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Here's my shameless plug to take my Theatre Design PDI. You'll be glad you did because it's both practical and FUN! :)

Ready! Set! Design! In one 6-hour PDI, you will get a crash course in multiple ways to approach a theatre design, including a focus on “–isms”, that model what you could do in your own classrooms. Participants will read a micro-play and hear a mini-lecture about “–isms” and other inspirations, before dividing into design storm teams. Then go! Apply each design technique to the play. In teams, participants choose an “-ism” or another inspiration, develop a designer’s concept statement, decide a color palette from ones provided, and create actual designs for every area of technical theatre using drawings or found images in record time for multiple plays. Teams share their designs and discuss how the concepts can be expanded to a full unit of study or a whole course. All content is aligned with national standards and participants will receive access to a Theatre Design and Technology curriculum map detailing alignment, as well as supplemental materials. Some materials will be available in the Library post-PDI.

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Jo Strom Lane
Roosevelt HS, Theatre Teacher and Director
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR
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Jo,

i am interested! Details? Contacts? Calendars?

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Warren Kerr
Theatre Arts Teacher
Auburn School District
Auburn WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2015 18:48
From: Jo Lane
Subject: PDI--Design Storm Crash Course: Applying Creative Ways to Teach Theatre Design

Here's my shameless plug to take my Theatre Design PDI. You'll be glad you did because it's both practical and FUN! :)

Ready! Set! Design! In one 6-hour PDI, you will get a crash course in multiple ways to approach a theatre design, including a focus on “–isms”, that model what you could do in your own classrooms. Participants will read a micro-play and hear a mini-lecture about “–isms” and other inspirations, before dividing into design storm teams. Then go! Apply each design technique to the play. In teams, participants choose an “-ism” or another inspiration, develop a designer’s concept statement, decide a color palette from ones provided, and create actual designs for every area of technical theatre using drawings or found images in record time for multiple plays. Teams share their designs and discuss how the concepts can be expanded to a full unit of study or a whole course. All content is aligned with national standards and participants will receive access to a Theatre Design and Technology curriculum map detailing alignment, as well as supplemental materials. Some materials will be available in the Library post-PDI.

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Jo Strom Lane
Roosevelt HS, Theatre Teacher and Director
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR
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Here's my shameless plug to take my Theatre Design PDI. You'll be glad you did because it's both practical and FUN! :)

Ready! Set! Design! In one 6-hour PDI, you will get a crash course in multiple ways to approach a theatre design, including a focus on “–isms”, that model what you could do in your own classrooms. Participants will read a micro-play and hear a mini-lecture about “–isms” and other inspirations, before dividing into design storm teams. Then go! Apply each design technique to the play. In teams, participants choose an “-ism” or another inspiration, develop a designer’s concept statement, decide a color palette from ones provided, and create actual designs for every area of technical theatre using drawings or found images in record time for multiple plays. Teams share their designs and discuss how the concepts can be expanded to a full unit of study or a whole course. All content is aligned with national standards and participants will receive access to a Theatre Design and Technology curriculum map detailing alignment, as well as supplemental materials. Some materials will be available in the Library post-PDI.

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Jo Strom Lane
Roosevelt HS, Theatre Teacher and Director
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR
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I am assuming this is an online opportunity?  I would love details.

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Nancy Curtis
Director of Theatre Arts
Virginia Beach VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2015 18:48
From: Jo Lane
Subject: PDI--Design Storm Crash Course: Applying Creative Ways to Teach Theatre Design

Here's my shameless plug to take my Theatre Design PDI. You'll be glad you did because it's both practical and FUN! :)

Ready! Set! Design! In one 6-hour PDI, you will get a crash course in multiple ways to approach a theatre design, including a focus on “–isms”, that model what you could do in your own classrooms. Participants will read a micro-play and hear a mini-lecture about “–isms” and other inspirations, before dividing into design storm teams. Then go! Apply each design technique to the play. In teams, participants choose an “-ism” or another inspiration, develop a designer’s concept statement, decide a color palette from ones provided, and create actual designs for every area of technical theatre using drawings or found images in record time for multiple plays. Teams share their designs and discuss how the concepts can be expanded to a full unit of study or a whole course. All content is aligned with national standards and participants will receive access to a Theatre Design and Technology curriculum map detailing alignment, as well as supplemental materials. Some materials will be available in the Library post-PDI.

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Jo Strom Lane
Roosevelt HS, Theatre Teacher and Director
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR
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This sounds great! Should we have gotten info about workshops yet? I registered, and received a confirmation, but no schedules or anything yet. 

THANKS for the heads up on this!

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Dianne Rowe
Birmingham AL
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-30-2015 13:31
From: Nancy Curtis
Subject: PDI--Design Storm Crash Course: Applying Creative Ways to Teach Theatre Design

I am assuming this is an online opportunity?  I would love details.

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Nancy Curtis
Director of Theatre Arts
Virginia Beach VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-29-2015 18:48
From: Jo Lane
Subject: PDI--Design Storm Crash Course: Applying Creative Ways to Teach Theatre Design

Here's my shameless plug to take my Theatre Design PDI. You'll be glad you did because it's both practical and FUN! :)

Ready! Set! Design! In one 6-hour PDI, you will get a crash course in multiple ways to approach a theatre design, including a focus on “–isms”, that model what you could do in your own classrooms. Participants will read a micro-play and hear a mini-lecture about “–isms” and other inspirations, before dividing into design storm teams. Then go! Apply each design technique to the play. In teams, participants choose an “-ism” or another inspiration, develop a designer’s concept statement, decide a color palette from ones provided, and create actual designs for every area of technical theatre using drawings or found images in record time for multiple plays. Teams share their designs and discuss how the concepts can be expanded to a full unit of study or a whole course. All content is aligned with national standards and participants will receive access to a Theatre Design and Technology curriculum map detailing alignment, as well as supplemental materials. Some materials will be available in the Library post-PDI.

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Jo Strom Lane
Roosevelt HS, Theatre Teacher and Director
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR
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