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Lydiard, Beverly W., Ed.; Norton, Natalie, Ed. – 1974
This issue of Kaleidoscope, a magazine devoted to the exchange of ideas among schools and teachers in Massachusetts, describes 50 arts and humanities K-12 projects. These projects illustrate the premise that if the arts and humanities are to have their needed impact on a child's growth and development, they must not be treated as superimposed…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Dance
Taylor, Debra; Ostrow, May B. – 1973
The purpose of this manual is to serve as an instrument for those interested in using puppetry with economically and/or deprived youngsters for the purpose of improving self expression, self-image, and communication. That his form of creative exPression improves coordination, memorization skills, listening skills, and crativity are suggested.…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Compensatory Education, Creative Art, Creative Development
Stern, Hans Georg – 1970
This third of four volumes of the final report on the Educational Laboratory Theatre (ELT) Project provides an on-the-scene account of the Project's history at its Los Angeles site, from the point of view of the school-system people involved. Useful to planners of future cultural programs in its presentation of the practical difficulties of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Activities, Dramatics, Experimental Programs
Kohlhoff, Ralph Edward – 1968
This study was undertaken to determine whether or not the theater arts play an important role in a large metropolitan area outside of New York. The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) urbanized area was chosen for the study. Another purpose of the study was to determine whether or not there were important facets of theater, besides professional theater, that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Differences, Children
Albert, Richard N. – 1965
Audio-visual materials, found in a variety of periodicals, catalogs, and reference works, are listed in this guide to expedite the process of finding appropriate classroom materials for a study of William Shakespeare in the classroom. Separate listings of films, filmstrips, and recordings are provided, with subdivisions for "The Plays"…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiodisc Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media
EFLA Service Supplement, 1962
This listing of audiovisual materials available for studying Shakespeare includes 16mm films, 35mm filmstrips, 33 1/3 rpm records, and tape recordings on deposit at the National Tape Repository. Entries are organized under seven headings: biography and background, theater, plays, anthologies, poetry, and analysis. A directory of sources provides…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1969
The use of puppetry activities to project children into many different learning situations and environments is the topic of this guide which offers suggestions for making, costuming, and manipulating puppets; creating puppet plays with appropriate settings and dialogue; and producing these dramatizations in finished performances. For grades 2-6,…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials
Carlson, Ruth Kearney – 1969
Films, records, and literature and technique books helpful in encouraging creativity and composition writing are listed and described under the following headings: Books on forms of poetry (4 items); Creative dramatics and puppetry (9); Masks and mask making (9); Oriental forms of poetry--Haiku (9), Tanka (2), and other Oriental verse patterns…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiodisc Recordings, Books, Comedy
Findlater, Richard
This document describes the results of a seminar convened in England and attended by representatives of national, regional, state, and local cultural organizations from France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An overview of the status of decentralization in cultural programming opens the document. Diverging…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Control, Cultural Activities, Cultural Centers

Kerr, Cynthia B. – French Review, 1987
Describes a summer program in France designed to teach French to Americans using teaching techniques drawn from dramatic arts courses. The theory behind Ionesco's method is that the living language of the theatre facilitates linguistic and communicative competence in students. (MSE)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Authors, Classroom Techniques, Drama
Dawe, Harry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Teaching should be thought of not as a science but as a performing art. Teachers should learn their craft through classroom apprenticeships in teaching studios/schools under the supervision of master teachers coupled with the study of pedagogical theory. Rewards should correspond to the quality of performance. (JBM)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
This report examines arts engagement in ten key states in the U.S. by analyzing data from the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). It is organized into ten state profiles that summarize key demographic characteristics, the arts landscape, and public participation in the arts. Because the regions profiled here are not a random…
Descriptors: Profiles, Participation, Art Activities, Art Education
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. – 2001
This curriculum framework represents a consensus about expectations for student learning in New Hampshire public schools in the arts. The introduction poses the framework and answers the following questions: What is the role of the arts in education? How do quality arts programs contribute to school environment? How do the arts develop workplace…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Art Education, Benchmarking, Curriculum
McConnell, Dawn – 2002
Children can learn to express themselves through the performing arts in constructive ways. Theater, specifically, employs the use of all dimensions of learning. In this lesson, students will engage in basic theater techniques for creating a character through movement and voice. The lesson, lasting 5 class periods, introduces them to guidelines for…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities
Otterbourg, Susan D. – 2000
To help communities meet the need for after-school programs, the U.S. Department of Education has instituted the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which supports after-school, summer, and weekend activities in neighborhood schools. This report provides an introduction to the role of the arts in those programs. Part 1 of the report…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Dance, Elementary Secondary Education