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Distance/ Online Learning Resources 

KSDE Continuing Learning Guidance
EdTA Online teaching resources

Facebook Theatre Groups

Facebook has a lot of theatre teacher groups and many, many teachers are already doing online or moving to it as well.
  • Kansas HS Drama Directors
  • Theatre Education Distance Learning (Resource Sharing and Support Network)
  • Theatre Teacher Lesson Lending
  • ​Technical Theatre Educatorswww.facebook.com/groups/1535722116469045/
  • High School Theatre Directors and Teachers
  • Drama Teacher Academy  You must be a member of DTA through Theatrefolk
  • ​Teaching Theatre Online: Covid 19

Viewing Theatre Opportunities

  • 16 Broadway shows you can watch on stage from home
  • Live stream puppet shows
  • On the Boards - subscription needed
  • Crash Course Theatre on Youtube!
  • Living Room Concerts
  • American Theatre Wing​
  • Digital Theatre +. subscription
  • National Theatre- 
  • Theatre Seat Store

Resources

Daily activities
​weekly activities

  • Daily 8 Count-  dancing with Brian Curl
  • Daily Free Arts Training - led by Broadway Dreams
  • Stages Theatre Company - Virtual theatre activities
Lesson Plan Ideas
  • Drama Teacher Academy through theatrefolk- Monthly fee---but totally worth it, they have all sorts of lesson plans and now a section on distant learning.
  • Theatre vocal worksheets/quiz- free currently
  • Drama Notebook - subscription fee
  • Flipgrid theatre ideas
  • 11 Virtual tours of theatres
  • BBBpress. - various resources
  • Digital Theatre +. 
  • Theatre Production Handbook - 
  • Teaching Theatre Online- this has a lot of information
  • Momentum Stage - free scripts for now
  • Michigan Arts Education Instruction
  • Broadway teaching group - lesson plans
  • BYU Theatre Curriculum
  • Kennedy Center - use search bar for all types of videos/lessons
  • A theatre teacher's running list of ideas - 
  • Theaterish - a complex compilation of resources
  • Drama Lessons for home
Technical Theatre Ideas
  • Virtual Theatre designer- free for now (code Online Teaching) 3d design tool
  • Q Lab Pro -
  • Resources for online tech classes
  • Virtual Lighting Design
  • Sound Design
  • Set Design
  • Avixa - AV training 
  • Victoria and Albert Museum - Build a wig
  • ETC online courses
  • Stage Management- videos
  • Stage Makeup
Puppetry
  • The World of Puppetry

Video Conferencing

  • Zoom - Some restrictions lifted for schools on free account.  Video or audio conferencing
    • How to teach using Zoom - youtube video
    • Tips to using Zoom for theatre
  • google hangouts- restrictions lifted for schools
  • Flipgrid
  • Choir Player music rehearsals



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