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Advice
for Practical Examinations
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A drama teacher offers opinions on appropriate
ways to approach the GCSE Practical Examination.
The
Arts, The Ontario Curriculum
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The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and
10: The Arts, 1999 will be implemented in Ontario secondary schools starting
in September 1999 for students in Grade 9 and in September 2000 for students
in Grade 10. This document replaces the sections in The Common Curriculum:
Policies and Outcomes, Grades 1–9, 1995 that relate to the arts in Grade
9, and the parts of the following curriculum guidelines that relate to
Grade 10...
Arts
Education - Drama (Canada)
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Introduction: The introduction provides
teachers with a statement of the approach to middle years drama that is
taken throughout the guide, an explanation of the three components, and
a discussion of the elements of theatre form that are basic to the attainment
of successful experiences in drama.(Saskatchewan Education Curriculum and
Instruction Branch)
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ARTSEdge
- US State Arts Curriculum Frameworks
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State by state listing of Arts Education
frameworks from the USA.
ARTS
in the New Zealand Curriculum
- The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum is
the national curriculum statement for the essential learning area of The
Arts. A parallel curriculum statement for use in Maori medium education, Nga
Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa, will be published later this
year.
Association
for Theatre in Higher Education - THE DIRECTING FORUM
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At present, the bank is a collection
of syllabi for courses in stage directing at the college level that have
been submitted by members of the Directing Forum of the Association for
Theatre in Higher Education. These syllabi have been sent in by teachers
of directing as a way to share what we do and to promote dialogue about
the teaching of directing.
Australian Curriculum
Studies Association Inc. (ACSA)
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The Australian Curriculum Studies Association
Inc. (ACSA) is a broadly based professional association representing the
interests of participants in curriculum work from all levels of institutionalised
education.
BC
Min. of Ed. - Drama 8 - 10 (Canada)
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From this section you can access the entire
curriculum resources that are provided by the British Columbia Ministry
of Education. Extensive.
BC
Min. of Ed. - Drama 11/12 - Film and Television (Canada)
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From this section you can access the entire
curriculum resources that are provided by the British Columbia Ministry
of Education. Extensive.
Creative Teaching Through Drama
- A site with a useful introduction to the theory and practice of teaching
drama.
The
Center for Arts in the Basic Curriculum
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"The purpose of the Center for Arts in
the Basic Curriculum (CABC) is to engage teachers, administrators, and
the public in dialogue about the power of the arts to educate all children,
and the changes in curriculum, teaching strategies, and classroom structure
necessary to access that power."
CURRENT
SYLLABI: Terry Converse
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A collection of syllabus materials on
the following subjects
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Drama 145: World Drama
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Drama 362: Script Analysis
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Drama 361: Directing I
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Drama 461: Directing II
CURRICULUM COUNCIL OF WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
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This site offers useful information and
resources about all Year 11 and 12 courses in Western Australia. Look for
the downloadable curriculum documents and current bulletins that you might
not get to see at school. - the Curriculum Council
is also the main body overseeing K-12 education in Western Australia - see
the Curriculum
Framework for the Arts
section specifically
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Interstate equivalents -
DRAMA
EDUCATION CURRICULUM STANDARDS - South Carolina
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A collection of achievement standards
- basically outcomes - for Drama students - limited in some regards.
Contains a glossary that may be useful.
Dramatic
Arts Curriculum - by Matt Buchanan
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These links will take you to my Lower
(Elementary), Middle, and Upper (High) School curriculum documents.
These curricula represent the ideal, more than actual practice, but they
stand as something to reach for.
Education-line
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Not quite a curriculum site but this is
a terrific database of documents and abstracts that have been generated
by teachers and academics around the world. There are hundreds of
really interesting papers here - any researcher would spend some valuable
time looking here.
EDWA
- Education Department of Western Australia
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The Arts Learning Area - Outcome statements
and strands. Every Western Australian Arts educator needs to be intimate
with these documents very soon - unless of course your school or system
is going to develop its own set of outcomes (This lot cost millions to
develop).
Gateway to Educational
Materials
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The Gateway provides the key to one-stop,
any-stop access to high quality Internet lesson plans, curriculum units
and other education resources. Browse subject and keyword lists, or search
The Gateway. Retrieved records will link directly to the Internet resources
they describe - it's that easy! The Gateway currently contains over
3283 education resources.
HSC Online
- Drama
Studies in Drama & Theatre
Theatre
of the Absurd
Medieval
English Cycle Plays
Dario
Fo
Environmental
and Street Theatre
Seventeenth
Century Comedy
Meyerhold
American
Drama
Group
Performance
Individual Project
Critical
Analysis: Director's Folio
Critical Analysis: Portfolio of Theatre criticism
Critical
Analysis: Applied Research Project
Design: Costume
Design:
Lighting
Design: Promotion and Program
Set
Design
Scriptwriting
Video
Performance
International
Centre for Studies in Drama Education
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Welcome to the International Centre for
Studies in Drama in Education web site, part of the Faculty of Education
at University of Central England (UCE) in Birmingham.
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The AIMS of our Centre are:
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To provide a national and international
centre for studies in drama in education
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To promote research and curriculum development
in key areas of drama in education
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To publish outcomes of such investigations
in a form most useful to teachers, advisers/consultants and teacher-educators,
both nationally and internationally
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To offer national and international short
courses in drama in education
Introduction
to Drama and Theatre
- A comprehensive course description from Furman
University - includes a great range of links to significant practitioners.
K-12
Dramatic Arts Curriculum by Matt Buchanan
- These links will take you to my Lower
(Elementary), Middle, and Upper (High) School curriculum documents.
These curricula represent the ideal, more than actual practice, but they
stand as something to reach for. Also includes article
Artist-Centered Evaluation - An
Approach to the Objective Grading of
Creative Work
LOWER
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Click here to see my Lower School (Pre-K through Grade
5) curriculum. This curriculum, the one actually in use at The Haverford
School, meets the requirements of the Goals 2000 National Standards for Arts
Education, but takes them further.
MIDDLE
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Click here to see my Middle School (Grades 6-8)
curriculum. This curriculum describes my idea of the ideal Middle School
program, and meets or exceeds all requirements of the Goals 2000 National
Standards for Arts Education.
UPPER
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Click here to see my Upper School (Grades 9-12)
curriculum. This curriculum describes my idea of the ideal Upper School
program, and meets or exceeds all requirements of the Goals 2000 National
Standards for Arts Education.
Lincoln
Centre Institute for Arts in Education
NSW HSC Online
- Drama
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Teacher resource materials provided by
the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Check out the
"Courses" section - some very good resources. Also providing previous
examinations
and sample answers, with examiners commentaries.
Promoting the
Value of the Arts in Australia
- An Australia Council publication on line.
Teaching
“Experimental Theater” - With Some Questions about Theatrical
Style by Jim Hamilton
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A very interesting article in
the online journal "Aesthetics Online"
Teaching
Tolerance through Drama Dramatizing "Historia de una Gaviota y del Gato
que le enseñò a volar"
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This experience was carried out at
XXV Aprile Primary School in a suburban district north west Rome, Italy.
About 70 schoolchildren in 2nd grade were involved, divided into four groups
which alternatively worked on the different steps of the dramatization
process
Tennessee
Department of Education Curriculum Frameworks
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This page has a range of indicators for achievement at a variety of levels. Look for the Theatre section.
Theatre
Studies A-Level Links
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Quite a bit of information about the British
Theatre Studies Syllabus.
Transforming
Ideas for Teaching and Learning: The Arts
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A nice selection of articles about creating
ideas for arts education. Also available as a PDF
document.
Victorian
Curriculum and Assessment Authority - The Arts
- The strands are the major content and
process elements of the Arts key learning area. There are two broad strands
at levels 1-3, five strands at level 4 and six strands at levels 5-6. At
each level the sub strands are Arts practice and Responding to the arts.
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