HS Teacher’s Resource Page

High School Teacher Training Workshop in Lighting. Photo by Clifton Taylor

1. Curricular Guide and NY & NJ State Learning Standards

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Lesson Plans

1. Introduction to the Design Process
2. Functions and Qualities of Light
3. Angles of Light
4. Painting Recreations
5. Color and Light
   1. Color and Light Lesson 1
   2. Color and Light Lesson 1 Facilitator Talking Points
   3. Color and Light Lesson 2
   4. Color and Light Lesson 2 Facilitator Talking Points
   5. Color and Light Lesson 2 Handout for Students
   6. Color and Light Information about using LED fixtures

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Links to example documents referenced in the HS Teachers Workshop:

1. Shopping List: notes on a shopping list

2 Developing a Cuelist: notes on developing a cuelist

3. Light Plot Examples: MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2020-21

4. Channel Hookup Example: MSDA Repertory Hookup 2020-21

5. Instrument Schedule Example: MSDA Repertory Instrument Schedule 2020-21

6. Dance Script Form: dance script form

7. Shop Order and Insurance Form Examples:

• model shop order
• PRG MSDA letter
• Insurance Needs

8. Multiplying Factors Worksheet for calculating lens sizes: multiplying factors worksheet

9. MSDA Repertory Light Plot Examples

• MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2020-21
• MSDA Repertory Hookup 2020-21
• MSDA Repertory Instrument Schedule 2020-21
• MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2009-2010
• Original Files: MSDA Light Plot Vectorworks Files

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Recommended Lighting Texts for Further Study:

• “Light on the Subject,” by David Hayes.  Bookshop.org link

• “The Dramatic Imagination” by Robert Edmond Jones (linked file is the chapter on Lighting Design).  Amazon Link

• “Color and Light: Navigating Color Mixing in the Midst of an LED Revolution, a Handbook for Lighting Designers”, by Clifton Taylor; Published by Quite Specific Media, Inc. ISBN-10: 1935247190; ISBN-13: 978-1935247197 Publisher’s Ordering Site Page