Educational Drama Association of Nova Scotia
Teaching in the Moment
Registration will open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022
Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022
(No refunds after October 14th)
Welcome to EDANS Conference 2022, Teaching in the Moment! Teachers attending this conference can expect an amazing keynote, a variety of workshops for elementary and secondary teachers around drama, film, and dance as well as a wellness component with yoga. We have a wonderful line up of presenters with active "learning by doing" workshops. Fun and engagement are high priorities for EDANS (and hopefully all teachers!). This conference is designed for new and experienced drama teachers, elementary teachers, film and video teachers, dance teachers and all teachers who would like to bring the arts to life in their classrooms. Our presenters are experts in their field including award winning film director Shelley Thompson, and Best in the Coast Winners Hello City Improv among others. Lunch is included with catering by Villa Madina. Come and have fun with us in the moment!
Schedule for the Day:
| 8:15 a.m. | Registration, Lobby |
| 8:30 a.m. | AGM, AV Room |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote, AV Room |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break, Lobby |
| 10:30 a.m. | Session 1 |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch, Lobby/Cafeteria |
| 1:00 p.m. | Session 2 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Finish/Feedback Feedback From Drop Off/Receipt Pickup, Lobby |
Location
Prince Andrew High School, Dartmouth
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Fees:
| Conference Fee | $90.00 |
| Pre-Service / Retirees / Substitutes | $45.00 |
| Other Affiliates | $60.00 |
As per NSTU Operational Procedure 14 E. IV.: receipts of payment and attendance will not be distributed until the conference has concluded.
Contact Information:
Registrar: David Zinck
dnzinck@nstu.ca
KEYNOTE - Hello City Improv Troupe
Hello City is Kjipuktuk, Halifax's award winning improv company best known for their show HELLO CITY where they invite Haligonians to come tell stories about their life in Halifax which is then used to inspire the scenes. These shows usually tak
Session Descriptions
Full Day Sessions - 10:30 a.m. -
A6/B6 Full Day Film and Video with Shelly Thompson
Workshop Capacity: 25
Today’s students are never off their phones, and spend their lives chronicling their lives. As a teaching tool, phones with all their distractions may seem irritating, but are invaluable. Youngsters can learn the value of story, the impact of image, and the overarching theory of editing with the relatively simple practice of conceiving, outlining, shooting and editing a short film, using only their phones. This full day workshop will take teachers through all of the steps: Conception to Creation around making short films using the technology in students' hands everyday.
Shelley Thompson Bio
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Shelley Thompson is based in Wolfville NS. Trained at RADA (UK); Canadian Film Centre Toronto, Women In The Directors Chair, Vancouver, The Writers Lab NYC and most recently the Whistler Film Festival’s Producer’s Lab.Her award winning short films include DUCK DUCK GOOSE about the impact of school lockdowns on children (2018) which won Best Atlantic Short at Halifax Int FF, was selected by Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent at Clermont-Ferrand, and also a finalist in CBC’s Short Film Faceoff. Her first feature, DAWN HER DAD & THE TRACTOR, about a trans woman returning to her rural community, was released in 2021. It sold out at Canada’s premiere LGBTQ+2SP festival, InsideOut, FIN, the UK’s BFI Flare, and is on CRAVE Canada.
A7/B7 FULL DAY Dance 11 Exploring Hip Hop Dance Ithandi Munro
Workshop Capacity: 25
This full day workshop will explore the roots of Hip Hop choreography, including the basics as well as exercises to do with classes that develop a fully choreographed Hip Hop Dance number.
Bio: I’thandi Munro is a mixed Afro-Euro L’nu Professional performance and Visual artist living in K’jipuktuk, Miꞌkmaꞌki, the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. As a racialized person living in a postcolonial environment, Munro uses the representation of line and of lineage as the underlying concepts through her fine art, craft, and dance. Often merging mediums into finished pieces there is always a sense of multiness within her work. Melding notions of the digital within her craft Munro continuously seeks to learn new ways of making. They leave space for her pieces to naturally evolve through reaction and discussion. This creates an ever changing flux body of work that can be continued, explored, and realized in many different ways. Munro is a parent of two young children, which often influences their work and is at the chore of their creativity.
Session A - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
A1 Drama 11/12
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