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Gran, Susan; McNamara, Michael – Science Scope, 2012
"Why do I need to know this if I don't want to be a scientist?" is a question middle school teachers probably hear on a regular basis. In an effort to answer it, the authors have tried to appeal to students' varied interests, and thus developed myriad ways to show students how science is a part of their everyday lives. What is described in this…
Descriptors: Theaters, Lighting, Teaching Methods, Middle School Teachers
Mardirosian, Gail Humphries; Lewis, Yvonne Pelletier – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Professors from American University and artists and educators from Imagination Stage, a children's theater and arts-education organization in nearby Bethesda, Maryland, have combined their intellectual and artistic strengths over the past 12 years to create an arts-integrated educational program for elementary and secondary schools throughout the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Imagination, Visual Arts, Art Education
Worley, Bess B. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2006
In most schools, the term "arts" represents visual arts (art appreciation, painting, clay, etc.), performing arts (including music, dance, and theater), creative writing, and media arts (i.e., photography, digital video, and traditional filmmaking). "Theater" and "drama" are often used interchangeably, but "theater" comprises all of the technical…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Integrated Curriculum, Visual Arts, Independent Study