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Ashley Bishop

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R. F. Bumpus Middle School

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R. F. Bumpus Middle School
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RE: Brand New Juniors Thespians!

Posted By Ashley Bishop 09-12-2020 12:16
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Hi Teri! I'm in my 3rd year of 6-8 theatre. Obviously YMMV depending on your kids and their likes, but my experience has been: -They love the Disney musicals, and anything with a well-known title. You can get their enthusiasm for other projects, but you don't have to worry about "buy in" if you do ...

RE: QLab for Lighting?

Posted By Ashley Bishop 06-12-2019 10:41
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I used it for my last show at my middle school, and the production Co I run with my husband also started using it last season. It's great.  You will need a dmx-usb dongle. For a simple system, DMX king makes a super simple 3or 5 pin to USB that's about $20. For a bigger system- say where you're going ...

Simple "Light Lab"

Posted By Ashley Bishop 04-14-2019 21:08
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You may have seen the Yeager LightLab http://yeagerlabs.com/index.php/home/what-is-a-1-6-scale-lab which is pretty cool, but also comes with a pretty price tag. It is also still a one-user-at-a-time toy if your goal is hands-on lighting design experience.  What would be in your ideal Light Lab if ...

RE: One-Act 'Midsummer'

Posted By Ashley Bishop 04-14-2019 20:59
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I ended up doing my own - it didn't take that long and then I don't have to pay royalties. its also a GREAT way to get to know the script really well. :) Happy to share mine with you - if you like it then maybe I'll put it out there for others :) ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher ...

RE: Competency Based Progression in Theatre

Posted By Ashley Bishop 03-14-2019 13:46
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This has been on my mind a LOT this semester, especially as I watch both choir and band head off to "State Assessments," and wonder  -why isn't there something like this for theatre in the US? -would we WANT something like this for theatre? ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher ...

RE: Line of Communication

Posted By Ashley Bishop 01-23-2019 09:56
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If you're looking for an app that will work similarly to Remind, we like "GroupMe." It's more open than Remind - so I don't recommend it for middle schools.   There is no separate member status for parents - they can join or lurk as they choose and everyone has access to everyone. But in many ways ...

RE: Cultural appropriation

Posted By Ashley Bishop 01-04-2019 11:03
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Even if Caliban were an actor of color, you're still setting up a situation where the only tattooed character is the ignorant savage. Xpeare wrote in enough Euro-centric Superiority, no need for us to compound the problem :/ ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher Birmingham AL - ...

MTI Production Pro - Experience and Reviews?

Posted By Ashley Bishop 01-04-2019 10:57
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Has anyone used Production Pro? What has been your experience with it? Learning curve? Did the kids like it? Use it? Worth it? Cheers, AB ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher Birmingham AL ------------------------------

Concord Music buys Samuel French

Posted By Ashley Bishop 12-19-2018 13:37
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So Concord bought Sam French - they now own Tams, Rodgers & Hammerstein and are co-owners of "The Musical Company" (subsidiary of A.L. Webber's Really Useful ) Seems so... odd... to have a mega-corp actively seeking out theatrical properties and makes me feel uneasy, though I can't put my finger ...

RE: Teacher Evaluation lesson ideas- Int/Adv

Posted By Ashley Bishop 12-18-2018 11:48
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Agree with Tableaux - you'll want to teach them how to make them first, teaching what a tableaux is and then give them progressively more difficult challenges: 1. "In one tableaux, create something that flies" (work  together to create parts of a whole, possible responses: a plane, a dragon, a butterfly) ...

RE: M&M lighting lesson plan

Posted By Ashley Bishop 12-14-2018 11:03
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This? https://laserclassroom.com/lessons/color-absorption-and-reflection-with-mms/ ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher Birmingham AL ------------------------------

RE: Glue Gun Organization/Storage

Posted By Ashley Bishop 12-07-2018 12:08
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Great idea, thanks! ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Teacher Birmingham AL ------------------------------

Glue Gun Organization/Storage

Posted By Ashley Bishop 12-05-2018 15:17
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Anyone have a clever storage/organization system for a class set of hot glue guns? I'm in a classroom, not a shop. Cheers, ------------------------------ Ashley Bishop Middle School Theatre Teacher Birmingham AL ------------------------------

RE: Computer programs for tech/design students

Posted By Ashley Bishop 11-20-2018 12:30
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Vectorworks offers a free license for educational users, and while, yes there is a learning curve, I didn't find it any more difficult to get the basics down than sketchup. There are a bazillion tutorials available.  Vectorworks has a really cool feature that lets you hang virtual instruments and ...

RE: YA Literature and Theatre Research Project

Posted By Ashley Bishop 10-23-2018 12:17
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Tableaux - when teaching how to create a tableaux, use themes, plotlines, characters from their current reading list as a stimulus. Tableaux can also be used to check understanding of relationships, plot, etc... In any creative writing scenario (teaching about play structure, writing short plays, ...

RE: Drood edits for high school

Posted By Ashley Bishop 10-07-2018 22:22
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We did Drood at our High School a few years ago and had no pushback on the opium den at all.   We always work on the idea that its best to go on the offense with potentially offensive material:  1. Acknowledge the issue 2. Have a plan for addressing it - For Drood, look at a drug awareness campaign, ...

RE: Teaching to Mastery

Posted By Ashley Bishop 09-25-2018 14:25
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So at a nut and bolts level, the consensus seems to be: 1. Yes, keep everyone engaged by moving to a new activity that may have a different focus, but that incorporates already taught standards (spiraling/scaffolding of course). and 2. Yes,  change a grade from a previous unit if during the new ...

Teaching to Mastery

Posted By Ashley Bishop 09-21-2018 14:38
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For your general ed intro to theatre classes, how focused are you on teaching to mastery? I mean, if you are teaching characterization, and you have 5 students who knock it out of the park (mastered), 5 who are trying but missing the mark (solid B), another 10 who think its sufficient to show up and ...

RE: Puppet Stage

Posted By Ashley Bishop 09-08-2018 09:33
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Aretta,  Wonderful to see you on here!  Folks, if you can get there, take your kids to Atlanta to see her place. The Center for Puppetry Arts has a beautiful and comprehensive museum covering the history of puppetry all over the world, a stellar Jim Henson special exhibit (Big Bird, up close? come ...

RE: Puppet Stage

Posted By Ashley Bishop 09-03-2018 08:35
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Maureen Brady Johnson's book "Middle Mania" has a wonderful puppet unit in it. She lays out everything you need each day, including grading rubrics. I just finished the puppet unit with three classes of 6th & 7th graders and they had a BLAST.  It takes you through puppet care, using motion to show emotion, ...