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Marlene Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative case study explored the use of Readers Theater through the experiences of emergent bilingual students in a first-grade bilingual classroom. Readers Theater is a strategy that has produced great results in helping the development of literacy in reading fluency, motivation, and comprehension. The research regarding the use of…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Bilingualism, Metacognition
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Cross, Chrissy J. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2017
In the undergraduate biology laboratory, many freshmen are apathetic towards the content of the course. Curriculum based reader's theater (CRBT) is an instructional method that can increase interest the students in the content of the course while improving student communication, collaboration and understanding. This research is an examination of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, College Science, Science Laboratories
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children in Texas and across the United States. The theme of this issue is English Learner Literacy. Articles include: (1) School Leaders Improve…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Literacy Education, Inferences, Student Diversity
Stark Education Partnership, 2018
This white paper presents a selection of model schools who all have, to some degree, fostered deeper learning. Schools were selected by internet search, or through references in "deeper learning" reports and documents. It should be noted that information in these reviews is based on information from school web-sites, in some cases the…
Descriptors: Models, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Web Sites
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Coombs, Dawan; Young, Terrell A. – English in Texas, 2014
Learning with informational texts doesn't need to be restricted to the recall of information and facts; instead, challenging students to interpret and present their findings in the form of readers theatre performances requires the application of synthesis and analysis skills. This article frames informational texts and readers theatre as…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Expository Writing, Theater Arts, Inquiry
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Horton, Anita – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2012
Dallas artist Jon Flaming's deep love of Texas is evident in his paintings and sculpture. Although he has created one sculptural Texas theater, his work primarily showcases old Texas barbershops, vacant homes, and gas stations. In this article, the author describes how her students, inspired by Flaming's works, created three-dimensional historical…
Descriptors: Studio Art, Art Activities, Theaters, Sculpture
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Schroeder-Arce, Roxanne – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2014
In 2012, the Austin Independent School District reported that over 60 percent of its students identified as Hispanic. However, the number of theatrical offerings for children including Latino stories or Latino/a characters on Austin stages is staggeringly disproportionate to the number of Latino children living in the community. "Mariachi…
Descriptors: School Districts, Hispanic American Students, Theater Arts, Art Education
Stevens, David Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) One-Act Play Contest is a competition where similarly sized Texas schools present an 18-40 minute play usually adjudicated by a single judge. At each level of competition the judge awards individual acting awards as well as selecting two productions to advance to the next level of competition. After the…
Descriptors: Competition, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Theater Arts, Change
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Hughes, Kristine – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Most students attend summer school not because it's their idea of a good time, but because they need to in order to advance to the next grade. To many students--and even some teachers--summer school feels more like punishment than an opportunity to learn and explore. In July 2010, working with a nonprofit organization called Big Thought, officials…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, School Activities, Visual Arts, Summer Programs
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Thomas, M. Kathleen; Singh, Priyanka; Klopfenstein, Kristin; Henry, Thomas – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
There is renewed interest in the role of arts education in the curriculum of U.S. public schools not only because of the intrinsic value of the arts and its believed impact on achievement, but because cultivating creativity is thought to promote innovation and fuel economic growth. Still, we know little about basic access to arts education. Using…
Descriptors: Student Participation, High School Students, Art Education, Creativity
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Keehn, Susan; Harmon, Janis; Shoho, Alan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2008
This study investigated the impact of Readers Theater on eighth-grade students, the majority of whom were reading below grade level. Over six weeks of a short story unit, one class participated in Readers Theater. The comparison group of like-ability students received more traditional literary and vocabulary instruction. Quantitative measures…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Oral Reading, Vocabulary, Theaters
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Dawson, Kathryn; Cawthon, Stephanie W.; Baker, Sally – Research in Drama Education, 2011
Applied theatre often draws upon critical pedagogy and constructivist methodology as a way to bring participants into direct engagement with their own learning experiences. As learners, adults bring a wealth of perspectives that further affect how they interact with an applied theatre experience. "Drama for Schools" (DFS) is a…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Graduate Students, Critical Theory
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Aprill, Arnold – Teaching Artist Journal, 2007
In this article, the author recalls the life of playwright, artist, and educator Sterling Houston. Sterling was a teaching artist in a much more global sense. He taught everyone who encountered him how to connect across difference--across race, class, ideology, age, gender, and sexual orientation. He had a talent for gently pushing aside the fears…
Descriptors: Artists, Authors, Biographies, Theater Arts
Nichols, Margaret Irby – 1979
Designed to serve as a selection aid for small public libraries and to list important sources available through the major resource centers of the Texas Library System, this bibliography lists 804 annotated reference sources with 126 additional works named within the annotations. The books are grouped into 18 major areas, each of which is broken…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Geography, Library Material Selection
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
Designed to assist administrators, supervisors, and elementary and secondary school classroom teachers and theater specialists in developing a sequential theater arts curriculum, this curriculum guide provides directions for developing curricular and cocurricular theater arts programs based on the individual needs of learners from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
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