Download Drama Theater Arts

Educator Licensing
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Drama/ Theatre Arts Worksheet
Drama and Theatre Arts (Grades K-12)
Added Endorsement/Alternative License Content Evaluation Worksheet
Applicant
Legal name:
Date:
Requirements
Professional competency in this content area must be demonstrated by one of the following pathways:
A.
B.
Documented evidence from an accepted, regionally accredited college or university indicating completion of 24 semester
hours of college level coursework that meet the minimum requirement in each of the areas listed below. This may include a
maximum of six semester hours of documented professional development or work experience.
OR
Hold a degree in Drama/ Theatre Arts.
OR
C.
A passing score on one (1) of the following Drama/Theatre content exams: (Check one option below and upload a copy of your
official score report)
A passing score of 153 or higher on the Praxis #5641
A passing score of 220 or higher on the PLACE #30 (the last administration for all PLACE exams will be May 6, 2017
and will be accepted for 5 years until May 6, 2022)
Content coursework requirements
Coursework
Semester
Hours
FOR OFFICE
USE ONLY
Create:
Directing (6 semester hours)
Technical Theatre (3 semester hours)
e.g., Directing for theatre or musical theatre,
production techniques, technical theatre courses in
lighting, sound, set design, costuming, make-up, props,
orientation to technical theatre, stage management
Perform:
Acting Methods (6 semester hours)
Dramatic Performance/ Stage Movement (3
semester hours)
e.g., Theatrical performance, improvisational theatre,
musical theatre, children’s theatre, scene study and
ensemble work, acting methods and theories, classical
acting techniques, stage dialects and vocal techniques,
stage movement, jazz, ballet, modern, tap, stage
combat
Critically Respond:
Theatre History (3 semester hours)
Dramatic Literature (3 semester hours)
e.g., Dramaturgy, theatre history and philosophy,
theatre/arts advocacy, play writing and analysis,
dramatic literature, dramatic periods and styles,
theatre strategies/methods, dramatic theory, theatre
criticism and evaluation
Total semester hours (24 semester hours required)
08.23.2016
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