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I'm resurrecting a thread from the dead. There are some great curriculum outlines in this thread, but I know I, and many others, could REALLY benefit from shared resources: Checklists, Assessments, Rubrics, etc... Those day to day practical documents that help us track student progress.  In particular, I'm looking to develop (create, modify or outright appropriate!) a skills checklist. Something a tech student would get at the beginning of a course and keep all year (or across years) that would encompass discreet skill sets for each tech area,

ex: 

Lights

• Break Down and Clean an S4
• Relamp
• Record a submaster

Construction

• Cordless drill
• jigsaw
• parts of a broadway flat

I'll get things going by posting a doc I modified from another resource here on Ed TA - Crew Chief Reports. 

I have seniors as crew chiefs, and each day we have a mini production meeting where they say what task they'll be working on. At the end of class, while the "minions" are cleaning up, the Chief completes the report. This provides a written record of what students were working on, and back up for me if I see students shirking their assigned crew to "Help" a friend. 

This doc has my modified, simpler version first, then the original version (where the teacher creates and types in the to-do list). I got bogged down trying to keep up with doing everyone's to do lists, hence the lazy version for me. :)

Crew Report Sheets (simple and detailed)

For those of you who will be at the Conference, here's a shameless plug.  :-)

On Saturday, I'll be presenting a three-hour workshop titled Set Design (mini) Boot Camp, during which I'll be covering the process of set design as it is done in professional theatre. We'll cover what sets really are, look at some urban legends about them, and then go into how set designers think, how we analyze the script, and how we develop and document a design from start to finish. We will also cover how long it really takes and how to develop a realistic schedule. Then we'll look at, and discuss, a number of real sets including a few designed for a high school. Finally, the attendees will have a chance to put it all to practice.

This workshop was inspired by a number of questions I've seen here in the Forum since I discovered it last November, and by some of the responses I've had to my own posts.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there!

I'm resurrecting a thread from the dead. There are some great curriculum outlines in this thread, but I know I, and many others, could REALLY benefit from shared resources: Checklists, Assessments, Rubrics, etc... Those day to day practical documents that help us track student progress.  In particular, I'm looking to develop (create, modify or outright appropriate!) a skills checklist. Something a tech student would get at the beginning of a course and keep all year (or across years) that would encompass discreet skill sets for each tech area,

ex: 

Lights

• Break Down and Clean an S4
• Relamp
• Record a submaster

Construction

• Cordless drill
• jigsaw
• parts of a broadway flat

I'll get things going by posting a doc I modified from another resource here on Ed TA - Crew Chief Reports. 

I have seniors as crew chiefs, and each day we have a mini production meeting where they say what task they'll be working on. At the end of class, while the "minions" are cleaning up, the Chief completes the report. This provides a written record of what students were working on, and back up for me if I see students shirking their assigned crew to "Help" a friend. 

This doc has my modified, simpler version first, then the original version (where the teacher creates and types in the to-do list). I got bogged down trying to keep up with doing everyone's to do lists, hence the lazy version for me. :)

Crew Report Sheets (simple and detailed)

Hi George! 

I was definitely looking forward to your PD at the conference. It was the number one event for me. Sadly, my district will not allow me to attend the conference because it's in Las Vegas. It's a very conservative district & "sin city" is off limits, even though it's my hometown & I travel there at least twice a year for family gatherings. 

Venting done; now my question. Is there any way I can get the materials you are using for the class? I'm willing to pay for them. It's exactly what I've been looking for and can't find anything out there like it.

Thanks!

For those of you who will be at the Conference, here's a shameless plug.  :-)

On Saturday, I'll be presenting a three-hour workshop titled Set Design (mini) Boot Camp, during which I'll be covering the process of set design as it is done in professional theatre. We'll cover what sets really are, look at some urban legends about them, and then go into how set designers think, how we analyze the script, and how we develop and document a design from start to finish. We will also cover how long it really takes and how to develop a realistic schedule. Then we'll look at, and discuss, a number of real sets including a few designed for a high school. Finally, the attendees will have a chance to put it all to practice.

This workshop was inspired by a number of questions I've seen here in the Forum since I discovered it last November, and by some of the responses I've had to my own posts.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there!

I'm resurrecting a thread from the dead. There are some great curriculum outlines in this thread, but I know I, and many others, could REALLY benefit from shared resources: Checklists, Assessments, Rubrics, etc... Those day to day practical documents that help us track student progress.  In particular, I'm looking to develop (create, modify or outright appropriate!) a skills checklist. Something a tech student would get at the beginning of a course and keep all year (or across years) that would encompass discreet skill sets for each tech area,

ex: 

Lights

• Break Down and Clean an S4
• Relamp
• Record a submaster

Construction

• Cordless drill
• jigsaw
• parts of a broadway flat

I'll get things going by posting a doc I modified from another resource here on Ed TA - Crew Chief Reports. 

I have seniors as crew chiefs, and each day we have a mini production meeting where they say what task they'll be working on. At the end of class, while the "minions" are cleaning up, the Chief completes the report. This provides a written record of what students were working on, and back up for me if I see students shirking their assigned crew to "Help" a friend. 

This doc has my modified, simpler version first, then the original version (where the teacher creates and types in the to-do list). I got bogged down trying to keep up with doing everyone's to do lists, hence the lazy version for me. :)

Crew Report Sheets (simple and detailed)