Alabama Administrative Code
Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 290-3-3 - TEACHER EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Section 290-3-3-.38 - Theatre (Grades P-12)
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 290-3-3-.38
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Rationale. The main goal of these standards is to prepare the teacher candidate with the knowledge and abilities to implement a quality theatre program that develops skillful participants. These standards are consistent with the standards of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST). The standards build upon the Alabama Core Teaching Standards.
(2) Program Curriculum. In addition to meeting Rules 290-3-3-.03(6)(a)1. -4., 290-3-3-.03(6)(e)1.(i) -(iii) and 2.(i) and (iv), 290-3-3-.04, 290-3-3-.05, and 290-3-3-.33, the teaching field shall require an academic major of at least 30 semesters hours of credit with at least 18 semesters hours of upper-division credit. Additional information is provided in the definition for academic major in Rule 290-3-3-.01(2).
(a)
Common Body of Knowledge and
Skills.
1. Production. Candidates must
acquire:
(i) Technical skills requisite for
artistic self-expression in at least one major area of production (for example,
acting, design/technology, playwriting, directing) and those skills must be
progressively developed to the highest level appropriate to the particular area
of concentration.
(ii) An overview
understanding of the major aspects, techniques, and directions of the area of
concentration.
(iii) Fundamental,
comprehensive understanding of the various elements and basic interrelated
processes of creation, interpretation, performance, and production.
(iv) Fundamental, conceptual understanding of
the expressive possibilities of theatre.
(v) Knowledge and skills sufficient to work
in both collaborative and individual roles in matters of theatre
interpretation.
(vi) Growth in
artistry, technical skills, collaborative competence, and knowledge of
repertory through regular performance and production experiences.
2. Repertory. Candidates must
acquire:
(i) Familiarity with theatre
literature of various historical periods, cultural sources, and modes of
presentation.
(ii) Experience with
specific repertories and comparative standards of production quality through
performance, academic study, and attendance at productions.
3. Theoretical and historical
studies. Candidates must acquire:
(i) The
ability to analyze plays perceptively and to evaluate them
critically.
(ii) An understanding
of the common elements and vocabulary of theatre and of the interaction of
these elements, and be able to employ this knowledge in analysis, including
analyses of their productions.
(iii) The ability to place works of theatre
in historical and stylistic contexts and have some understanding of the
cultural milieu in which they were created.
(iv) The ability to develop and defend
informed judgments about theatre.
4. Technology. Candidates must acquire a
working knowledge of technologies and equipment applicable to their area(s) of
specialization.
5. Synthesis.
Candidates should be able to work independently on a variety of artistic
problems by combining, as appropriate to the issue, their capabilities in
performance, repertory, theory, history, and technology, as well as other
fields they have studied.
6.
Results.
(i) Candidates must demonstrate
achievement of professional, entry-level competence in the area of
specialization including significant technical mastery, the capability to
produce work and solve artistic problems independently, and a coherent set of
artistic/intellectual goals that are evident in their work.
(ii) Candidates must demonstrate their
competence by developing a body of work for evaluation in the major area of
study.
(iii) Candidates must have
the ability to communicate ideas, concepts, and requirements to theatre
professionals and laypersons. Such communication may involve oral, written,
visual, and musical media.
(b)
Theatre Education. The
following basic competencies are essential to all prospective theatre teachers:
1. The production foundation:
(i) The candidate must be familiar with the
basic expressive, technical, procedural, and organizational skills, and
conceptual insights essential for theatrical performance. Instruction should
include traditional processes as well as new developments.
(ii) The candidate should have the
understanding to make students emphatically aware of the all-important process
of artistic creation from conceptualized image to finished work.
(iii) The candidate must be a competent
director, able to create expressive performances with various types of groups
and in general classroom situations. Laboratory experiences to give the
prospective teacher opportunities to apply rehearsal techniques and procedures
are essential.
2.
Aesthetics, theatre history, literature, theory, and criticism. The prospective
theatre teacher should have an understanding of contending philosophies of
theatre, the development of past and contemporary theatre forms, major styles
and periods of theatre history and dramatic literature, theories of criticism,
and an understanding of the fundamental and integral relationships of all these
to the theatre performance.
3.
Teaching competencies. The candidate is expected to understand the total
contemporary educational program - including relationships among the arts - in
order to apply theatre competencies in teaching situations and to integrate
theatre instruction into the total process of education. Essential competencies
are:
(i) An understanding of child development
and the identification and understanding of psychological principles of
learning as these relate to theatre education.
(ii) An understanding of the philosophical
and social foundation underlying theatre in education and the ability to
express a rationale for personal attitudes and beliefs.
(iii) An ability to assess aptitudes,
experimental backgrounds, skills, and interest of individuals and groups of
students, to devise learning experiences to meet assessed needs, and to manage
classrooms and rehearsals effectively.
(iv) A knowledge of current methods and
materials available in all fields and levels of theatre education.
(v) An understanding of the principles and
methods of developing curricula and the short- and long-term units that
comprise them.
(vi) An
understanding of evaluative techniques and the ability to apply them in
assessing both the progress of students and in the objectives and procedures of
the curriculum.
(vii) An awareness
of the need for continuing study, self-evaluation, and professional
growth.
Previous Rule.33.01 was renumbered.39 per certification published August 31, 2021; effective October 15, 2021.
Author: Dr. Eric G. Mackey
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-3-16, 16-23-14.
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