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Ludwig, Meredith; Song, Mengli – American Institutes for Research, 2015
In 2010, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts (Wolf Trap), was awarded a U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant. The purpose of the AEMDD grant was to develop, implement, and disseminate a research-based program of professional…
Descriptors: Art Education, Mathematics Instruction, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
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Phillips, Roger D.; Gorton, Rebecca L.; Pinciotti, Patricia; Sachdev, Anuradha – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
An approach to early childhood education that integrates visual and performing arts throughout the preschool curriculum--"Art as a Way of Learning"--was implemented in a program (Promoting and Supporting Early Literacy through the Arts) designed to improve the emergent literacy and school readiness of at-risk young children in community-based…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, At Risk Students
Korn-Bursztyn, Carol, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Young Children and the Arts: Nurturing Imagination and Creativity examines the place of the arts in the experiences of young and very young children at home and in out-of-home settings at school and in the community. There is great need for development of resources in the arts specifically designed to introduce babies and toddlers to participatory…
Descriptors: Imagination, Visual Arts, Theater Arts, Music
Duffy, Bernadette – Open University Press, 2006
Learning through the arts has the potential to stimulate open ended activity that encourages discovery, exploration, experimentation and invention, thus contributing to children's development in all areas of learning and helping to make the curriculum meaningful to them. In this book, the author draws on her extensive experience of promoting young…
Descriptors: Young Children, Imagination, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Chen, Jie-Qi; McNamee, Gillian Dowley – Corwin Press, 2007
Effective teaching requires skill in implementing challenging and inviting curricular activities. It also involves evaluating children's learning in order to extend their development through the school year. Being able to implement and evaluate at the same time is at the heart of good teaching. Written for PreK-3 educators, this book blends…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Young Children, Visual Arts