Starlet Creative Industries

Professional Development

Drama in the Classroom

Dynamic Engagement

Dynamic Engagement: Professional Development with a Difference

What makes our Professional Development unique?

  • “Fun, exciting, and filled with games you can use in the classroom to teach any subject!”
  • “Every teacher should experience this!”
  • “Great methods to truly engage and excite learners.”

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What makes our Professional Development unique?

  • “Fun, exciting, and filled with games you can use in the classroom to teach any subject!”
  • “Every teacher should experience this!”
  • “Great methods to truly engage and excite learners.”

Dynamic Engagement: Professional Development with a Difference

Available Professional Development Workshops

Schools can select from the following two-hour PD workshop packages:

  1. An Engaging Classroom
    Discover fun and exciting games, activities, and creative teaching tools that promote teamwork, confidence, and student engagement.
  2. Using Puppets in the Classroom
    Explore how puppets can be a powerful tool to support teaching and learning across various subjects.
  3. Dynamic Teaching Across the Curriculum
    Learn how creative pedagogy and disciplined improvisation can transform lessons and create memorable learning experiences.
  4. Preparing Your Class for Performances
    Delve into the elements of drama and how to craft assembly pieces and performance projects with your students.

We also offer all-day workshop packages that include all of the above topics.

Workshop dates and times are flexible and can be scheduled at the convenience of the school.

Supporting ACARA Outcomes

Our professional development workshops are designed to align with ACARA outcomes, supporting teachers in achieving key learning objectives through drama-based methods.

The following ACARA codes reflect the drama outcomes covered in our workshops:

  • ACADRM027: Explore role and dramatic action in play, improvisation, and process drama.
  • ACADRM028: Use voice, facial expression, movement, and space to establish role and situation.
  • ACADRM029: Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from the community.
  • ACADRR030: Respond to drama and explore where and why drama is created.
  • ACADRM031: Use empathy in improvisations and devised drama to explore ideas and narrative structures.
  • ACADRM032: Use voice, body, movement, and language to sustain roles and create dramatic action.
  • ACADRM033: Shape and perform dramatic action using tension and narrative in devised and scripted drama.
  • ACADRR034: Compare Australian drama, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drama, using the elements of drama.
  • ACADRM035: Explore empathy and space in play-building, improvisations, and scripted drama to develop characters and situations.
  • ACADRM036: Develop voice and movement skills to create character, mood, and atmosphere.
  • ACADRM037: Rehearse and perform devised and scripted drama, using narrative, dramatic tension, and design elements to share cultural stories and engage audiences.

Our workshops also support drama outcomes for Years 7-10, including ACADRM040, ACADRM041, ACADRM042, ACADRM043, ACADRM044, and more. These activities and games not only help students meet drama outcomes but also contribute to cross-curricular achievements in areas such as oral presentations, literacy, and history.

Why Choose Starlet Creative Industries?

Starlet Creative Industries empowers educators by providing hands-on, kinesthetic activities that align with the elements of drama. Our workshops demonstrate how to integrate these elements into engaging, student-level performances.

“Starlet Creative Industries supports educators in teaching students about the elements of drama through engaging games and activities, which can be embedded into creative performances at any stage level.“
— Director/Teacher, Cessnock 2017