PD Sessions

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

2 hrs PD

Improv for Everyone

Facilitators: TheatreSquared’s Arts Engagement Director, Morgan Hicks and Director of Education, Emily Tomlinson

Location: Meeting Room 3 (Theatre)

Improv is an essential life skill, yet not everyone is a natural. Join this interactive session where we will scaffold together to develop improv skills. They will be useful to you as a person and will give you a model to take back to your classroom.

Interest Areas: 

Theatre, Prof Comm, Forensics 

Argumentation & Refutation: The Foundation of Debate and Persuasive Speaking

Facilitators: Antha Johnson (Fayetteville High), Martene Campbell (Episcopal Collegiate), 

Jessica Skordal (Bentonville West)

Location: Ballroom 2

Novices to the field and seasoned coaches can all benefit from a foundational understanding. Join this session as a refresher or as a moment of enlightenment for understanding key components of persuasive rhetoric. 

Interest Areas: Debate & Forensics