Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness
Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness

Author: Amber J. Godwin

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-12-15

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1475870639

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Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness approaches world history instruction through standards-based arts- and story-telling prompts. Each chapter provides contextualization through stories along with unique pieces of art from around the globe along with inquiries for teachers to examine by themselves and/or with their students through a mindfulness lens. By providing frameworks that support social studies instruction as well as social and emotional skill development. This book uses a wayfinding methodology to explore world history stories through art and provides pathways for instruction through reciprocal dialogues, and art- and mindfulness-based experiences.

Connecting World Geography to World History Through Storytelling, Eco-feminism, and Mindfulness
Connecting World Geography to World History Through Storytelling, Eco-feminism, and Mindfulness

Author: Amber J. Godwin

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-10-23

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1475873921

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By approaching geography and history through an integrated eco-feminist and psychogeography lens, Connecting World Geography to World History Through Storytelling, Eco-feminism, and Mindfulness reaches toward a fresh exploration of the land and water while offering suggestions for content-based social-emotional learning activities that include ethnogeography exercises and mindfulness activities.

Drawing Life
Drawing Life

Author: Thomas J. Cottle

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0761862234

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In Drawing Life, Thomas J. Cottle examines the ways people interpret their life experiences and construct meanings for the events they have encountered. In this manner, they discover their various identities and the essence of what we call the self. In reading the sixteen life studies contained in this volume, we encounter both inner reflections as well the power of culture to shape the meanings people give to their circumstances and the events that befall them. The stories also reflect the role of human relationships and social institutions in defining our personal identities and sense of justice. What makes us unique, therefore, is the personal story we tell as it reveals our constructions of the world and of ourselves. The stories recounted in Drawing Life illuminate not only our past, but also our perceptions of the present and our imaginings of the future. In this way, they become anthologies of our life experiences.

Creating Art for All Ages
Creating Art for All Ages

Author: Frances Flicker

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2019-11-22

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781475842074

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This book is an interdisciplinary guide for middle grades (4th through 8th grade, though it can be adapted to lower and higher levels of learning), in social studies, language arts, mathematics and art production.

Virtual and Augmented Reality in English Language Arts Education
Virtual and Augmented Reality in English Language Arts Education

Author: Clarice M. Moran

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-03-04

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1793629862

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New times. Expanded worlds. Emerging possibilities. In Using Virtual Reality in English Language Arts Education, authors from multiple institutions across the United States and abroad share practical insights for teaching English language arts with virtual and augmented realities. These chapters draw on multiple theories and ideas to share perspectives from practicing and prospective teachers, as well as young learners themselves, about how to use applications and tools to transform teaching and learning. Collectively, this book advances innovation for using virtual and augmented realities as educational, inclusive spaces for teaching English language arts and literacy subject matter while supporting learners in developing the mindset for creativity, innovation, and even emotional empathy.

Wayfinding Leadership
Wayfinding Leadership

Author: Dr Chellie Spiller, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and John Panoho

Publisher: Huia Publishers

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1775502767

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Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance
Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance

Author: Anna Hickey-Moody

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-11-11

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1783484888

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This collection demonstrates how physical objects, materials, space and environments teach us, and redefines practice with theory (praxis) as a more-than-human network. The contributions illustrate how the materials, process, pedagogies and theories of Arts making question and disrupt the many forms of cultural dominance that exist in our society.

The Jazz Rhythm Section
The Jazz Rhythm Section

Author: Fumi Tomita

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-03-25

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1475846878

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The Jazz Rhythm Section introduces the basics of this very important part of the jazz ensemble. They are the foundation of any jazz group, so improving the rhythm section will result in a stronger sounding band. This book is intended to be a practical guide with chapters on each of the primary instruments in the rhythm section: bass, drums, piano and guitar. Key topics include: Equipment and setup issues: from drum heads to bass amps to guitar pickups to mic’ing a piano on stage, each instrument presents unique equipment issues that the director must face. Performance practice: including tips on constructing walking bass lines, learning voicings and comping rhythms and creating drummer’s setup fills. Additionally, there is a chapter on the rhythm section itself that details all of the inter-relationships, suggestions for count-offs and metronome exercises that will help improve your band. The Jazz Rhythm Section is intended for novice directors, but directors of all levels will benefit as well.

Design Education
Design Education

Author: Robin Vande Zande

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-12-07

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 147582016X

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Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to PreK-12 grade students. The book is for art educators at the preK-12 level in schools, museums, and enrichment programs, and university professors in teacher preparation programs. Design education is about problem-solving, learning through objects of our daily lives, and the role design plays in social responsibility and the creative economy. Designers utilize research methods, technology, sketching, and the construction of prototypes. The basis of these techniques, systems, and tools may be taught to Prek-12 students. Students need lifelong skills that build their creativity and problem-solving capabilities to better understand the world and themselves and use visual communication to advance their abilities to express ideas. Design is a study about life and can touch on all school subjects, making it a valuable interdisciplinary study. Students are able to directly apply thinking strategies and learning about facts, figures, and concepts at the same time they are crafting meaningful ideas about the importance, influence, and social implications of everyday items and the potential to improve the world.

Uke Can Do It 2!
Uke Can Do It 2!

Author: Philip Tamberino

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-07-20

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1475818645

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This groundbreaking work, specially designed for the music classroom, combines traditional and popular literature in a method that both teaches the ukulele and develops music literacy. Assuming no prior knowledge, the leveled content allows students to track their progress and teachers to reward benchmark achievements. Many popular pieces are written in the same key as their common recordings, allowing students to play along if they wish, and no singing parts use notation symbols that have not already been formally introduced. The book teaches students both how to read and write music on the treble staff but also offers opportunities to follow chord charts, improvise, and play by ear. By encouraging the development of these transferrable skills, Uke Can Do It 2 provides a solid foundation for lifelong music-making!