council England. This website provides information for members and non members as well as support and a means of networking and communication for performers, theatre educators, trainers, students, promoters and indeed anyone with an interest in physical and visual performance. During your trial TEN membership you will be able to: - Become part of a nationwide network of professionals - Add your voice to our advocacy campaigns to improve the profile, status and remuneration for the work you do - Take part in specialised networking events - Gain access to training commissioned specially by TEN for its members - Take advantage of discounts on training provided by TEN partner organisations - Gain access to a specialised website offering information about publications, funding, archived articles and case studies, training and professional development events relevant to your work and a community of like-minded professionals - Stay informed with our monthly e-mail bulletin and quarterly newsletter that will include commissioned articles, news and views. Privacy Policy TEN's privacy policy covers the personal information we hold about members; members' access totheir personal information; disclosure of personal information; deletion of members' information; marketing activity and the way in which changes might be made to this Privacy Policy Advocacy Theatre education work, whether in practice or in management, has struggled to achieve the status and profile it deserves. The importance of creative education is beginning to be recognised, and the importance of those who carry it out must follow. TEN will give the professional a focus, a voice and a seat at the table with other arts and education networks. TEN will represent theatre educators at conferences, meetings and events, make contributions to policy developments, responding to consultation papers and providing articles and information to publications read by a wide range of sectors. 3. XCM XCM is a new magazine for teachers in London belonging to Higher Education providers in the capital and managed by London University's Institute of Education. It is published once a term and delivered free of charge to all schools, colleges, pupil referral units, LEAs and HE institutions in the capital. The magazine is sponsored by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, a charity which takes a special interest in increasing teacher recruitment in shortage subject areas. 4. DRAMA IN EDUCATION: WORLD CONGRESS Österreichischer
Bundesverband A-9020 Klagenfurt,
Karfreitstraße
1 18th – 23rd March 2005, Seggau Castle, Styria, Austria “What's the story? – Drama and storytelling“ Congress Language: English Workshop Leaders: Studies in German, English and Pedagogic Psychology at the Universities of Jena and Leipzig, for 21 years theatre pedagogue at the National Children and Youth Theatre of the GDR in Berlin, specialist in literary criticism (reception research), Professor at the University in Darmstadt and since 1993 Professor for Theatre Pedagogy at the University of Arts in Berlin, special field of interest: theory and practice of storytelling. University Lecturer Vladimir Baicher - Russia Studies at the Russian Academy of Theatre in Moscow, teaching as a theatre pedagogue at the Schukin Theatre Institute in Moscow (theatre direction), he has run classes for actors at the International Slavonic Institute. He has worked as a stage director in Moscow and Khabarovsk, in Lithuania and Estonia, has run theatre studios in Great Britain, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania. He is Director of the Michail Chekhov Association. Prof. David Booth - Canada Joseph (Joe)
Winston – Great
Britain Application for ”DRAMA IN EDUCATION“ 18th – 23rd March 05 Seggau Castle/Styria/Austria Country/ Nat. Centre/ Name:________________________________________Sex:_female_O___male__O_______ Profession:____________________ Address:______________________ tel.:_________________ fax:_________________ email:____________________________ Arrival date and time: __________ O Airport Graz-Thalerhof O Airport Maribor O Airport Vienna-Schwechat O Airport Klagenfurt Flight Number: _________________ from: _______________ O Railway station Graz_____________ O Railway station Leibnitz: ___________________ Train from: ________________________________O Others __________________________ Departure date and time: _______ O Airport _______________O Railway station:______________ O Others_______________ Full Board Accommodation for 5 days: O 1. single room € 325,-- O 2.double room € 285,--per person O 3.small single room € 235,-- Those wishing to come earlier or want to extend their stay at the hotel (at their own expense) are asked to provide a date of arrival/ departure: ____________________________________ _____________________, _________________ Signature: __________ Payment: Innerhalb Österreichs: Bank Austria-Creditanstalt; BLZ: 12000, Konto Nr.: 059175808 Within the EU (EU-Binnenüberweisung): IBAN: AT59 1200 0513 2610 0901 BIC: BKAUATWW Foreign bank transfer: IBAN: AT59 1200 0513 2610 0901 BIC (SWIFT):
BKAUATWW Information about the venue of the Congress The Congress will be held at the Castle of Seggau in the vine
growing region of Southern Styria. Arrival by plane: Graz–Airport and Maribor-Airport ( Slovenia) are the nearest airports , approx. 35 km (Graz) and 30 kms (Maribor) from Seggau Castle. Pick-up service will be provided. Other airports, that are further away, are Vienna-Schwechat and Klagenfurt. In the case you cannot get to Graz-Airport or Maribor Airport, we´ll try to provide a pick-up service from Vienna or Klagenfurt. Arrival by train: Graz main station or Leibnitz: Pick – up service will be provided Arrival by car: A9 Phyrn Autobahn towards Slovenia, exit Leibnitz, follow the signs to Schloß Seggau (you can see the castle right from the motorway to the West on the hill of Seggau). You are kindly requested to send your application form to ÖBV(<mailto:oebv-theater@aon.at>email or postal adress – see above) until 15 th of January 2005 at the latest. 5. TEACHERS MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2004 The latest issue of Teachers Magazine has been published online. In this issue: - Innovative new school building designs and their impact on teaching and learning - Making life easier through workplace reform - The latest on Key Stage 1 assessment and the Tomlinson report - How the right food at the right time can boost pupil concentration. 6. MULTIVERSE A new professional resource network which will enable teacher trainers and their students to share best practice and help pupils from diverse backgrounds to fulfil their potential, was launched earlier with backing from the Teacher Training Agency. It is called Multiverse. It will gather, for the first time, academic papers, articles from the media, case studies, learning and teaching materials, reports, and video clips onto a single website. In addition, teacher educators and student teachers will be able to share their experiences through online debates and discussion forums, supported by newsletters, conferences and other events. OCTOBER 2004 01. NATIONAL
SCHOOLS FILM WEEK 2004 01. NATIONAL SCHOOLS FILM WEEK 2004 National Schools Film Week 2004 - Online Booking Now Open October 7-15 (Scotland 25-29 October) This Year's National Schools Film Week [NSFW] promises to be the biggest and most ambitious yet, screening more than 120 different film titles in over 230 different locations throughout the UK and providing FREE cinema seats to more than 120,000 students! Now in its ninth year, NSFW is firmly established in the school calendar as the event that has most helped to develop and support the invaluable role that film plays within the school curriculum. A comprehensive range of films suitable for all students from 5 - 18 will be showing throughout the week as well as several exclusive previews including Bride & Prejudice, Millions, The Manchurian Candidate, The Corporation, Finding Neverland and Inside I’m Dancing. Younger audiences will be delighted by special school previews of Five Children and It, The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement and Shark Tale. There will be post-screening discussions after selected screenings with academics, filmmakers and industry professionals. There are resources for many of the films on offer as well as many DVD and book giveaways for teachers attending screenings. For more information
or to book tickets visit the site. Tel: 020 7261
1144 or email The event is free. Places are available on a first come, first served basis. To attend a workshop within your region, complete the one-page application form listed in See Also or call 01827 714555 . Workshops are open to all with a serious interest in investigating creativity. At the workshop you will be introduced to the scheme and the work of Creative Partnerships, helped to decide whether you can commit to the scheme requirements and supported to write a development plan, which will form your application for a CARA award. You will need to finalise details and get formal agreement to take part from your school following the workshop. Note: you must have attended a workshop to be eligible for the scheme. Successful applications will receive funding and be assigned a mentor, who will support partners in refining research questions and writing a full project proposal. Participants in the seminars and in projects will receive expert support and work collaboratively to ensure that all events and activities lead to professional learning and benefits to pupils and students. Up to 100 projects will be selected to secure a range of projects,
exploring different goals, aspects of creativity, aspects of teaching
and learning, phases of schooling and community contexts, aspects
of teaching and learning, phases of schooling and community contexts. ------quote on ------ The Catalyst Conference site will be the main portal for exchanging knowledge, information and news which will inform the programme for the European culture and education policy conference to be held on 13th – 17th September 2005. The enclosed document will give you more information should you wish to use it within your own networks and constituencies. The next Champions Group meeting will be held on Friday 1st October during the Cultural Policy and Art Production conference at the University of Arts in Belgrade. Minutes of the last meeting are on the web site under ‘downloads’ along with other interesting information. We will keep this section updated as each group meets, but please note that this group is not exclusive to the members shown on the site – that is just the beginning! You are welcome to attend meetings or invite other colleagues to the meeting as we are keen to gather knowledge from across the globe. If you cannot attend this meeting, there will be another chance to discuss the issues during the EFAH conference in Lille, 28th – 31st October, to which you are all more than welcome. Please let us know if you would like to attend either meeting. I look forward to seeing you again in Belgrade, Lille or beyond! Many thanks, Ruth Trading Faces have been leading exemplary mask theatre projects in schools and colleges since 1987. This resource pack is filled with useful tips and advice on teaching mask theatre and for creating scenes and plays using a wide range of masks. Practical exercises and mask-making techniques which have been developed by Trading Faces are brought to life with clear illustrations. Photographs throughout the pack highlight Trading Faces’ unique and popular style of professional mask theatre. Contents include: This pack will: Cost £20 To order your pack please send a cheque made payable to Trading
Faces (Arts) along with your name and address to: A VAT receipt will be sent with the pack For discounts on multiple orders contact Thomasina Carlyle 01235 550829 This month on Drama_UK colleagues have been asking about Commedia again and Thomasina wrote: ------quote on ------ Further information is available from: The Secretary of State has identified four specific areas in which
he would like the TTA to take action: The TTA will be working with stakeholders and national partners to develop specific proposals on taking forward these new responsibilities by January 2005. Contact the TTA's CPD team at cpd@teach-tta.gov.uk for further information.
Exstream Theatre Company has developed a new play on the topic of mental health - specifically to do with first episode psychosis. Originally, I created the play, 'On the Edge' with final year drama students in the School of Performance Arts at Exeter University. It received five performances in December 2003 and a thorough evaluation. Subsequently it was toured by Exstream for three weeks in the South West of England, financed by Devon Social Services. Exstream has now received substantial funding to undertake a six-month national tour of this interactive play. We wish, therefore, to publicise the play to all secondary schools and FE colleges in the UK. Given the huge complexity of such a task for a small theatre company, I write to ask if you would be prepared to allow publicity for the programme to be distributed to schools and colleges through your communication network. My enquiries show that many LEAs are moving towards an electronic distribution system and we would be happy to supply copy that could be used in this way. We can also supply the requisite number of paper copies if that is the preferred distribution method. The play is interactive and the audience becomes involved in the story. The project will be available to all school, colleges and universities in the UK from October 10 2004 (World Mental Health Day), until the end of March 2005. This event explores mental health difficulties through the story of Terry, a young man experiencing his first episode of psychosis. The project is presented through an interactive theatre programme that invites participants to explore ways that Terry and his friends and family can be helped. ON THE EDGE is endorsed by the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE); Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Schizophrenia (IRIS), and The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses - UK (ISPS). The project has been supported throughout its development phase by Mind in Exeter and East Devon; RETHINK; Devon NHS Partnership Trust; Exeter University and many individuals with direct experience of mental health difficulties as service providers, service users, or carers. The project is an ideal way to promote emotional literacy and is complementary to psychology studies, drama studies, PSHE and the Citizenship curriculum Due to generous funding from The Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Mental Health England and Devon NHS Partnership Trust, the project can be offered at the greatly reduced rate of £75 per performance. Further information: Getting your free copy of GoBinder™ 2005 is simple and painless. This is the full-featured version, not a trial or limited version. There are no hidden fees or requirements. Just add the necessary information below to get started. You will immediately be able to download and start using GoBinder
2005 (30-day trial version). Upon validation of your educator status
based on the information you provide below, we will send you an
unlock key that will allow you to have free, uninterrupted use
of GoBinder. For further
information and details of other workshops contact:
Black History Month presents an excellent opportunity for LEAs and schools to reflect on their existing practice and material to ensure that they are meeting the aims of the school curriculum: Aim 1: The school curriculum should aim to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve. Aim 2: The school curriculum should aim to promote pupils' spiritual,
moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for
the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. More Black History Month resources may be found here:
There will
be an opportunity to see part of this DVD at a Keynote ‘Drama
in Practice’ course in March 2005. egproducts claim the DVD will form an essential part of any Drama department’s internal standardisation process and is a 'must-have' item for anyone teaching Drama at Key Stages 1,2 & 3. Having now looked at this DVD I tend to agree. There is always a problem when producing video for teachers ... generally video is used to show what not to do rather than what to do! If you show a well behaved and controlled classroom then viewers want to see the ‘warts and all’ video. If you show the ‘slice of life’ then viewers want to know what might be possible in an ‘ideal world’. This video takes the Drama in Schools (second edition) levels as the starting point and invites different groups of children to illustrate these. The focus is on the learning they are making rather than teaching. In taking this approach egproducts are able to make each level clear and accessible. The Team should be congratulated on the hard work that has gone into this production. Teachers using 'Assessment for Learning' techniques will find this extremely useful in identifying the next step forward. - It relates directly to National Criteria For more information please see the site or call 023 8065 2220. SEPTEMBER 2004 1. STAGEWORK 1. STAGEWORK Stagework is a unique website that goes behind the scenes of British Theatre to explore the people and processes involved with the productions. It offers video streaming of rehearsals and performances; interviews with actors, directors and designers; plenty of material to stimulate debate. It is a rich resource for teachers and learners at all levels. There are Lessons Plans in Citizenship, and English and Drama, at Key Stage 3 and 4, based upon the featured productions at the National Theatre the Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham Repertory Theatre and mapped to the National Curriculum Schemes of Work by unit and section. Each lesson plan will provide the basis for two or more lessons. A lesson plan comprises comprehensive teachers notes and activities using resources drawn from the productions, including video of rehearsal, performance and interviews with cast and backstage teams; plot synopses, worksheets, and excerpts from the play script. Stagework is commissioned by Culture Online, part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and produced in conjunction with the National Theatre by Illumina Digital Ltd and Simulacra. Before the curtain goes up on the first night, months of preparation will have already taken place behind the scenes. The Royal Shakespeare Company has 'in-house' the huge range of specialist skills required to bring a play to life. Each department works together over a period of months making sure the production is ready for the opening night. This is another useful site to pepare your Students for all that goes on behind the curtain. 3. CREATIVITY: TAUGHT AND CAUGHT The Higher Education Academy, together with NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is holding a conference on creativity in higher education on Wednesday 13 October at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. It will focus on finding out about and exchanging ideas with colleagues about fostering and developing students' creativity. Participants are invited to bring examples, provide demonstrations or start discussions about their own experiences of developing creative practices and environments. The fee of £40 will include two booklets on creativity for higher education teachers. Registration and programme details are on the Higher Education Academy (Generic Centre) website at Events. Trestle have
announced new Workshops for Teachers in November. Each costs £100
including a sandwich lunch. 9 November 2004 10:30-17:00 10 November 2004 10:30-17:00 Also Workshops
for Arts Professionals. Each costs £55 including
a sandwich lunch. 16 November 2004 10:30-17:00 17 November 2004 10:30-17:00 The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. This si a great place to look for ideas to start Drama lessons from. There are moving images, texts and audio files. 6. ATINER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION CALL FOR PAPERS The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) will hold its 7th International Conference in Athens, Greece, May 20-22, 2005 on Education. The registration fee is 250 euro, covering access to all sessions, 1 Dinner, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. There is a reduced fee for qualified Ph.D. Students of 150 euro. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms to be available at a special conference rate. In addition, a tour to picturesque Greek Islands and a Greek Night will be organized. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students from FACULTIES OF EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCES and other related disciplines to identify areas of common research issues as well as methodological and analytical differences. Special sessions will be devoted to the teaching methodology of the various scientific disciplines. Papers (in English) from all areas of education are welcome. Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings or Edited Books. For Books and Proceedings of previous conferences you may visit the web site. Please submit a 300-word abstract by December 20th, 2004, by email, to: Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, Director, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) 14 Solomou Street, 10683 Athens, Greece. Tel. + 30 210 383 4227 Fax: + 30 210 384-7734. <mailto:education@atiner.gr>. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name(s) First Name(s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. 7. DRAMA AS SOCIAL INTERVENTION Contributions in the English language are invited from those who have conducted research in some aspect of Drama or Theatre in an educational context. We are particularly interested in presentations that reflect in their form and content the conference focus. Contributions may take the form of: The deadline for proposals is 12th January 2005 - see the Booking Form for more information. There may be time in the conference for formal and informal storytelling, performance or other suitable items. We would welcome proposals to contribute in these ways. The Conference Director John Somers may be contacted for consultation
at: School of Performance Arts 8. CREATIVITY IN DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS 2005 The Creativity in Digital Media Awards is an awards scheme for all students aged between 5 and 18 across the UK. The Awards aim to inspire practitioners and students to demonstrate and celebrate creativity in the use of digital video, digital still images and digital music. The Awards will identify and exemplify effective practice which can then be disseminated as advice to the wider learning and teaching community. Following on from the success of the Digital Video Awards in 2003 and 2004, Becta has introduced two new categories focusing on Digital Still Images and Digital Music. These additional categories will offer pupils and students greater opportunities to showcase their talents creatively using a variety of digital media. You can submit entries into the following three categories. To
find out more about each category, click on the following links:
- Digital Video Prizes include Apple eMac computers and iPods; Canon Digital Video and Still Cameras; Ulead digital video and still image software. Please refer to individual categories for prize details. All entries must be received by Friday, 29 October at 5pm. For further
information about the Creativity in Digital Media Awards: Email:
creativityawards@becta.org.uk AUGUST 2004 1. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 1. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL The Edinburgh International Festival is over fifty years old and has earned its reputation as one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts. The 2004 Festival runs from 15 August to 5 September. LIFT - The London International Festival of Theatre. Started in 1981 by directors Rose Fenton and Lucy Neal, LIFT has been a biennial summer festival introducing some of the world's most exciting artists and theatre-makers to the London landscape. LIFT has had a hand in carving a place for international theatre in the UK but has also created active connections between parts of the city and the world. LIFT events have been staged in over 30 London venues as well as numerous sites: streets, disused buildings, the river, parks and open spaces. And a far-reaching portfolio of developmental and educational programmes have offered insights about exchange and creativity to many different people, from school-children to captains of industry. LIFT Teacher Forum 2003/4 3. CONSULTATION ON CHANGES TO THE INSPECTION OF INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING Ofsted have recently released a consultation document on changes to the arrangements for the Inspection of Initial Teacher Training. We have until 8th November to respond. 4. BEHAVIOUR 4 LEARNING WEBSITE A new website offering teacher trainers and their trainees access to resources and materials on managing classes and pupil behaviour has been launched with the backing of the TTA. The Behaviour 4 Learning website contains expert resources that can help ITT professionals and trainees develop their knowledge and skills. The website has been created by a consortium of institutions led by The Nottingham Trent University, as part of the ITT Professional Resources Network for Behaviour. For further information e-mail Philip Garner at philip.garner@ntu.ac.uk 5. SPECIAL NEEDS LONDON AND THE EDUCATION SHOW LONDON 30 September-2 October. If you have not visited the Roundhouse web site recently you may be surprised. There is a great deal on offer and some very useful points of access. For example take a look at the timeline showing the history of the Roundhouse building. The Roundhouse is a historic steam engine repair building that became a legendary venue in the 1960s and 70s. This is where punk and glam rock started, where The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd made their names and The Doors played their only UK gig. It hosted the most spectacular and controversial theatrical performances of its day including works by Peter Brook and the Living Theatre from New York. JULY 2004 1. IDEA WORLD CONGRESS 2004 Keep your eye on the official IDEA Congress web site. This holds information about all the events if you are lucky enough to attend. Also if you are not it will list publications and outcomes. Masks in Action pack written by Tony Davies Trading Faces have been leading exemplary mask theatre projects in schools and colleges since 1987. This resource pack is filled with useful tips and advice on teaching mask theatre and for creating scenes and plays using a wide range of masks. Practical exercises and mask-making techniques which have been developed by Trading Faces are brought to life with clear illustrations. Photographs throughout the pack highlight Trading Faces’ unique and popular style of professional mask theatre. Contents include: This pack will: 'Anyone who has ever worked with Trading Faces will know the wealth
of their ideas, methodology and skills. In this great resource
pack, this exciting company is generously sharing its own creative
practice so that the work that has inspired so many teachers, students
and children can be made even more accessible in classrooms, studios
and other spaces. I can imagine it becoming one of those critical
resources which no teacher will want to be without.' 'This is an incredibly informative resource pack. It will not
only act as a valuable toolkit for teachers, it will also act as
a catalyst for theatre development with, for and by young people.
It gives a range of historic and other background information and
thus sets contemporary and creative mask work in an informed context.
Excellent !' Cost £20 To order your pack please send a cheque made payable to Trading
Faces (Arts) along with your name and address to: A VAT receipt will be sent with the pack For discounts on multiple orders contact Thomasina Carlyle 01235 550829 This month Jon wrote the following to Drama_UK: 'For those of you who may be teaching playwriting, I wanted to recommend the Young Playwrights Page, a page I created for young playwrights and those who teach them. It has been used for instruction at schools and colleges across the United States, as well as in the UK and Australia, and it is considered by many to be the most comprehensive instructional site for young playwrights on the Internet.' Jon is the Co-Chair of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, as well as the Resident Playwriting Expert for scriptwriting software-maker Final Draft (he wrote the playwriting 'Ask the Expert' for FD 7) and The Writers Store. Please feel free to email Jon directly at jon@jondorf.com with
questions. 4. LEAP ARTS Just a reminder that LEAP has changed its web site and address. LEAParts is a unique pan-London Arts in Education organization. It is funded by Arts Council London to offer a service to all 33 boroughs that make-up greater London. It brings together artists and educators to develop the theory and practice of Arts in Education as part of a national and international forum. It is dedicated to developing Arts in Education, building networks, creating partnerships, sharing ideas, celebrating diversity and facilitating professional development, all within the context of the universal struggle for creativity and culture. Ofsted has
changed the way it is inspecting schools. I know at least one
member on this group has been subject to the new regime. What
do colleges think about the new system? Read more on the site. 6. VIRUS MYTHS Think before you send out a helpful email warning others about a virus. Your own email may be adding to the deluge. Learn how to recognize false virus alerts and urban myths. Check these sites first: Snopes Vmyths Symantec McAfee Hoaxbusters JUNE 2004 1. KNOWING BODIES, MOVING MINDS 1. KNOWING BODIES, MOVING MINDS 'Knowing Bodies, Moving Minds: Towards Embodied Teaching and Learning' aims to define new theoretical, practical, and methodological directions in educational research centred on the role of the body in teaching and learning. Based on our phenomenological experience of the world, it draws on perspectives from arts-education and aesthetics, as well as curriculum theory, cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology. These are arenas with a rich untapped cache of experience and inquiry that can be applied to the notions of schooling, teaching and learning. The book provides examples of state-of-the-art, empirical research on the body in a variety of educational settings. Diverse art forms, curricular settings, educational levels, and cultural traditions are selected to demonstrate the complexity and richness of embodied knowledge as they are manifested through institutional structures, disciplines, and specific practices. This volume is of interest to faculty and graduate students in Educational Philosophy and Policy Studies, Curriculum and Instruction and Special Education as well as in Music, Visual Art, Dance and Drama Education. Paperback ISBN: 1-4020-2022-8 Date: February 2004 Pages: 225 pp. EURO 40.00 / USD 44.00 / GBP 28.00 The challenge for teachers today is to develop creative learners who are able to adapt their thinking towards living successfully in the rapidly changing world of the twenty-first century. Central to this is the ability to imagine. Drama, rooted in dramatic play, offers a way of encouraging thinking and learning through creative, imagined experience. With Drama in Mind offers a powerful teaching resource which: This book will be of interest to all teachers wishing to take up the challenge of teaching more creatively. It sets out a thorough and authoritative rationale for teaching through drama, revealing the relationship between drama in education and the latest findings on how children learn. With Drama in Mind introduces a toolkit of drama strategies that can scaffold and promote creativity across the curriculum. These are linked to stimulating, self-contained schemes of work that can be broken down into a series of lessons. Further teacher support is provided through a range of photocopiable resource sheets that can be linked to the drama units or used generically and adapted for use in lessons other than drama. Patrice Baldwin is LEA Adviser for the Promotion of the Arts in Schools (Norfolk) and is well established as a consultant on drama for learning and creativity. She is also a regular contributor to Drama_UK. Priced at £24.95 240 pages Published 2004 The British Library has just started to put the whole of Geoffrey
Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' onto its web site. The pages are facsimiles
of Chaucer's originals texts, and the site allows you to compare
first and second editions on screen. Full tutorial notes - and
beautiful pictures of a very elegant text. 4. RESEARCHING THEATRE AND DRAMA IN EDUCATION Here is an early warning ... The theme of next year's conference is 'Drama as Social Intervention'. This term applies to drama which is used in a conscious way in particular societal contexts with the expectation of change. I am keen to know about practitioners and their practice with a view to inviting people to present reports of their work at the conference. I am also anxious to discover potential keynote speakers, especially those from non-European contexts. I would like to discover a whole range of practices that will feed the conference theme - that in rural and urban communities, prisons, schools, psychiatric hospitals, and drama used for environmental activism and political awareness - for example. I would be grateful if you would e-mail me about your own work or that of others you know who work in this field. I will be at IDEA in Ottawa, so if you are going too and have ideas, please contact me there. My thanks 5. THE PLAYWRIGHT'S PERSPECTIVE A one day course for Drama and English teachers The aim of the day Audience Key features The Course Leaders Lin Coglan has written extensively for theatre, film radio and television. Winner of prestigious prizes such as the Peggy Ramsey Award and Dennis Potter Play of the Year Award, Lin has been consistently involved with writing for young people. Lin’s session will focus on her play ‘A Feeling in My Bones’. The story, which concerns a boy and his mother who are evicted from their cottage, explores how new insights can be found by opening up personal histories along with the underlying themes of belonging and racism. Noel Greig has written many plays specifically for performance by school and youth groups: Rainbow's Ending and Do We Ever See Grace are frequently produced around the world. Other published plays - originally written for professional production - have also become popular with such groups: Final Cargo, Plague of Innocence, At Break of Day. He has worked with such companies as Gay Sweatshop, The Royal Court, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Theatre Centre YPT. He regularly leads creative projects in the educational sector, both in the UK and overseas Ben Myers is the director of The Watermill Theatre’s youth programme. His first published play, ‘Walking With Shadows’, is a spine chilling psychological thriller. A stark portrayal of a vulnerable personality under stress and a particularly revealing exploration of what it means to be a teenager, the play has already been adopted by WJEC as a recommended text for study at GCSE. Mark Wheeller is well known in the community of drama teachers for his docudrama such as ‘Too Much Punch for Judy’ and ‘Hard to Swallow’. Mark is Head of Drama at Oaklands School in Southampton where his youth theatre serves as a test bed for plays that have been adopted by groups all over the world. Mark’s most recently published play, ‘Arson About’ draws on many of the theatrical techniques used in his docudramas to tell a hard hitting and moving story of a girl who finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with some boys intent on playing with fire. The programme How much will it cost? How do I apply? The Playwright’s
Perspective Name ____________________________ School_____________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ Tel. no. ____________________________ Fax no. . ____________________________ E mail. ____________________________ Please reserve me ___ (number of places) on the ‘Playwright’s Perspective’ course on Saturday November 13th. * I enclose
a cheque for £100 made payable to The University
of Reading Please indicate your 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th choice options. We will do our best to ensure you join the workshops of your choice while also trying to ensure that groups are kept to a reasonable size. Early application is advised! Lin Coghlan Ben Myers Please return this form to: MAY 2004 1. DRAMA
LEVELS EXEMPLIFIED (THE DVD) 1. DRAMA LEVELS EXEMPLIFIED (THE DVD) egproducts have produced a professional DVD to guide you through the drama levels contained in the Arts Council England document 'Drama in schools:second edition'. They claim the DVD will form an essential part of any Drama departments internal standardisation process and is a 'must-have' item for anyone teaching Drama at Key Stages 1,2 & 3. Teachers using'Assessment for Learning' techniques will find this extremely useful in identifying the next step forward. - Relates directly to National Criteria For more information please see the site or call 023 8065 2220. On 8 September the Prime Minister welcomed a Children's Green Paper 'Every Child Matters'. Every Child Matters sets out for consultation a framework for improving outcomes for all children and their families, to protect them, to promote their well-being and to support all children to develop their full potential. Consultation on the Green Paper lasted until December. On 4 March 2004 'Every Child Matters: The Next Steps' was published summarising the consultation and setting out our vision and plans. This document, and a young people's version, 'Every Child Matters: What You Said', are available to download from the Downloads section of this site. Information for children provided by the Home Office on how to stay safe online: Chat guide for chatting safely 4. WINNERS OF DIGITAL VIDEO AWARDS 2004 The Digital Video Awards is an awards scheme for all students aged between 5 and 18 across the UK. The Awards aim to celebrate excellence in creative use of digital video and to inspire students and teachers to exploit the full potential of this exciting technology. See the winner and runner up films on this site. There has been much discussion this month about the Edexcel GCSE Drama examination arrangements. A good place to start looking for answers is the Edexcel web site but note you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Another useful place to look is the Drama_UK discussion archive. If you navigate to the online archive you can search for the item you are interested in: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/drama_uk/messages APRIL 2004 1. CHRIS OWEN
ONLINE The website (be patient it takes a while to load) offers support for both plays, including tips for staging and performing the plays, full cast lists, plot summaries and links to resources and additional research. There are also support links for his most recent play, Bridges - which had a professional TIE tour of Wiltshire, Bath, Bristol and South Gloucestershire in January and February of this year. Bridges deals with the sensitive subject of teenage male suicide. It is now available (together with a 60 page resource pack) for professional performance. Individual copies of the script can be obtained from Chris Owen <dacron2003@yahoo.co.uk>. The Teacher Training Agency have launched a News Archive as a one stop shop for those colleagues involved in Teacher Education. You can see the first two issues here and subscribe. 3. IDEA 2004 UPDATE: MARCH 24 2004 IDEA 2004 UPDATE REGISTRATION Over 400 registrations have been received from all continents, in all three official IDEA languages. Delegates are coming from Australia to Austria, from Bangladesh to Belguim and of course, from Canada and the USA. We expect to register many hundred more before July 2! As well as Keynotes/Responses by such informed academic/practitioners as Jonathon Neelands (UK), Roslyn Arnold (Australia), Arturo Morell (Mexico), Lina de Guevara (Canada/Chile) and others, more than 300 workshops, seminars, roundtables, and interactive drama/theatre and education events and a vibrant cultural environment including the Museum of Civilization and the National Art Gallery, there will also be an exciting festival of professional theatre for young audiences called DIRECTIONS. PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: COMPANIES AND PERFORMANCES CONFIRMED TO DATE INCLUDE: Ballet Creole with "Dancing Spirits"; De-ba-jeh-mu-jig with "The Trickster's Tale by Tompson Highway; The Theatre of the Silence from Hong Kong; Vox Theatre with "La Belle et la bete"; Theatre Direct Canada with "Alphonse"; Emerita Emerencia; Faustwork with "Mask Messenger"; Red Sky Performance with "The Caribou Song"; Robert Morgan with "Morgan's Journey"; Rag & Bone Puppet with "A Promise is a Promise"; Shannon Thunderbird with "the Great Circle of Life"........others invited include the Nukariik throatsingers and Corporacion de Teatro Colombiana from Bogata with "Guadalupe ano 50". As well four outstanding high school companies will present their work during DIRECTIONS. The Opening Ceremonies will feature Young Ideas, an original play created especially for IDEA2004; and the Closing Ceremonies will also feature a new theatre work created by young people from around the world. Kanata Native Dance Theatre will open the Closing Ceremonies. WEBSITE: The party starts on July 2! Where will you be? For more information please go to <www.idea2004.ca> or email <idea2004@rogers.com> or <wfairhead@oise.utoronto.ca>. 4. NATIONAL DRAMA CONFERENCE 2004 Thinking Drama - 13-17 April at Canterbury 5. HERCULES THE HERO REBORN IN CYBERSPACE IN NEW ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCE Hercules, a favourite children's hero and sculptural icon, is the subject of a brand new online workshop, commissioned by www.show.me.uk and produced by AccessArt. This new resource has been launched simultaneously on http://www.show.me.uk and http://www.accessart.org.uk/ HERCULES is a powerful visual learning tool for 7 to 11 year olds, that will appeal to children across a broad learning spectrum, and is enhanced by engaging printouts. This dynamic online resource explores the classic Farnese Hercules cast at the Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge. The online activities, modelled on actual workshops, are representative of high quality museum education practice and may be transferred to the study of other collections in local museums. The HERCULES content has been created by Sheila Ceccarelli and Paula Briggs from AccessArt (both graduates of the Royal College of Art Sculpture School) in collaboration with Jacqui Strawbridge, Education Officer at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. The site was designed by Dave Evans in Flash MX. HERCULES explores three key areas: MARCH 2004 1. DRAMA MASTERCLASSES Yes they really do use the term 'Masterclass' but the event does promise equal access. Masterclass is a unique arts initiative designed for young people aged 17-30. It provides year-round workshops and talks given by the most outstanding actors, directors, designers and writers working in theatre today. The purpose of the sessions is both to motivate and to inspire those who participate through listening to and working with these great role models. The Spring season starts with 'Opening Doors' on 9 March. 2. ARSON ABOUT WITH DRAMA AT KS4 Paul Mills invites you to explore a vibrant new play on a burning issue – arson. This practical day offers you a unique chance to discover the latest of Mark Wheeller’s excellent plays just as it is about to go to press! Date: Tuesday 8th June, 2004 Schedule for the Day: 9. 30 – 11.00
a.m. Session 1 with Andy Kempe 11. 00 – 11.15 a.m. Coffee 11. 15 – 12.30
a.m. Session 2 with Andy Kempe 12. 30 – 1.15 p.m. Lunch 1. 15 – 2.45
p.m. Session 3 with Mark Wheeller 2. 45– 3.00 p.m. Plenary | ||
