Introduction

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Welcome to my blog, That Theater Teacher! You guessed it, I am a Theater Teacher. I currently teach middle and high schoolers at Tsinghua International School in Beijing, China. Before becoming a Theater Teacher, I was a professional musical theatre actress, based in New York City. In 2019, I was on the Wizard of Oz International Tour. When performing in Saudi Arabia, I had the opportunity to visit an International School and speak with the Theater students at the school. At the time, I had no idea that the job of International Theater Teacher existed and I was very inspired by the teachers and students at the school. I thought to myself that this was a job I would like to hold one day. Cut to a few years later, here I am living out my dream job in Beijing, China. My goal, not just professionally but personally as well, is to spread the love of theater to anyone who walks into my classroom. Theater greatly inspired my life through its collaborative aspects and through the joy that performing has brought to my life. In my opinion, there is no greater feeling than the rush you feel after a successful performance. I am currently working to bring those types of performance opportunities to my school. I am working on creating a mid-year show to happen in January and a full-length musical to be performed in the spring. Through my daily classroom teachings, I want to develop a diverse curriculum that will engage students and bring confident performance skills that students can use both on and off the stage. In the future, I would like to spread those curriculum development skills and write drama curricula for other teachers. I find that a good theater teacher has a very engaging classroom where students can feel comfortable expressing themselves but also be able to develop their skills at home. I want to continue to use technology to aid students and myself, especially outside of the classroom. One way I currently use tech is to have students audio record themselves doing vocal warm-ups and turn them in for a grade. This is not only a way for me to track progress but also a way to ensure students are sharpening their performance skills. Technology aids us and it is my goal to find more uses of technology in the classroom. I am looking forward to applying the skills learned in Intro to Learning Technologies to my daily life.