RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Cal Shakes is an excellent resource for educators. We offer a variety of Professional Development trainings for both classroom teachers and Teaching Artists.
“Cal Shakes provided us with a teacher’s workshop that we attended as well as in-class workshops with talented teaching artists for our kids. It was the single most amazing teaching experience of my life; I’ve never seen kids so engaged. The high-level reading had them bursting with pride, the Bard’s bawdy words had them rolling with laughter, and the experience of traveling together in their community had them cooperating with each other and acting very grown-up. They really grew with this experience—and I did as well.” —Jana Maiuri, English teacher at Edna Brewer Middle School, Oakland
- Educator Night
- Professional Development
- Teacher’s Guides
- Ticket Discounts
- Contact
Educator Night
Join us this season for an in-depth look at how you can bring William Shakespeare to life in your classroom!
Workshop Includes:
• Two-hour workshop on arts-integration tools through the lens of that evening's production
• Reception for educators
• Ticket to that evening’s performance
A Winter's Tale - September 26
Contact: Hanah Zahner-Isenberg at hzahner-isenberg@calshakes.org or 510.548.3422 x133
Professional Development for Classroom Teachers
Our trainings offer teachers easy-to-replicate theater-based strategies that can be used in core curriculum. Trainings are available as part of in-service days at school sites, in the evenings, and on weekends. Past workshops have included a workshop for pre-K through first-grade teachers to teach games to encourage creativity and verbal development, district-wide sessions on Shakespeare in the classroom, and school-wide hands-on experiences in arts-integration games and exercises that can immediately be used in lesson planning.
Professional Development workshops include training by seasoned teaching artists as well as an extensive packet detailing goals, state standards, the specifics of the exercise, and reflection questions.
We also bring in renowned professional trainers from across the country to give workshops. Past workshops have included “From Story to Stage: The Drama in Classroom Literature” with Rosalind Flynn and “Habits of Creative Engagement” with Eric Booth, both co-produced with Cal Performances and the Berkeley Unified School District.
To receive up-to-date notices about workshop opportunities for classroom teachers and teaching artists, click here to subscribe to our email list, or update your preferences by checking the box for “Artistic Learning” on our e-list page.
Teacher's Guides
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View all Cal Shakes Teacher's Guides online at Scribd:
www.scribd.com/calshakes
Download Teacher's Guides for Past Shows
The Taming of the Shrew
Much Ado About Nothing Teacher's Guide
John Steinbeck's The Pastures of Heaven Teacher's Guide
A Midsummer Night's Dream teacher's guide
Romeo and Juliet teacher’s guide
Twelfth Night teacher's guide
Pericles teacher's guide
King Lear teacher's guide
Richard III teacher's guide
Ticket Disounts
As part of Cal Shakes’ mission to foster arts education, we offer ticket discounts to teachers and teaching artists who work directly with students in the classroom. We offer a 50% subscription discount to K-12 teachers at an accredited educational institution and members of Teaching Artists Organized. Tickets are available in select pricing sections for Tue–Thu night performances or Saturday matinees.
To learn more click here, or contact the box office at 510.548.9666 or boxoffice@calshakes.org.
Contact
Educator Night:
Jenna Stich, Artistic Learning Administrations Manager
510.548.3422 x105 or jstich@calshakes.org
Professional Development and other inquiries:
Trish Tillman, Director of Artistic Learning
510.548.3455 x113 or ttillman@calshakes.org