This week Jimmy continues the conversations with his junior theatre education majors.  Jack and Marc read the book Wings to Fly by Sally Dorothy Bailey.  They share their thoughts on the books, the red flags from their readings as well as their big takeaways for future practice!

This week Jimmy continues the conversations with his junior theatre education majors.  Sarah and Abby read the book Theatre & Education by Helen Nicholson.  They share their thoughts on the books, the red flags from their readings as well as their big takeaways for future practice!

This Virtual PLC brings together theatre teachers Nicki Gavin and Melissa Wolf from Illinois and Kathi Nixon from North Carolina to discuss online learning, our students need for connection, and their favorite lessons and projects.

This week Jimmy talks to his junior theatre education majors.  Clay and Cody read the book Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by Stephen Nachmanovitch.  They share their thoughts on the books, the red flags from their readings as well as their big takeaways for future practice!

This Virtual PLC brings together theatre teachers Hali Christopher from South Carolina, Christa Vogt from Virginia, and Dana DellaMonica from Nevada to discuss online learning, our students need for connection, and their favorite lessons and projects.  Congratulations to Christa Vogt for becoming her school's Teacher of the Year!!!

This week Jimmy talks to Illinois elementary and middle school theatre teacher Chad Tallon.  He speaks about his professional experience leading him to teaching, his passion for his students, and strategies for maintaining morale during trying times with your students.  

The 4th Virtual PLC brings together theatre teachers Titus Quinn and Corrine Tyo from South Carolina and Steven Barker from Maryland to talk about e learning, our students needs and their favorite lessons to teach!

This week Jimmy talks to Raliegh, NC theatre teacher KoKo Thornton. She talks about her special collaboration with Frank Wildhorn and his creative team, student and audience care when producing plays with strong content, and her love of teaching theatre!

In this episode, Jimmy gets 2 of his former colleagues, Megan Link and Stephanie Daniels from South Carolina, together to discuss their concerns with online learning, sharing favorite lesson ideas, and becoming advocates for their programs and themselves as educators.

This week Jimmy talks to his former student (high school and college) Jonathon Long, theatre teacher at Palmetto High School in South Carolina!  He talks about the importance of relationships, being a theatre teacher when crisis hits, and his favorite lessons to teach!

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