Professional Development Workshops for Teachers
Join Shakespeare Theatre Company for an in-depth exploration of strategies
and lessons utilized in STC’s most celebrated education programs such
as Text Alive! and SHAKESPEARIENCE. Through a series of interactive, hands-on
experiences, teachers will gain knowledge and inspiration to develop their
own brand of theatre-based curricula to foster student achievement in their
own classrooms.
Professional Development Workshops are offered in a year-round format, split
into a fall and spring session. The year-round format meets every other
week for a total of six sessions per semester, which allows teachers to apply
newly acquired activities and lessons to their classrooms and receive feedback
from STC staff and their peers on a regular basis.
Additionally, Shakespeare Theatre Company can collaboratively design day-long
professional development workshops with individual schools or school districts
to meet specific goals and initiatives. Email STCtraining@ShakespeareTheatre.org for
more information.
*At this time, Shakespeare Theatre Company is unable to offer Continuing Education
Credits for participation in these courses.
Tuition (per fall or spring session): $50 for MD/VA classroom teachers;
$30 for DC classroom teachers.
Call 202.547.5688 to register.
Shakespeare in the Classroom
Fall Session: Wednesdays, October 5 & 19, November 2, 16 & 30 and December
14 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Spring Session: Wednesdays, February 1, 15 & 29, March 14 & 28 and April
11 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Instructor: Norman Allen
Prior Experience: Not required
Struggling to inspire your students to get excited about studying Shakespeare?
Even the most struggling reader can connect to a complex text when encouraged
to breathe life into its characters through live performance. In this course,
teachers will gain practical skills in using “readers’ theatre” to
help students access all genres of literature, building capacity for analysis,
inquiry and debate. The fall session focuses on fiction from the high school
canon, moving toward a lively investigation of Romeo & Juliet in
the spring.
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