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- Stand Up 4 Arts Education Day 2023
- Women's History Month: Lesson Plans & Resources
- Prop 28 - What We Know So Far
- 2023 CETA Conference
- EdTA National Elections
- CETA Website Photo Submissions
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Lessons from Shakespeare's Classroom by Robin Lithgow
- March Teacher Highlight: Arlene Hood
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JOIN US!
Your membership in CETA assures that your professional theatre education organization has your back.
With your support, we have realized the dream of the new theatre credential and have shown up in Sacramento in support of legislation that makes a difference in the lives of theatre educators. In addition, we have offered scholarships, workshops, and festivals that facilitate the growth of you and your students.
The number of actual members of CETA become increasingly important to the world outside of theater education. The greater our membership, the more we are valued.
If you are not now a member, PLEASE JOIN NOW, while first-time membership is still free, HERE!
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Gale Caswell
President, California Educational Theatre Association
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On March 21, CETA joins with CMEA (Music Educators), CDEA (Dance Educators) and CAEA (Art Educators) to present Stand Up 4 Arts Education Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Formally known as California Youth in Theatre Day, this is a day for Arts Advocacy. This year we are gathering in person for the first time since 2019 with much to celebrate! We have CA Theatre and CA Dance credentials and new arts funding with Prop 28.
Sacramento Capitol Park •
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Areas 22 & 33 - https://capitolpermits.chp.ca.gov/Home/Map
Stand Up 4 Arts Education Day will include student performances, an art exhibit, and legislative visits. The press conference will be held at 12:00 noon with guest speakers. In-person advocacy visits need to be pre-scheduled between 1-3pm with your legislators and should be arranged 2 weeks in advance. https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
Please join us at the Capitol to advocate, celebrate and enjoy the performances and guest speakers.If you are unable to travel to Sacramento, there are also ways you can join in STAND UP 4 ARTS EDUCATION on your own campus:
1. Create Themed social media posts that focus on art education facts: Music Monday, Theatre Tuesday, Dance Wednesday, Visual Arts Thursday, etc
2. Create mini videos using staff members from all curriculums on your campus to talk about what the arts mean to them.
3. Arts ed facts of the day for verbal morning announcements.
4. Lunch time arts focused pep rallies
5. Schedule a virtual meeting with your state legislators, which should be pre-arranged at least 2 weeks in advance. https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
6. Create an arts festival on your campus and invite board members, your superintendent, and other important stakeholders.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Amanda Swann, CETA Stand Up 4 Arts Education Chair at aswannie@aol.com.
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Women's History Month
Lesson Plans and Resources
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March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize, celebrate, honor, and encourage the study of the contributions and achievements of women throughout history and all over the world.
To help theatre teachers celebrate, CETA has compiled a list of resources to immerse your classrooms in honoring Women's History through lessons, sites, and instructional tools that not only celebrate women all over the world; but also women in the world of theatre.
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Save the Date for the CETA FALL CONFERENCE! |
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EdTA’s 2023 board of directors’ election opened at the beginning of February and will run through mid-March. All EdTA adult members in good standing are eligible to vote — you have a voice in choosing who will represent you on the board.
Currently, the board of directors comprises nine elected members, including the president, vice president and immediate past president, and three appointed members (view current board). The vice president/president serves a five-year term, two as VP, two as president, and one as past president. Other elected members serve three-year terms and may be re-elected for a total service of six years. Appointed members serve one four-year term.
This year, a VP/president and two board directors will be elected for terms to begin July 1, and members will vote on proposed code changes.
Check the email sent at the end of January and make sure you vote by the deadline.
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Lessons from Shakespeare's Classroom
by Robin Lithgow
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This volume explores the relationship between the emphasis on performance in Elizabethan humanist education and the flourishing of literary brilliance around the turn of the sixteenth century.
This study asks us what lessons we can learn today from Shakespeare’s Latin grammar school. What were the cognitive benefits of an education so deeply rooted in what Demosthenes and Quintilian called "actio"―acting? Because of the vast difference between educational practice then and now, we have not often followed one essential thread: the focus on performance. This study examines the connections relevant to the education offered in schools today.
This book will be of great interest to teachers, scholars, and administrators in performing arts and education.
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CETA Website Photo Submissions! |
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CETA is revitalizing its website and is looking to represent our CA schools by featuring your students on the site! If you have great quality production, rehearsal, or classroom photos that you feel would be amazing to feature on our website (and you have permission to use them) please upload them HERE!
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We lost a very special theatre teacher on February 8, 2023, when Arlene Hood lost a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. A champion of arts education, Arlene Hood served on the board of the California Educational Theatre Association since 2002, including two terms as President. She held a degree in Theatre Arts and a single-subject teaching credential in English. She taught theatre at Moreau Catholic High School since 1987.
Arlene also taught choir, musical theatre, stagecraft, Shakespeare, and public speaking at both secondary and college levels. Her students have received numerous awards and recognition for their exceptional achievements in theatre and music. Ms. Hood was also a freelance director in the Bay Area. Her educational and professional productions have been performed in Japan, Scotland, and Egypt. Her own professional development activities allowed her to study and perform in Cyprus, Italy, Jordan, and England. In her “spare” time, she enjoyed the company of her two dogs, growing a variety of vegetables, traveling, and playing poker.
Her life will be celebrated on April 15, 2023, in the Teves Theatre at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward.
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"It's communication - that's what theatre is about" -Chita Rivera
Please take a moment to follow CETA on Social Media. This is the best way to stay connected to our events, advocacy efforts and important information regarding theatre education.
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