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Sean Kifer

Drama Teacher/Director,
Parcells Middle School

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Drama Teacher/Director,
Parcells Middle School

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Special Needs Drama Resources

Posted By Sean Kifer 09-28-2022 11:38
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I am teaching an after school adaptive drama class for Special Needs students, and I'm looking for resources and lesson plans. I've adapted some of my usual activities to meet our needs, but I'm hoping there is a resources out there that my Google searches are not finding. Let me know if you can help ...

Peter Pan Script

Posted By Sean Kifer 06-10-2016 08:55
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I'm thinking of directing Peter Pan next year for our Fall play. I ordered the JM Barrie script, but I'm wondering if you have used other adaptions, and if so, which ones? Sean --------------------------------- Sean Kifer Drama Teacher/Director Grosse Pointe Public School System Grosse Pointe ...

Short Assignments

Posted By Sean Kifer 04-13-2016 09:04
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So here is my dilemma: Often when students are working on scenes or a project in my class, some students may finish a little earlier than the rest (5 minutes or so). Presently, when that happens, I have nothing for them to do. So I'm looking for some sort of assignment/performance/activity that will ...

Show for Middle and High School Cast

Posted By Sean Kifer 12-08-2015 09:49
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I'm toying with the idea of combining my middle school and high school students for our Fall Play next year, but my list of possible scripts is coming up short. If you have any suggestions, let me know. --------------------------------- Sean Kifer Drama Teacher/Director Grosse Pointe Public ...

Hiring Pit Musicians

Posted By Sean Kifer 01-12-2015 18:49
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How much do you pay your for hire pit musicians? ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer Drama Teacher/Director Grosse Pointe Public School System Grosse Pointe Woods MI ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

Catch Me If You Can Costumes

Posted By Sean Kifer 12-01-2014 18:29
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Getting ready to costume Catch Me If You Can, and a little overwhelmed with the shear number of costumes and potential cost. Does anyone have any ideas for inexpensive ways to costume this show? Thanks! ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer Drama Teacher/Director Grosse Pointe ...

EdTA Teacher Conference

Posted By Sean Kifer 04-25-2014 12:01
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Does anyone know when registration will open for this years conference? I'm not seeing a way to register online yet. ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer Grosse Pointe Woods MI ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

Why am I getting multiple threads on the same post?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-11-2014 12:56
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How come I'm seeing multiple threads on the same post? Is there a way to be able to click on a post and see all the responses? Currently, I have to click on each individual thread. Is this because people are replying to sender instead of replying to group? Is there a setting I can adjust to make all ...

RE:Michigan Certification

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-09-2014 13:45
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Great info Lynda! ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

RE:Apps you can't live without?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-08-2014 19:28
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I've been thinking about Remind 101 for awhile. I'll have to check it out. You're right that Facebook is only for us "older" people anymore. There are no kids on there. That's why I use Twitter. ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer ------------------------------------------- ...

RE:Apps you can't live without?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-07-2014 14:29
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Sad that I'm replying to my own post, but I forgot a big one. 6. (really probably 2 or 3) iMovie: I use it to create promos for our shows, to publicize what I do in class, and my students use it to create projects. So easy and user friendly to make some quality stuff. ------------------------- ...

Apps you can't live without?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-07-2014 14:14
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Besides this new Community app (thanks EdTA), what are some other apps you use in your drama class or for productions that you can't live without? 1. Spotify: I have the paid subscription and I more than get my moneys worth. I use music from here almost daily in class, and it's brilliant when trying ...

RE:Middle School play suggestions?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-07-2014 14:03
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Great website recommendation, Daniel. Thanks! ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

Oliver!

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-06-2014 13:54
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I'm directing a production of Oliver! and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to handle the moment when Charlotte dumps a pitcher of water over Mrs. Sowerberry's head. Not sure how to do it without ruining our lapel mics. Any suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer ...

Final Pantomime Performance Ideas

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-06-2014 13:25
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I need some ideas for a final pantomime performance for my year eight creative drama II students. In the the past I've had students create a scene based on a song, using the song as inspiration, had them base their scene on a newspaper article, and had them show a scene from their daily routine. I guess ...

Managing Two Troupes

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-06-2014 13:09
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I direct two troupes in my district, one is thespian and one jr. thespian. Wondering how I can merge my profiles and manage both under one. It is a pain to have two different logins. Help! ------------------------------------------- Sean Kifer -------------------------------------------

RE:Middle School play suggestions?

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-06-2014 12:59
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In terms of one act straight plays, the best we've ever done was A Thousand Cranes. You might be able to make it work for your numbers, but we only had 12 in our production. This is the very reason why I've gone to only doing musicals. It's really hard to find a straight play with a large cast for MS. ...

RE:Michigan Certification

Posted By Sean Kifer 02-06-2014 12:45
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Corey, You're correct that Michigan doesn't have a Theatre cert. I know my cert. was language arts and speech. I was told the speech cert was what I needed after earning my BA in Theatre. I've been teaching drama for 12 years, so I'm assuming it's that magic speech cert that you'll need. Good ...