About Danielle G.
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Licensed Substitute Teacher
Aug, 2016 - PresentHigh Desert Education Service District
I am currently working as a licensed substitute teacher in the Central Oregon Schools through the High Desert Education Service District. I work with all grade levels and can substitute teach all subjects. My specialties are Music, Drama, and Language Arts. **This job means I have passed a background check with the state of Oregon's Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, which may be helpful for you to know as a potential TakeLessons student.
STAGES Theater Camp Instructor
Jun, 2016 - Jul, 2016Corvallis School District Theaters and Corvallis High School
• Taught lower division music classes (Grades 1-5) in which students participated in daily warm-ups, choral canons, vocal technique/terminology, and songs for their final showcase. • Designed lesson plans and taught upper division acting classes (Grades 6-12) in which students learned and practiced character development, relationship with scene partner, motivation and acting goals, improv, and scene rehearsal. • Helped facilitate the final showcase at the culmination of the camp, as I introduced my students and the concepts they practiced in class and led them in their showcase presentations.
Long Term Theatre & Language Arts Substitute Teacher
Apr, 2016 - Jun, 2016Corvallis High School
• Designed lesson plans and taught Advanced Theatre, Introduction to Theatre, and two sections of Documentary Films and Society. • Created and graded assignments on Pinnacle, assignment and grade management software, to assess student progress and understanding of concepts studied and developed in class. • Directed Advanced Theatre students through Shakespeare scene and monologue study as well as a group playwriting and musical theatre project. • Led Introduction to Theatre students through a variety of intensive projects: a design practicum, the study of the Absurdist Theatre Movement, a student-devised Absurdist theatre piece, the study of spoken word and the creation of their own spoken word pieces and performances, and the study of cultures and theatre traditions from across the globe, which led to interactive student presentations. • Counseled Documentary Films and Society students through class discussions and debates about specific documentary films and the relevant social issues they highlighted as well as a group education project in which students designed their own educational system.
Liscensed Substitute Teacher
Sep, 2015 - Jun, 2016Corvallis, Albany, Philomath, and Lebanon School Districts
• Executed lesson plans provided by the teacher for students in grades K-12. • Improvised details and remained attentive to student needs as they arose. • Served as a regular substitute teacher for all grade levels and all subjects.
Voice, Piano, and Acting Instructor
Aug, 2014 - Jun, 2015Central Florida Community Arts
• Educated students in acting and musical technique/expression through the use of warm-up exercises, improv, movement and voice work, music theory, and the analysis and rehearsal of theatrical texts and musical pieces. • Led an in-school CFCArts community outreach music/drama program, centered on the theme of unity, at Nap Ford Community School in Orlando.
Private ASD Assistant
Jan, 2014 - Mar, 2014Orlando Repertory Theatre
• Assisted an 8-year-old boy on the autism spectrum attending a 3-month theatre workshop. • Adjusted my teaching style to fit the individual needs of this student.
Adjunct Professor of Theatre
Aug, 2013 - May, 2015Rollins College
• Designed syllabi to meet course objectives and teach THE 100-1 Introduction to the Theatre and THE 131-1 Introduction to Acting for the Non-Major. • Led Intro to Theatre students in interactive theatre presentations based upon the assigned Edwin Wilson text • Guided Intro to Theatre students as they stepped into the roles of director and designers, crafting a collaborative production proposal. • Taught Intro to Acting students basic acting techniques based upon Michael Shurtleff’s 12 Guideposts, as well as improvisational work, movement exercises, and voice work. • Guided Intro to Acting students in the rehearsal, performance and text scoring of two scenes and a monologue over the course of the semester.
Acting/Education Intern
Aug, 2012 - May, 2013Orlando Shakespeare Theater
• Directed a 90’s pop-themed version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a class of 6th graders at St. Barnabas Episcopal School in Deland, as a part of the Shakespearience program. • Designed and implemented curriculum for Prince and Princess Shakespeare (age 4-grade 1), Superhero Shakespeare (grades 1-2), and Shakespeare Acting (grades 5-7) in a Saturday morning class setting. • Taught an interactive Shakespeare Alive workshop at local elementary, middle and high schools. • As the New Play Development intern, assisted in organizing and supervising the 2012 Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays and evaluated submissions for the 2013 festival. • Acted in various plays throughout the year, including a thesis role as the character Lucy Steele in Jon Jory's Sense and Sensibility.
Instructor of Record
Jan, 2012 - May, 2012University of Central Florida
• Created curriculum and taught Musical Theatre Voice I, which included coaching students through four solo pieces and a duet over the course of the semester. • Led students in daily physical and vocal warm-ups, as well as music rehearsals, in which students analyzed and explored musical technique and expression through song. • Tutored students individually in private voice lessons.
Teaching Artist
Jun, 2011 - Jul, 2015Orlando Repertory Theatre
• Developed lesson plans based on the Florida Common Core Standards. • Fostered character development through theatrical activities and themes, culminating each session in a performance. • Created an environment with clear expectations of professionalism from the students. • Introduced students to theatrical and musical concepts through practical application. • Devised a through-line and script for students to utilize
Education
Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance
Aug, 2005 - May, 2009Murray State University
Master of Fine Arts in Acting
Aug, 2010 - May, 2013University of Central Florida
Awards
3rd Place Finalist
Mar, 2008Mid South National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions Junior Women Division
MFA Provost's Graduate Fellow
Aug, 2010University of Central Florida
Outstanding Senior in Music
May, 2009Murray State University
Hester College Academic Achievement Award
May, 2009Murray State University
1st Place Finalist
Mar, 2009Kentucky National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions Upperclass Music Theatre Division
Barbara Cochran Breazeale Fellow
Aug, 2008Murray State University
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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