Program Building : A Practical Guide for High School Speech and Drama Teachers

by Heathcotte, Toby

• ISBN13: 9780964088269
• ISBN10: 0964088266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Mardel Books

Table of Contents

PREFACE
FOREWORD
CHAPTER 1 HANDLING THE DAY-TO-DAY	1	(17)
How to benefit from the opening-of-school meet.	1	(1)
What to do with the kids on the first day of school	2	(1)
How to avoid feeling isolated from other teachers	3	(1)
What to do with the kids the day before vacation	3	(1)
The fairest grading system, that's also easy for the teacher	4	(3)
What work to take a grade on and what to simply check	7	(1)
How to decide how much each assignment, activity, and test should be worth	7	(1)
An objective way to give a reward for effort	8	(1)
A system for keeping track of makeup work so it doesn't pile up until the end of the grading period	8	(1)
How to balance time between school and home	9	(1)
How to prioritize school responsibilities	10	(1)
How to deal with a classroom of students who bring out the worst in each other	11	(1)
How not to take personally students' poor behavior	12	(1)
That a fair portion of a teacher's salary goes to purchasing items sold by students	13	(1)
How not to catch every illness carried by students	14	(1)
That students don't love school as much as you do	15	(1)
How not to worry about a RIF notice	16	(2)
CHAPTER 2 CREATING RELATIONSHIPS	18	(15)
Personal guidelines	19	(1)
Custodians	20	(1)
Custodians and speech teachers	20	(1)
Custodians and drama teachers	21	(2)
Secretaries, clerks, security guards	23	(1)
Administrators	24	(1)
Other teachers	25	(3)
Students	28	(1)
Parents	28	(2)
Community	30	(1)
Saying thanks	31	(1)
School consciousness	32	(1)
CHAPTER 3 STARTING A SPEECH TEAM	33	(18)
Governance for competition	33	(1)
Tournament rules book	34	(1)
First team meeting	34	(2)
Your predecessor's influence	36	(1)
Coaching	36	(2)
Paperwork and insurance coverage	38	(1)
Eligibility	39	(1)
Funding your team	40	(1)
Tournament day	41	(2)
Judging	43	(1)
Recruiting	44	(1)
Out-of-town trips	45	(2)
Winning and losing	47	(1)
Publicizing your team	48	(1)
Hosting tournaments	49	(1)
Your coaching stipend	49	(2)
CHAPTER 4 DIRECTING THE FIRST SHOW	51	(19)
Your role: director, producer, technical director	51	(2)
Your predecessor's influence	53	(1)
Production costs	53	(1)
Selecting a play	54	(1)
Directorial concept	55	(1)
Auditions	56	(1)
Creating a rehearsal schedule	57	(1)
Eligibility	58	(1)
Permissions and royalties	58	(1)
Treatment of scripts	59	(1)
Crew work	59	(1)
Rehearsals	60	(3)
House management and publicity	63	(2)
Recruiting	65	(1)
Alternatives to a main stage show	66	(2)
After-school relationships	68	(2)
CHAPTER 5 RUNNING AN AUDITORIUM	70	(13)
Stewardship	70	(1)
Maintenance and repairs	71	(2)
Light and sound equipment	73	(1)
Plumbing	74	(1)
Safety	75	(1)
Scheduling	76	(2)
Assemblies	78	(2)
Your shows, other people's shows, and rentals	80	(1)
Your technicians and you	81	(2)
CHAPTER 6 HOSTING A TOURNAMENT	83	(26)
Two keys to a successful tournament	83	(1)
What to organize	84	(1)
Facilities planning	85	(4)
The invitation packet	89	(1)
Making room assignments	89	(7)
Ordering supplies	96	(1)
Feeding coaches, judges, and competitors	97	(3)
Student volunteers	100	(2)
Tab room workers	102	(2)
Coding, setting rounds, and assigning judges	104	(2)
Tournament day	106	(2)
After the tournament	108	(1)
CHAPTER 7 TEACHING IN THE INNER CITY	109	(21)
Qualities I've noticed in inner city students	110	(2)
Some thoughts on fear and violence at school	112	(4)
Goal setting and realization	116	(2)
Teacher approaches and expectations	118	(3)
Quick tips or production	121	(1)
Some thoughts on racial attitude	122	(1)
Plays that have worked with inter-racial casting	123	(3)
Rewards of inner city teaching	126	(1)
A theatre story	127	(3)
RESOURCES	130
Materials catalogs	133	(3)
Theatrical vendors	136	(2)
Useful one-act play collections	138	(2)
Monologues and scene books	140	(2)
Professional associations	142	(2)
Psychological and spiritual resource	144