Annenberg/CPB: Learner.org
http://www.learner.org
“Professional development programming for K-12 teachers FREE through our satellite channel and Video On Demand.” Excellent arts programming.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

ARTSEDGE
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
from the Kennedy Center. One of the very best arts education sites. Here you'll find:

• Teaching Materials: Curricula, Lessons and Activities; Curriculum Weblinks; Get Published; Idea Exchange
  
• Professional Development: Standards & Examplars; Advocacy Resources

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers

Artswork: Curriculum Sites
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/curriculum/drama&theatre1.htm
Elementary and Secondary drama/theatre curriculum examples. http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/curriculum/links.htm
Links to curriculum examples from national sites.

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers and curriculum designers.

Artswork: Lesson Plans
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/drama/index.htm
A dozen field-tested lesson plans. http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/resources.htm
Carefully selected lesson plan links. All lessons are standards based.

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Artswork: Standards
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/standards/index.htm
The more recent state standards documents are annotated and linked to the state sites. The Putnam Valley School link puts you in touch with all states.

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers.

Artswork: Assessment Resources
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/assessment/resources.htm
Theater assessment materials plus web sites.

Updated September 2005. For Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers.

Arts Alive: English Theatre
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/design/
A wonderful site from Canada. Check out: Playwright’s Corner, Director’s Table, Actor’s Green Room, Design and Production. InfoZone has some good links.

Copyright 2005

Drama in Education Site
http://www.kentaylor.co.uk/die/
A very good site from the internationally known leader, Kenneth Taylor, at Middlesex University, London. The two most usable sites for U.S. teachers are probably:

• Lesson Plans, contributed by Drama teachers 7-12, and
• Stimuli, including: Historical Material, News and Current Affairs, Images and Photographs, Lyrics, Stories, Reference Works

Updated 2005. For Middle and High School teachers.

The Drama in Education Site
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~mcoady
Hosted by an educational network for teachers of Newfoundland & Labrador. There are some lesson ideas here and links to sites not often listed on U.S. pages.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle School, High School teachers.

A Deer Valley High School Production

High School Tech Production
http://www.hstech.org
A high school teacher, using examples from his students, presents materials “to assist high school technical theatre students. . .to learn about, create, and execute theatrical productions.” Nice stuff!

Kept current. For Middle and High School teachers and students.

National Standards for Theater Education
http://www.byu.edu/tma/arts-ed Screened material from Brigham Young University students. Created to help teachers teach to the standards. Old by education standards, but until we have new National Arts Standards, the material has value. Search by:

• Grade Levels (K-4, 5-8, 9-12 Proficient, 9-12 Advanced)
• Unit Lesson Plans
• Improvisation situations
• Theater Games
• Drama and Theater Books
• State by State Requirements for Theater Teachers Certification

Updated February 2000. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Southeast Center for Education in the Arts
http://www.sceaonline.com
Discipline-based Theater Education: A Conceptual Framework for Teaching and Learning Theater from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Lists a number of available units of study that may be purchased. Carefully thought out work.

Kept current. For Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School teachers.

TeachCircus.com
http://www.teachcircus.com
Dedicated to helping teachers, recreation professionals, and performers give effective instruction in Circus Arts. Member of the Physical Educator's Web Ring.

• Benefit of Circus Arts
  
• Juggling
  
• Manipulation
  
• Unicycling
  
• Products & Services
  
• Book Sales
  
• Conference Handouts
  
• Workshops
  
• Links

No revision date. For Upper Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Theater Lesson Plan Exchange
http://www.geocities.com/shalyndria13
The work of Mesa, Arizona Youtheater teacher, Shalynn Reynolds. Materials are hers with some lesson plans from others. Quality varies. Some are very good. Of particular interest:

• Lesson Plans, based on the Arizona Theater Standards K-12
• Warm-ups, Games, Improvs
• Reference, Assessment, and so much more
• Links to Fabulous Graphic Sites
• Additional Spiffy Sites for Theater Lovers

Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

TheatreBooks: Drama in Education
http://www.theatrebooks.com/drama_education/
Probably the largest theatre bookstore with English titles. Has all the theatre books and the section on drama in education is excellent. It includes: Drama Games; Story Telling; Improvisation; Puppetry, Clowning & Magic; Teaching Shakespeare; Monologues; Plays for Young People; Theory. Of course you can order online.

Kept current. For Elementary, Junior and Senior High School teachers

The Tongue Twister Datatbase
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html
Hundreds of them! Good for speech work.

Still growing. For Upper Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

Film/TV Education

AFI - The American Film Institute
http://www.AFI.edu
A remarkable site funded by the Federal Government in conjunction with the public schools. It presents rationales for the teacher about film education and hands-on materials for the students. Has a recent major revision.

• Home – includes useful essays answering why film education, even answering the need for film in NCLB
• Steps – defines the 5 step AFI Screen Education process
• Teachers – materials for registered users
• Students – including resources and a student storyboard gallery, etc.

Kept current. For teachers and students.

Cinema: how Hollywood films are made
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema
By Annenberg/CPB Exhibits, a wonderful site with information and activities to help the student understand film.

• Screenwriting
  
• Directing
  
• Producing
  
• Acting
  
• Editing

Links to Related Resources are also provided, as well as a link to a free satellite channel for schools, colleges, libraries, public broadcasting, public access channels, and other community agencies. A must for anyone teaching film.

Current. For Middle and High School students and teachers.

MEA - Media Educators Association
http://www.mediaeducators.org
"A screening organization of educators in the New York City area that encourages an appreciation of contemporary cinema through a comprehensive understanding of the filmmaking process." Has educators review a film a week. Maintains a web directory for sites related to film, essentially to buy materials, but there are some content sites. May be helpful if film is your focus.

Kept current. For High School teachers.

Associations

AATE
http://www.aate.com
The American Alliance for Theater and Education's site. Includes Alliance information plus:

• Conferences
• Networks & Projects -- Networks, such as Preschool, Elementary, Middle and High School, Playwrights, Professional Theater, Youth Theater; each network presents its own materials
• Publications
• AATE Awards
• Resources – links to: Arts Organizations, Funding, Journals, Plays and Playwriting (a good list of publishers), Professional Theater for Youth (a comprehensive, alphabetical listing of many of the larger children's theaters), Professional Training/Universities (with child drama programs), Research/Reference Databases, Standards, Teacher Resources

An excellent source! Kept current. For Elementary, Middle and High School teachers.

ASSITEJ International
http://www.assitej.org
Established in 1965 by a global alliance of professional theaters for children and young people, ASSITEJ is an international network of youth theaters, linking thousands of theaters, organizations and individuals through national centers in more than 70 countries.

ASSITEJ/USA
http://www.assitej-usa.org
This is the site for the United States Center for the International Association for Theater for Children and Young People. In addition to information about the organization you’ll find:

• Events (upcoming)
• Contact – that includes the Board Directory and the ASSITEJ International Directory (both with addresses, phone, FAX and e-mail)
• News
• Hotline – major announcements, festivals & showcases, conferences, seminars & opportunities and news
• NEXT – interviews with theatre directors
• Members with addresses, Fax, phone, email and artistic director listed
• Resources – the 2002 International Directory of Plays, New Play Development (the Bonderman Symposium and New Visions/New Voices) and the Ann Shaw Fellowship
• Links to: American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE), ASSITEJ International, Bonderman Symposium, The Dramatists Guild, International ASSITEJ Center Directory, New Dramatists, New Visions/New Voices, Theatre Communications Group, USA Plays for Kids, International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), IPAY INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE 2006, International Association of Marionettes.

Dalcroze Society of America
http://www.dalcrozeusa.org/home.htm
A system of movement. The site includes information about Dalcroze and the organization plus:

• Teacher Training & Scholarships
  
• Local Chapters
  
• Bibliography
  
• Calendar-Workshops-Lectures
  
• News & Articles
  
• Research Centers
  
• Related Websites and Resources

Kept current. For teachers.

ETA - Educational Theater Association and the Thespian Association
http://www.edta.org/
The site is devoted to materials for Thespian members and their sponsors. Current thespian and teacher/sponsor events and publications are listed.

Kept current. For Middle School and High School teachers and students.

Special Education

Family Village Recreation & Leisure: Art, Music, Theatre
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/leisure/arts.html
A good listing of disability-related resources. Links annotated.

Updated July 2005. For teachers.