Rebekah D. Wilson

Student Teacher, The Beacon School, New York, NY

February 2014 - present

 

• Instructs elective Drama and Theatre Arts classes for high school students in grades 9-12

• Designs supplementary drama curricula for both general and ESL/ELL students and students with IEPs via edTPA standards, NYC Blueprint for the Arts, and NYC Common Core Standards

• Aides Cooperating Teacher during facilitation of inclusive studio workshops and master classes

• Facilitates after-school coaching sessions for scene and monologue work in preparation for college auditions

 

Student Teacher, Grace Church School, New York, NY

September 2013 - December 2013

 

• Creates lessons for supplementary drama course for second grade students

• Establishes drama curricula via NYS Standards for Theatre, NYC Blueprint for the Arts, and Common Core Standards 

• Observes and documents classroom experiences and processes as both a Drama Specialist and a student

• Assists Cooperating Teacher and Teaching Assistant in everyday activities and between lessons (ie: distribution of class worksheets, lunch duty, etc.) 

 

Education Intern, Irondale Ensemble Project, Brooklyn, NY 

June 2013-August 2013

 

• Created and established curricula for two summer theatre programs: Kids’ Theatre Playground (for children ages 5-9) and Junior Company Intensive (for children ages 9-14)

• Assisted Education Director with recruitment for summer theatre programs through active communication with varied schools in the Fort Greene and Prospect Park areas

• Participated in a partnership with Mark Morris Dance Group as a Teaching Artist (for children ages 5 – 7)

• Performed basic administrative duties (ie: creating and copying documents, designing programs, email and phone correspondence, etc.) 

 

Associate Director/Teaching Artist, The Children’s Theatre Company, New York, NY

September 2012-March 2013

 

• Instructed children ages 5-17 in the following performance arts disciplines: Acting, Voice/Speech, Values-Clarification, Dance, and Storytelling

• Formulated artistic concepts and co-directs seasonal musicals, including staged adaptations of the following Children’s books: Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk and The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

• Participated in and assists in Character Education sessions, which includes engaging activities that focus on socio-economic, political, and global issues, such as poverty, tolerance/acceptance, human and animal rights, and pollution

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Student Teacher, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC

January 2012 - May 2012

• Observed and documented various occurrences in classrooms and studios with presiding teachers and mentors

• Presided over First-Year 9th and 10th grade Acting, Speech, and Voice classes during presiding teacher’s absence

• Performed basic administrative duties (ie: creating documents, copying documents, etc.)

• Concepts explored included: Acting Techniques for First-Year Acting Majors (Stanislavski, Meisner, Viewpoints), Movement (Suzuki), Voice, and Speech (Linklater, Skinner)