Deirdre Moore
Deirdre is a teaching artist and AI coach in the San Diego public schools dedicated to helping classroom teachers make arts an integral part of their teaching. Deirdre has an MEd in Arts Integration and over twenty years of classroom and performing arts teaching experience. Email Deirdre.
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Scenes in 2 Lines: The 5 Ws of Theatre with Vocal and Body Expression
With only two lines you will be amazed by your students imaginations and how they know about 5 Ws of Theatre!
Student Groups
Is It SMART? Reflecting on Goal Setting and Working SMARTER
Here's a brief refresher of what SMART goal setting mean with a reflection of how to incorporate SMART into your next school year.
Strategies
So You Want to Produce a Musical? Part V
Here's the 5th installment to our story, The Jungle Book Kids for our K-5 students, as we try and explain how to properly and effectively produce a musical.
Strategies
The Magical Tool of Tableau
How can a tableau be useful in classroom? Are you intrigued to know?
Resources
Art Every Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Social Connection, Health and the Arts
We all know why the arts are necessary. It provides expression, or a release of our inner feelings, and emotions, we can't easily express.
Strategies
Say It Like You Mean It: Teaching Students to Explore Vocal and Physical Expression
Children can be some of the best actors out there, but in order for them to grow, they need to learn to express themselves, and not just play pretend.
Resources
Language and Growth Mindset – What’s the Connection?
Discover how to build a growth mindset in the classroom and practice mindful student encouragement.
Organization
Storytelling Tips from a Master
If you're interested in learning how to create a compelling storytelling tips, come take a look at Andrew Stanton's advice.
Strategies
Coordinating the Singing, Dancing and Acting in a Musical Production
I promised I would keep you informed on our process of producing our very first musical production, Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids.
Resources
Wait, Why Are We Doing This Again?
I have been working on a project for the Visual and Performing Arts Department in my district to revise some theater lessons.
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