The Curriculum Committee exists to help define effective, useful, and integrated curricula for Theatre education in the state of Texas. It is comprised of representatives from each interest group within TETA. The committee will participate in an annual review and facilitate implementation of curriculum for theatre arts. The operating objectives of the Curriculum Committee are to:

• Develop rationale to determine effectiveness of present curricula.
• Develop and make available model lessons.
• Find methods to emphasize higher level thinking skills through instructional strategy.
• Design various tests to measure effectiveness of theatre training.

Teachers interested in serving on the Curriculum Committee, please contact Laura Bradshaw via email by clicking on her name. Our focus for this term will be revising the New Teacher Packet, developing activities that incorporate higher level thinking skills and facilitating training for K=5 instruction.

The College Board, has a survey for expressing your support for AP theatre courses.

NATIONAL STANDARDS The National Standards for Arts Education were developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts. The Standards were prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The document is available by calling or writing MENC Publications Sales, 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA 20191. stock # 1605. ISBN 1-56545-036-1.

Current TEKS Activities

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• Grade K
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
  
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
  
• Theatre Level I
• Theatre Level II
• Theatre Level III
• Theatre Level IV
  
• Vocabulary

• University Interscholastic League
• U.I.L. Drama
• New Teacher Packet
• The National Standards for Arts Education
• The Fine Arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts (CEDFA)
• Texas Education Agency (TEA)