This article reports on a series of carefully curated professional development (PD) activities with the secondary purpose of building and maintaining a positive school culture. The study took place in a school of foreign languages (SFL) at a state university in Turkey. Twenty-five Turkish and international teachers participated. The researchers…

Remix is the practice of recombining music, sound, images, and words from sources such as film, television, video, online games, advertising, and novels into new kinds of creative blends. It is a process of re-assembling, recontextualizing, and creating new meanings, and a practice at which young, media-savvy creators excel. Increasingly, youth…

Many opportunities for linkages between the arts and adult education communities are examined. Discusses the emergence of the Canadian Association for Adult Education, adult educators' interest in the Canadian National Film Board, and the trend toward increased arts involvement. (CT)

Offers evidence showing that the arts are the fastest growing segment of Canada's economy. Urges teachers to use the arts to enrich a child's experience and create a sense of self-worth which will nurture appreciation for the arts and help eliminate problems of stress and emotional deprivation. (NEC)

The value of "shibusa," a concept of Japanese aesthetics, is explored for Canadian educators confronted with a "high tech" society. The qualities of shibusa--simplicity, implicitness, modesty, silence, naturalness, roughness, and normalcy--have many implications for the Canadian educator. (SLD)

Discusses two principles of the experiential learning approach as it pertains to English-as-a-second-language instruction in Canada: (1) learning is an emotional experience that entails personal investment; and (2) to learn is to change. (Author/CB)

Contends that schools, museums, and performing arts organizations contribute to lifelong learning processes. Discusses fundamental differences between schools and cultural organizations. Encourages art educators and teachers to explore innovative ways in which schools, museums, and arts organizations can collaborate on education for all citizens.…

Maintains that the prevalent view of multiculturalism assumes that culture is portable and transferable from generation to generation within each cultural group. Argues that this view poses a narrowly defined cultural identity. Describes one child's attraction to and understanding of other cultural groups through visual art. (CFR)

Oral tradition and newness of literacy in Canadian Indian languages create lack of Indian reading materials. Paper examines need for more American Indian-language reading materials for second-language instruction. Suggests Indian literacy programs and other first steps toward producing Native literature. (TES)

An Indian tale from the Cree Tribe of how, after exchanging tails, the beaver refused to return the muskrat's tail and has kept it ever since. (SB)

Describes a social studies cultural exchange program between a public school and a Canadian native school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Outlines how the students became mutual inquirers into one another's cultures. Explores the activities and reports on the interactions among students, teachers, and parents. (CFR)

Maintains that, in recent years, schools and school districts have begun to explore an integrated curriculum approach to arts education. Discusses three areas of concern related to the arts as disciplines and the arts presented through an interdisciplinary approach. Calls for explicit policy directives to provide guidance. (CFR)