Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Scope of practice.
A teacher of theatre arts is authorized to provide to
students in kindergarten through grade 12 instruction that is designed to
develop an understanding of the creative works and processes of producing
theatre.
Subp. 2.
Licensure.
A candidate for licensure to teach theatre arts to students
in kindergarten through grade 12 shall:
A. hold a baccalaureate degree from a college
or university that is regionally accredited by the association for the
accreditation of colleges and secondary schools;
B. demonstrate the standards for effective
practice for licensing of beginning teachers in part
8710.2000; and
C. show verification of completing a Board of
Teaching preparation program approved under part
8700.7600 leading to the licensure
of teachers of theatre in subpart
3.
Subp. 3.
Subject matter
standard.
A candidate for licensure as a teacher of theatre arts must
complete a preparation program under subpart
2, item C, that must include
the candidate's demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A and
B.
A. All teachers of theatre arts
must demonstrate competency in:
(1) theories
and practices of acting in the context of performance, including movement and
voice;
(2) theories and practices
of directing in the context of performance;
(3) theories and practices of design and
technical production in theatre in the context of performance;
(4) theories and practices of creative
dramatics and improvisation;
(5)
processes and techniques of creating dramatic texts;
(6) analysis, interpretation, and evaluation
of theatre texts and performances;
(7) understanding ethical issues in
theatre;
(8) understanding
theories, practices, and literature of theatre in diverse cultures and
historical periods;
(9) comparing
and contrasting the processes of creating, performing, and responding in
theatre with the processes and content in other arts areas;
(10) comparing and contrasting the processes
of creating, performing, and responding in theatre with the processes and
content in the humanities, the sciences, and other subject areas; and
(11) analyzing the economics and career
opportunities of theatre creation, performance, analysis, and
technology.
B. A teacher
of theatre arts must demonstrate integration of content with an understanding
of pedagogy, students, learning, classroom management, and professional
development. The teacher of theatre shall:
(1)
understand and apply educational principles relevant to the physical, social,
emotional, moral, and cognitive development of children, preadolescents, and
adolescents;
(2) understand and
apply the research base for and the best practices of kindergarten and primary,
intermediate, and middle and high school education;
(3) develop curriculum goals and purposes
based on the central concepts of theatre and know how to apply instructional
strategies and materials for achieving student standards in theatre;
(4) understand the role and alignment of
district, school, and department mission and goals in program
planning;
(5) understand the need
for and how to connect students' academic experiences with everyday life, the
workplace, and further educational opportunities;
(6) know how to involve representatives of
business, industry, and community organizations as active partners in creating
educational opportunities;
(7)
understand the role and purpose of cocurricular and extracurricular activities
in the teaching and learning process; and
(8) understand the impact of reading ability
on student achievement in theatre studies, recognize the varying reading
comprehension and fluency levels represented by students, and possess the
strategies to assist students to read theatre content more
effectively.
Subp.
3a.
Student teaching and field experiences.
A candidate for licensure to teach theater arts must have a
broad range of targeted field-based experiences, of a minimum of 100 hours
prior to student teaching, that provide opportunities to apply and demonstrate
competency of professional dispositions and the required skills and knowledge
under this part and part
8710.2000.
Across the combination of student teaching and other
field-based placements, candidates must have experiences teaching the content
at three levels: kindergarten through grade 6, grades 5 through 8, and grades 9
through 12.
For initial teacher licensure, the student teaching period
must be a minimum of 12 continuous weeks, full time, face-to-face, in which the
candidate is supervised by a cooperating teacher, and evaluated at least twice
by qualified faculty supervisors in collaboration with the cooperating
teachers.
Subp. 4.
Continuing license.
A continuing license shall be issued and renewed according to
the rules of the Board of Teaching governing continuing licensure.
Subp. 5.
Effective
date.
The requirements of this part for licensure as a teacher of
theatre arts are effective September 1, 2015, and thereafter.