[SML] Looking for feedback from you educational types...
Patrick McCreary
vze2gmht at verizon.net
Fri Dec 18 02:34:51 UTC 2015
People:
Thanks to an unexpected downturn in my health situation, I will not be
back at my job this Spring, and will probably wind up retiring at the
end of the school year. I want to do my best to assure my colleagues of
a smooth transition and a good replacement. I'm the original T.D., and
have been for 32 years. The position is currently listed as
part-time/temp for the Spring, but will no doubt convert to
full-time/tenure track once I've had chance to formally notify of
retirement.
They're a good bunch of people, a good batch of students, and a good
facility. Right now they need some help -
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/iupedu/jobs/1314173/department-of-theater-and-dance-temporary-faculty-position
Thanks.
Patrick
On 12/17/2015 2:23 PM, Keith Newman via Stagecraft wrote:
>
> Steven,
>
> I am extremely interested in this but also work in a high school. I
> just met with our Career Tech Director today and he is looking to
> increase the Career Tech presence within our high school. What that
> means is taking my program, which is pretty much voluntary and after
> school and giving it 4-5 classes per day plus additional after school
> programming. Students involved in the program are expected to take at
> least two classes each semester.
>
> Being a Career Tech program also means affiliating ourselves with a
> university so students have the opportunity to receive college credit
> for their work. This also means our curriculum has to fit within
> their structure as well to justify the awarding of credit. Beyond
> universities we will collaborate with local entertainment technical
> businesses, designers, the local IA and the Cleveland Film Commission
> on their needs to make sure our course work helps build the foundation
> of skills that our industry needs in its next generation of technicians.
>
> Our Career Tech programs include 13 different fields of study and
> include three school districts. Our Entertainment Technician Program
> will compliment our Audio Engineering and Video Production programs.
>
> A program like the one you described could be a huge boon to our
> program if it were in our area but there is no reason why the concepts
> can't apply to us and help influence us at our inception.
>
>
> Keith Newman
>
> Technical Direcotr
>
> Cleveland Heights High School
>
>
>
> On Dec 11, 2015 7:59 PM, "Steven Santos via Stagecraft"
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
>
> Putting together a letter to area schools that run technical theater
> programs, and I could use some feedback from those who work in such
> programs.
>
> My questions are as follows:
>
> 1. Would this interest you? Why/why not?
> 2. Does this sound like something useful for your school?
> 3. Would you take the step of going to the meeting?
> 4. Any other thoughts on it?
>
> 5. Feel free to help with grammar/spelling/etc :)
>
> Here it is:
>
> Bridging the gap between college and work is more important today than
> it has ever been before, and this is a difficult position for any
> school that teaches technical theater. On the other side of the coin,
> those companies that employ people in the field of technical theater
> often struggle to find the right people with the right talents and
> skills to fill the jobs that are available.
>
> So how do we bridge this gap? In a word, innovation.
>
> _______, together with ___________, a not-for-profit education
> corporation with a strong background in training technical theater,
> are building the resources we believe are needed to help bridge this
> gap in ways never before possible.
>
> Our efforts are focused on a few basic areas; curriculum development,
> internships, mentoring, job entry and support after they graduate.
>
> Curriculum Development
>
> The majority of students coming out of technical theater programs
> today are not graduating equipped with the appropriate skills to
> successfully obtain and keep work in the field of production. To help
> colleges develop and keep their programs current, our curriculum
> experts can work with you and your staff to help make sure your
> students get the skills they need to be successful in the field.
>
> Through both _________ and ________, you can access a huge number of
> industry trainers, certifications and courses to augment your
> curriculum and programs. Whether you want to get your students the
> certifications they need to get the jobs, bring in a guest speaker on
> a particular subject or bring in an expert to run a semester long
> class on a subject you can’t teach in-house, we can help you do it.
>
> Available certification programs include:
>
> · OSHA 10 certification for technical theater
> · Man Lift operator training
> · Fall Arrest training
> · Ladder Safety Training for the Entertainment Industry
> · And MANY more!
>
> Internships
>
> We have developed a new internship program for technical theater
> programs that we think you will find exciting! Our new and highly
> flexible internship program will match your students one-on-one with
> highly skilled union tradespeople that have been specially trained on
> how to help students get the most out of the experience. In
> coordination with your program, we will place your students on actual
> calls, doing in the real world exactly what they have just learned in
> class with you, and refining those skills with some of the best
> tradespeople in the industry.
>
> Imagine the educational potential when your students learn a skill in
> class, practice it a few times at school then get to actually get to
> do it in a real show, where some of the top industry production
> professionals work with them and help the refine it!
>
> After every intern call, we collect evaluations from both the students
> and the pros they worked with. This system allows us to provide you
> with specific feedback on individual students, as well as on your
> program in general, with the goal of helping each student and program
> to better succeed.
>
> Mentoring
>
> The internship can be used by programs of almost any size, but it is
> designed for technical theater students in certificate or degree
> programs. As we all know, many great technical theater people also
> come out of small colleges without a large technical theater program.
> These students are often left to fend for themselves and figure it all
> out as they go, a process that is usually less than ideal, especially
> when they enter the professional world. Our mentoring program is
> designed to connect these ‘loan wolf’ students with highly skilled
> tradespeople that can help them to learn and master the trade.
>
> After the internship
>
> Ask any college student what the scariest part of leaving school is
> and they will tell you it’s finding a job in the field when they
> graduate. Our program holds a number of benefits for students trying
> to enter the work force after the internship.
>
> · Access to Union Over-Hire lists. For students in full-time
> degree or certificate programs, they will be given the opportunity to
> join the coveted over-hire lists for _______ and a special sign-up
> date just for those that have done the intern program. This is not a
> guarantee of a job, but a first step that can help open a great many
> doors.
>
> · Assistance with Job Placement. The Unions are not the only
> places to work in technical theater. A great many companies in the
> area employ people in technical theater jobs, and we know just about
> all of them. Our network of people can do a lot to help graduates
> find the companies that are hiring and land those first jobs in the
> industry.
>
> · Networking. The entire technical theater industry runs on
> networking. Those that participate in our programs will have many
> opportunities to network within the field, including access to
> industry classes, workshops, trainings and online communities after
> graduation.
>
>
> Next Steps
>
> If you have gotten this far, chances are we managed to rock your world
> a bit, and in our industry, that’s a good thing. What we are trying
> to do is a bit revolutionary for our field.
>
> We intend to take our first interns in September of 2016 (curriculum
> services are available now), and we have a lot to do to get ready for
> it. This being the first time anyone has tried to pull off a program
> of this scope, we still have some things to work out with it that we
> would like your help with. To that end, we ask you to join us for a
> meeting to help us better understand your needs with a program like
> this.
>
> [Meeting Date, Time and Location ]
> [RSVP information]
>
>
> ---
>
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Steven Santos
>
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