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Preston, Teresa K. – Teaching Music, 2003
Focuses on the issue of whether music teachers should be improving student reading skills. Describes a program called Opening Minds to the Arts (OMA) that is used in the Unified School District in Tucson (Arizona) to develop student literacy. Discusses the benefits and outcomes of OMA. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Literacy, Music Education
Hoglund, Paula Stevenson – Arts & Activities, 1999
Describes a four week artist-in-residence program called "Reflecticons: Trees of a City." Using handmade paper, the children of Kaukauna (Wisconsin) explored the heritage, development, and growth of their community from the 1700s to the present. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Artists, Childrens Art
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Abelman, Robert; Courtright, John – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1983
An in-school mediation strategy focused on teaching children to watch television critically and to recognize the prosocial content of commercial television programs. Changes in children's attitudes and understanding that resulted from the strategy are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childrens Television, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies
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Anderson, Heather – Art Education, 2000
Highlights some practical applications for art and river education to encourage teachers to create such programs. Describes the "Art and River" Program that consists of four half-day lessons at a river park. Discusses the importance of rivers and Native American beliefs about the land and rivers. Lists additional resources. (CMK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Art Education, Community Education, Educational Strategies
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Gallavan, Nancy P. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1999
Focuses on a 1998 University of Nevada project in which forty elementary and middle school teachers learned about the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People" and the NCSS thematic strands. Highlights strategies that emerged from the project that integrates children's literature…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Short, Georgianna – Art Education, 2001
Describes arts-based, anchored instruction at Fair Arts IMPACT Elementary School (Columbus, Ohio), a five-week program centered around "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (Georges Seurat). Addresses unit objectives such as understanding social climate with respect to race/gender discrimination and examining why people…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Dance Education, Educational Strategies
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Yoho, DeVon; And Others – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) is a model for curriculum change. Describes the process and content of the DEEP teacher education and curriculum development program. Presents a case study of a DEEP project involving one Indiana school district. (CFR)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Economics, Economics Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Compensatory/Bilingual Education. – 1984
This informational booklet outlines the services available to New Jersey elementary school children in the area of basic skills development and offers suggestions as to how parents can support their child's educational development. The first part of the guide outlines the content, admissions criteria, and funding sources of New Jersey's Basic…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Strategies