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Conklin, Hilary G. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Recent efforts to define qualities of effective teaching practice have done little to capture the role of play, imagination, and creativity in classroom teaching. Drawing on theories of play and data from a two-year case study that included classroom observations, interviews, artifact collection, and surveys, the author examines the ways in which…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
Barrs, Myra; Barton, Bob; Booth, David – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
"This Book Is Not About Drama" explores issues around storytelling, silent speech, writing and imagination and shows teachers how to use role play and discussion to build language experiences that are meaningful for learners. This authoritative resource is full of simple strategies that begin with the simple and evolve in to more complex…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Role Playing, Discussion, Educational Strategies
Bertling, Joy Gaulden – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This mixed methods case study examined middle school students' empathy with the environment within a critical place-based art classroom. The curriculum was informed by the ecological imagination, which calls for a new mode of education: education that embraces the arts as a way to conceive of pro-ecological perspectives, other ways of being…
Descriptors: Empathy, Mixed Methods Research, Place Based Education, Art Education
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Zarnowski, Myra – Social Studies, 2009
Thought experiments enable students to think about persistent social issues by drawing on both knowledge and imagination. In this article, the author provides examples of thought experiments found in literature for adults and middle school students, a rationale for doing thought experiments in the classroom, a step-by-step procedure to follow, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Nonfiction, Educational Experiments, Imagination
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Ren, Fujun; Li, Xiuju; Zhang, Huiliang; Wang, Lihui – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
For almost a century, researchers have studied creative imagination, most typically that of children. This article reports on a study of the development of creative imagination of Chinese youths and its relation to the educational environment. Data consisted of 4,162 students from grades 4 through 12. Findings showed that students' creative…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Foreign Countries, Creativity, Imagination
Weston, Marla; Biin, Dianne – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
The goal of the ANCESTOR program is to use digital storytelling as a means of promoting an interest in technology careers for Aboriginal learners, as well as increasing cultural literacy. A curriculum was developed and first tested with Aboriginal students at the LÁU,WELNEW Tribal School near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Based on feedback…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Story Telling, Computer Science Education, Canada Natives
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Kotsopoulos, Donna; Cordy, Michelle – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2009
Our work is inspired by the book "Imagining Numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)," by Harvard University mathematics professor Barry Mazur ("Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)," Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2003). The work of Mazur led us to question whether the features and steps of…
Descriptors: Imagination, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Investigations
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Epstein, Shira Eve – English Journal, 2009
When students take a stance on authentic social issues in their English classrooms, they have the opportunity to imagine their world as otherwise. Along with attention to other intellectual skills and civic skills, educators should prioritize the development of imagination, as it is "crucial" if students are to "project and embrace a vision for…
Descriptors: Imagination, Social Action, English Instruction, Student Projects
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Bland, Derek; Carrington, Suzanne; Brady, Kate – Improving Schools, 2009
This article reports on the first stage of a study that uses Young People as Researchers methodology to investigate the phenomenon of middle-year student disengagement. The study obtains student perspectives on the meanings of engagement and disengagement using a variety of innovative research methods. The first stage of the study focused on a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Researchers, Research Methodology, Learner Engagement
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Derado, Josip; Garner, Mary; Edwards, Belinda P.; Garrett, Violette L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2010
Stories that are presented through literature or popular media can be used to invite students into the world of math; stir their mathematical imaginations; and enhance their ability to read about, write about, and discuss math. This article explores how literature ("Flatland," the book and the movie) and an existing seventh-grade unit…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Student Motivation, Imagination
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Taylor, Marjorie; Hulette, Annmarie C.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The creation and cultivation of an imaginary companion is considered to be a healthy form of pretend play in early childhood, but there tends to be a less positive view of older children who have them. To test the extent that having an imaginary companion in middle school is associated with positive or negative outcomes, an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Play, Early Adolescents, Coping, At Risk Persons
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Schillinger, Trace – Social Education, 2007
Because of its enormous significance to American history, the author wants her students to gain a rich understanding of the Battle at Gettysburg. She also would like them to make a strong emotional connection to it. She wants her students to engage with the Battle of Gettysburg on many levels--to become tangled up with the past. Her goal is to…
Descriptors: United States History, Imagination, War, Ideology
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Rockow, Michael – Science Scope, 2008
Students learn how to write in English class, but they seem shocked when they are told that they can put those skills to work in science class too, since writing is a huge part of science to communicate ideas, results, conclusions, and opinions to other scientists. The author of this article, a middle school science teacher, describes how he uses…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Student Evaluation, Role Playing, Science Teachers
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Rockow, Michael – Science Scope, 2007
The author describes how he used to teach a unit on food webs and ecosystems using actual food webs as models. However, the models used by the author tend to be either too simplistic or too complicated for his students. A few years ago, he solved these problems by making up his own food web, complete with invented plants and animals. The model has…
Descriptors: Animals, Ecology, Science Instruction, Models
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Rutherford, M. D.; Young, Gregory S.; Hepburn, Susan; Rogers, Sally J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This study describes a longitudinal design (following subjects described in Rutherford & Rogers [2003, "Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder", 33, 289-302]) to test for predictors of pretend play competence in a group of children with autism. We tested the hypothesis that developmental change in pretend play performance can be predicted by…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Age, Play, Autism
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