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Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

I hope I'm not too late to add my "two cents" worth.  I was very unhappy some years ago when the home office did away with the 4x6 Thespian Point cards.  So, since then, I've been making copies of the few that I had left over and continued using them to this day.  The students maintain their point cards usually after consulting with me and the point sheets.  Then I record their running totals in an old fashioned grade book (I'm too "technologically challenged" for spread sheets and the like). The grade book is the official tally, as once in a while points get added to the 4x6 cards without my knowledge.  The student MUST tally their points at least once per school year, as I don't allow "carry overs," except in very rare exceptions.  Also, a student must earn at least Honor Thespian status (60 points) before graduation to earn graduation cords.  Plus, s/he must earn at least 10 points during their senior year for their honor cords.  This prevents an underclassman from showing up having earned over 60 points during their freshman/sophomore years, and then we never see them again until just before graduation.  This whole process has worked splendidly for us since I chartered our present troupe in 1994. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

We track by hours.  It takes 100 hours to be a Thespian.  You have to earn hours from different categories..like acting, business, tech.  I have students sign in for rehearsal so hours are based on actual attendance.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

My favorite one-act. We just performed it in my program two weeks ago.

That link isn't working for me - what's it to?

As for me, I have a folder full of Points Tracking sheets for each student. I take care of it myself, and will until my control-freak-ness allows me to delegate it to a responsible Thespian. I do it all on paper, but at some point I'll make the jump to spreadsheets.

Great suggestions about how to handle points, and how to manage participation and graduation honors requirements. I'm reminded again and again of the value of being in a helpful community of diverse yet like-minded people.

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

How sad.  The link opens to say I am not authorized to view it.  Even after logging in.  Any help, please?

Thanks,

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Try this. I realized that the worksheet was posted on a closed group. Here's the document directly.

Have fun!

How sad.  The link opens to say I am not authorized to view it.  Even after logging in.  Any help, please?

Thanks,

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

This is a link

A what?

A link....sorry, just saw an excellent production of 'This is a Test' at our district one act festival.

Educational Theatre Association

It is a three page Excel document. The first page has all the point breakdowns, what's worth what, and the like. The second page has all the automatic sums, so you enter your student names, and then enter your points. You can obviously edit all the columns for activities (it has all the columns for all our activities). The totals will tally up in the far right columns, so just be careful when you edit it that you don't delete all the sum equations.

The last sheet is a print and display page, where you can enter in cut-n-paste data from sheet 2 if you wanted to print and display the points for your students.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi, Colleen  - -  I'm with you all the way on your comments re: Thespian points.  I was saddened when EdTA discontinued the Thespian point 4x6 cards - to the point where I gathered a few of them up and so now just make copies as we need them.  And I agree, the students - even though they're now carrying Chrome Books around from class to class - like the 4x6 cards.  However, I keep the official running record of their points in an old fashioned grade book (age, you know!), so as to document their point status towards their graduation cords, plus whatever other awards they may be entitled to. 

On the issue of additional points for additional hours worked, some time ago EdTA, on their official point list, gave the go-ahead for sponsors to add up to two additional points for superior work done.  As an example:  our major productions run on two weekends - for a total of 6 performances.  We consider that above and beyond what most schools present; and thus we award the extra two points for all cast and crew members. 

Please e-mail me (shalper@salpointe.org) your mailing address and I'll forward a points card for you to copy at your convenience.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi, Colleen  - -  I'm with you all the way on your comments re: Thespian points.  I was saddened when EdTA discontinued the Thespian point 4x6 cards - to the point where I gathered a few of them up and so now just make copies as we need them.  And I agree, the students - even though they're now carrying Chrome Books around from class to class - like the 4x6 cards.  However, I keep the official running record of their points in an old fashioned grade book (age, you know!), so as to document their point status towards their graduation cords, plus whatever other awards they may be entitled to. 

On the issue of additional points for additional hours worked, some time ago EdTA, on their official point list, gave the go-ahead for sponsors to add up to two additional points for superior work done.  As an example:  our major productions run on two weekends - for a total of 6 performances.  We consider that above and beyond what most schools present; and thus we award the extra two points for all cast and crew members. 

Please e-mail me (shalper@salpointe.org) your mailing address and I'll forward a points card for you to copy at your convenience.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi, Colleen  - -  I'm with you all the way on your comments re: Thespian points.  I was saddened when EdTA discontinued the Thespian point 4x6 cards - to the point where I gathered a few of them up and so now just make copies as we need them.  And I agree, the students - even though they're now carrying Chrome Books around from class to class - like the 4x6 cards.  However, I keep the official running record of their points in an old fashioned grade book (age, you know!), so as to document their point status towards their graduation cords, plus whatever other awards they may be entitled to. 

On the issue of additional points for additional hours worked, some time ago EdTA, on their official point list, gave the go-ahead for sponsors to add up to two additional points for superior work done.  As an example:  our major productions run on two weekends - for a total of 6 performances.  We consider that above and beyond what most schools present; and thus we award the extra two points for all cast and crew members. 

Please e-mail me (shalper@salpointe.org) your mailing address and I'll forward a points card for you to copy at your convenience.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!

Hi, Colleen  - -  I'm with you all the way on your comments re: Thespian points.  I was saddened when EdTA discontinued the Thespian point 4x6 cards - to the point where I gathered a few of them up and so now just make copies as we need them.  And I agree, the students - even though they're now carrying Chrome Books around from class to class - like the 4x6 cards.  However, I keep the official running record of their points in an old fashioned grade book (age, you know!), so as to document their point status towards their graduation cords, plus whatever other awards they may be entitled to. 

On the issue of additional points for additional hours worked, some time ago EdTA, on their official point list, gave the go-ahead for sponsors to add up to two additional points for superior work done.  As an example:  our major productions run on two weekends - for a total of 6 performances.  We consider that above and beyond what most schools present; and thus we award the extra two points for all cast and crew members. 

Please e-mail me (shalper@salpointe.org) your mailing address and I'll forward a points card for you to copy at your convenience.

I and Drama board students work together to tally the points. We still want to use the 4 x 6 index cards, but from one of the responses it looks as though those are no longer sold? Does anyone have any paper methods of tracking points? (the kids like to look back at the cards and prefer it to digital.) If EDTA doesn't sell those, should I just go to a printing store and have them made? 

I have an additional question. Each point is supposed to represent ten hours of time. I have students who actually track their hours and they find they do way more than what is listed as the maximum in the suggested points. Do you go by hours, or how exactly do you all assign points to students? I'm trying to be as fair as possible...

EDTA it looks like teachers would like an online way to keep track of thespian points.  Can you create an app that we could all use?  It would be nice to just add the points into the active thespians rather than just go back in and change their status from honor to national honor etc...

I don't let my students on the iTS council assign points as the teacher/director can determine how well a student "acted their part" whether it was on the stage or backstage.  This has been a motivator for students when they realize the can't just hang out to usher or work on stage crew and do a less than satisfactory job. 

On the subject of graduation cords- a student has to be an active member of the troupe to receive the cords. This is a district decision as they also list them in the graduation program along with Tri-M for music students, and the many other honor societies for visual art and performing arts.  It has kept students involved in the program through their senior year. 

Hi all! I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it seems like it's something I ought to know... but I'm asking anyway. How do you guys help students track their Thespian points? How do you track them in your own systems?

Advice?

Warnings?

Any feedback is gleefully accepted.

Thanks!