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So here is the Task I have been dreading...... 1c Audio-Visual. I have to admit I have put this task off as long as I possibly could as I do not enjoy hearing the sound of my voice on camera. I was very nervous which was strange for me as I am usually a confident person, a huge part of my job being a teacher is public speaking and presentations which I always enjoy. However the light of a camera kills all my confidence and I find myself mumbling and struggling to stay focused. After completing this task I feel this is something I need to practice and improve as I was unaware of just how difficult this can be. I thought about redoing the video until I had perfected it but after the 3rd attempt which was the 1st recording that I made it to the end without stopping, i decided to post it so I can look back at the end of this course and hopefully see how much I have improved.
here it is....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYVbMZnOMU
don't laugh please!! haha
Great - a bit dark - but explains the process you have taken. The ISTD progression has been a real asset for both the uni and hopefully for those who have been trained with these professional organisation.
ReplyDeletePaula i agree it was a bit dark, I think it was a comfort as I wasn't as confident with recording myself in this way. Will work on it
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ReplyDeleteFar from laughing, I found your clip really interesting and it especially helped me. My aim after this course, as is a lot of people's, is to get my PGCE and go on to teach (drama) within a secondary school. At the moment, I'm currently touring the country with a t.i.e company and hope to be able to fill up the rest of this academic year up until September doing similar sorts of stuff as well as my own self-employed teaching work. However, when it comes around to September I'd very much like to start a position in a school as a classroom assistant etc or something to that effect and so I'd like to be able to ask you what sort of position you hold at this particular school and if they required any qualifications other than Alevels or performing qualifications seeing as neither of us have our degrees yet? Thank you for your help clearing this up in advance!
Pip :)
Hi Pip, thought I might be able to help with this. I currently work for a educational charity running arts projects with schools and hope to teach as well. From what I understand there are a few ways in:
DeleteYou can work without a degree as teaching assist, although the pay is not great and often they won't employ you for holidays. You can also gain a position as a head of year which is pastoral position looking after a year group in secondary - some in school experience or experience in mentoring young people would help - usually this would give you the opportunity to run after school clubs or enrichment activities if you wanted to teach drama. Finally lots of schools employ freelance actors/dancers to work with classes after school or during lessons - I not sure if they advertise though - you might just have to contact local schools and see. Hope that helps!
Claire I'd be keen to know what you do too.
Kim x
Hi Claire,
ReplyDeleteI thought it was really nice and very honest. You were clear about what you hoped to get from the course and I thought your personality came through. (I say never having met you!) Well done for being brave, I'll use yours as inspiration.
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ReplyDeleteHi Kim and Pip,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your generous comments on my post.
I will be honest like I said in my post I never wanted to be a high school teacher. I have been teaching for 5 years now in private Theater Company's and worked my way up a few ladders and made some connections. I have the teaching position through luck and good connections. A position as a cover supervisor came up in the school, that is basically a substitute teacher that is based in the school. It is a really good position as most cover supervisors go through an agency and work different schools every day however schools have now started taking on permanent cover supervisors based in the school which means you are more settled and it gives you a chance to build relationships with students and gain a level of discipline. Someone I had previously worked with recommended me for the position and after a very long and intense interview I got the position. Through working hard and putting in the extra time I managed to have a few opportunity to show my teaching skills in performing arts and share my ideas, this then lead to me having a few drama and dance classes of my own as well as extra curricular classes after school. I like to believe I made myself a valuable asset to the performing arts department and when a position became available I was offered it. I now teach dance and drama to KS3 which is yr 7 and 8. I am not qualified to teach above KS3 or any GCSE classes but its a start. I am on an unqualified teacher rate of pay which is about £100 less a month than a newly qualified teacher. I want to finish my degree and do a pgce or schools direct placement so that I can move up the pay ladder and apply for other positions in the school that require a teacher degree such as GCSE classes, Head of year, SLT ect.
I think a cover supervisor is a great way to gain experience and a good place to start to get your foot in the door, if a job becomes available they know you have the experience and that you would have worked with all the students in the school. I highly recommend it if teaching is what you want to do, its a tough market with very few jobs especially in performing arts so its important to have the experience.
Hope this was helpful
Thanks for sharing Claire, Pip and Kim - sounds like a positive way to gain experience for teaching.
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