Theatre Curriculum Development
National Coalition for Arts Standards Project: Creating a Community for All Learners: Reimagining Standards-Based Arts Education for Equity & Inclusion, August-December 2024
2024 Virginia Theatre Association Conference: Session Presenter
It's Not About You! Strategies for centering students in the work
Whose canon is it anyway? Strategies for decolonizing your theatre program
VDOE Fine Arts Steering Committee, January 2023-August 2024
Team Leader for 2024 Theatre Sub-Committee
2024 National Conference, Session Presenter
Student-Centered: Equity, Access, and Empowerment in the Theatre Classroom
Technical Theatre Program of Studies and Pacing Guide Development and Resources, Summer 2024
Engagement Model Professional Development Session Presenter, 2023
FCPS Theatre Arts Planning and Pacing Guides for Diverse Learners, Summer 2023
2022 EdTA National Conference Workshop Presenter
Creative Chaos: Student Voice and Choice in the Theatre Classroom
FCPS Theatre Arts and Technical Theatre Curricular Resources, Summer 2022
FCPS Technical Theatre Program of Studies Revision and Review for Publication, Summer 2022
VDOE Fine Arts Resource Teams for Innovation in the Arts, Spring 2022
VDOE Fine Arts Instructional Resource Team, Summer 2021
FCPS Musical Theatre Program of Studies and Pacing Guide Development, Summer 2021
Team Leader for Pacing Guide Development
FCPS Theatre Arts Program of Studies Revision and Review for Publication, Summer 2021
VDOE's Fine Arts Resources Development Committee, Spring 2021
Team Leader for Theatre Instructional Plans
FCPS Distance Learning Instructional Resources Team, January 2021
VDOE's "Overview of the 2020 Theatre Arts Standards of Learning" Webinar Presenter, July 2020
2020 AATE National Conference Poster Session Presenter
Click to view my presentation on Project-Based Learning in Theatre.
FCPS Distance Learning Instructional Resources Team, Spring & Summer 2020
VDOE's Fine Arts Resources Development Committee, Spring 2020
EdTA "Developing Student Costumers" Webinar Presenter, April 2020
VDOE's 2019-2020 Fine Arts Standards of Learning Review Project
VDOE Theatre Arts Standards of Learning Committee
FCPS Technical Theatre Pacing Guide Development, Summer 2019
FCPS Technical Theatre Safety Handbook and Assessments; Student Technician Certification Revisions, Summer 2019
FCPS Theatre Arts 3 Dual Enrollment Curriculum Alignment, January 2019
Alignment of the FCPS Theatre Arts 3 Program of Studies with the Northern Virginia Community College Communication Studies and Theatre 130 course (Introduction to the Theatre).
EdTA Model Curriculum Framework Project, 2018
This national year-long initiative through the Educational Theatre Association pairs 10 two-member teams of high school theatre educators and teaching artists to create a standards-based curriculum framework and instructional units in targeted areas of theatre.
FCPS Theatre Arts Pacing Guide Development, Summer 2018
FCPS Technical Theatre Safety Handbook and Assessments; Student Technician Certification Revisions, Summer 2018
FCPS Theatre Arts Pacing Guide Development, 2017-2018
2017 AATE National Conference Session Presenter
Curriculum Creation
A round table discussion on creating curriculum, developing projects, and putting together lessons. We will start by exploring a project-based approach with example project ideas that you can take home with you, as well as a creative way for brainstorming new projects. Then we'll open the floor for sharing your own methods. Whether you are new to teaching or have years of experience, we all have something of value to share and new ideas we can learn about how and why we teach the way we do. Let's compare, share, and steal from each other to better our practice!
Click to access my Curriculum Creation session handout, as well as the Essential Elements handout from bie.org and the Driving Questions handout created by Rhoni McFarlane.
FCPS Theatre Arts Pacing Guide Development, Summer 2017
2015 EdTA National Conference Workshop Presenter
Think Outside the Curriculum Box:
Making it work for your school, your students, and your standards
SCH Academy Curriculum Development, 2010-2016
Theatre Curriculum for Grades 5-12, based on the National Core Arts Standards
Middle School Performing Arts Grading System, based on the National Standards for Arts Education