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JMU Theatre Education PD Survey

Greetings!
My name is Rachel Rhoades and I am the incoming JMU Theatre Education coordinator reaching out to you as a first step in developing one or more professional development sessions to be conducted virtually for Virginia high school drama teachers.

Some background about me: I have worked as an applied theatre and drama in education practitioner, teacher, and researcher with young people from Grade 1 to the graduate level for 14 years. Most recently, I served for two years as Assistant Professor of Applied Theatre at Brock University in Ontario where I taught undergraduates training to be drama educators in schools and theatre artist-educator-advocates in community settings. I have led professional development trainings on anti-racist and cross-cultural drama pedagogy for a variety of education audiences, including the Dramatic Arts Department at Brock University, the Niagara Catholic District School Board, and community children’s theatre company, Carousel Players. While in Canada, I trained teacher candidates in the Masters of Teaching program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education on integrating drama education techniques in cross-curriculum praxis to prepare candidates for working in diverse Toronto K-12 schools. While in Boston, I  served as Education Programs Manager for The Boch Center (previously named Citi Performing Arts Center/The Wang Center). In this role, I trained high school youth in acting techniques and directed five of their original performances, as well as directing performances in drama residencies at ten public elementary and middle schools. While in college, I received acting training in London from the British American Drama Academy and continued performing as a member of Playback Theatre companies and an improvisation troupe in Boston.

I am very eager and excited to get to know all of you and to provide space for training and mutual learning based on your needs and interests. Please fill out the following survey to help me design PD workshops that are most meaningful for you all. 
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