NIDA Teacher Training 2010

 

NIDA welcomes teachers for professional development and training year round.

 

All teacher training workshops include morning tea and lunch at NIDA.

 

Course costs are $135 per day.

**The following courses have been endorsed for the provision of professional development related to element 5 by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

Directing and Stage Managing a Production

Friday 11 & Saturday 12 June 9.30am - 4.30pm

Develop skills in directing and stage management. The directing session includes working with text, design, pre-production and working with actors. The stage management session includes how to prompt, extraction lists, marking up, rehearsal room etiquette and production week.

Teaching Physical Theatre and the Group Performance

Thursday 29 April 9.30 - 4.30pm

This workshop will focus on physical theatre styles such as Lecoq, viewpoints and contact improvisation. Explore devising methods for the group performance through physical theatre exercise and improvisation to develop exciting and innovative devised work with drama students.

Drama in the ESL Classroom

Tuesday 11 May 9.30am - 4.30pm

Explore drama methods to teach ESL students. Improvisation and storytelling techniques will be taught as a basis for language learning. Encourage creativity and language learning as you develop practical drama methods to use in the classroom.

**Teaching Voice

Thursday 20 May 9.30am - 4.30pm

This workshop will cover the essential elements of Voice training for teachers; breath control, pitch, pace and volume as well as vocal care. Through role play explore difficult classroom situations using vocal skills to communicate effectively.

Short Film Making

Friday 18 & Saturday 19 June 9.30am - 4.30pm

Create a short film (Video drama) in a 2 day intensive workshop. Day 1 involves taking an idea into script, visualizing the script through storyboarding and shot lists and practical skills in camera operation and lighting. Day 2 focuses on editing skills on imovie or final cut pro using the footage shot the day before.
$270 or $135 a day

Physical theatre: Clowning, Circus and Mime

Thursday 26 August9.30am -   4.30pm

Explore physical theatre skills through the comic forms of circus skills, mime and clowning. Through movement, characterization, stillness, gesture and physical action create physical sequences and skits to work with drama students in the classroom.

Suitable for primary and secondary teachers. 

HSC Drama: Teaching the Individual Project

Friday 29 October 9.30am - 4.30pm

Consider the directorial concept and the creative process involved in mentoring a project. The sessions will cover the practical steps involved in creating a script, video drama and Individual performance project for HSC Drama.

Suitable for secondary drama teachers. 

 

Teaching HSC Design

Thursday 18 November 9.30 - 4.30pm

Develop a design concept for a play, which is then realised by rendering a costume design, creating a model box or designing a poster and program to mentor HSC students.

 

 

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