Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive guide offers everything a teacher needs to know for conducting an effective art instruction and appreciation program. The Third Edition of The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools includes a complete update on public-relations guidelines, and reference material examples. The revised edition also features many new projects, an update on current projects and includes an explanation...

One third of the Americans taken prisoner in Korea succumbed to Communist brainwashing, according to U.S. Army studies, and assisted or collaborated with their captors. The Communist brainwashers recognized and took skillful advantage of the Americans' ignorance and confusion concerning United States history, the free-enterprise economy, and the representative system of government. Placing the blame squarely on faulty presentation of history and...

Collection of all 46 Schoolhouse rock! songs on the topics of science, multiplication, money, American history and English grammar. Plus, the new song "I'm gonna send your vote to college" about the American electoral college.

Chinese culture has changed greatly over the years, but the Chinese people still celebrate the great changes in their culture and nation. This appealing book will teach readers about the incredible history of China, the Great Wall, and the various dynasties that ruled, including the Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, and Ming. Readers will also discover Chinese philosophies that are still practiced today, such as Confucianism and Taoism. The stunning photos,...

Signs of Change shows how real teachers bring about real change through theatre. Joan Lazarus captures the insights and practices of hundreds of theatre teachers and paints vivid portraits of best practice. Included are detailed descriptions of vibrant programs changing the face of theatre education in the twenty-first century -- interactive, learner-centered lessons, powerful ad provocative productions, comprehensive programs giving voice to young...

This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. Prof. Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They were all former students...

A friendly and practical guide for teaching English grammar in the context of real, lived language. As most teachers of English now know, research shows that teaching grammar in the traditional way--through worksheets, memorizing definitions, and diagramming sentences--doesn't work, and that teaching grammar in the context of reading and writing is a better approach. People who understand language can make things happen. That is the point of grammar/language...

"Every upper-elementary and middle school educator can teach news literacy and connected literacies, such as text, visual, graphic, and video literacy, using this book"-- Provided by publisher.

Uses autobiographical and cultural narratives related to art research and practice to explore, experiment, and improvise multiple correspondences between and among learners' own lived experiences and understandings, and those of others. By beginning each chapter of The Prosthetic Pedagogy of Art with an autobiographical assemblage of personal memory and cultural history, Charles R. Garoian creates a differential, prosthetic space. Within these spaces...

Using principals from Dr. David A. Sousa's How the Brain Learns Mathematics, this user-friendly resource provides easy, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for Kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducible materials for mathematics instruction that involves partners, group work, and class movement. Through activities such as Number Jingle and Math Detective, young learners will enjoy...