http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:49:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google “integrating the arts into the classroom curriculum” and the first few entries cite research on integrating the arts into the curriculum for “gifted and talented” students. In her article “Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum for Gifted Students” Joan Franklin Smutny cites studies that have shown that “the ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=56 When administrators take time away from artistic expression, whether it is through visual, musical, theatrical or other art forms, it is taking away opportunity for the very success for which they are striving. America's rapidly changing economy necessitates an education system that produces young adults with the skills needed to be ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=55 Dr. Lawson, who teaches in the Education Department at Wittenberg, teaches a course that is unusual in teacher preparation programs: Education 275/276: Integrating Literature, Art, Drama, Dance, and Music Throughout the Curriculum. The course, better known as Arts Integration, is a requirement for Early Childhood and Middle Childhood candidates. ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=51 Student engagement is conceptualized in terms of Csikszentmihalyi’s (1990) theory of flow, and is defined as the confluence of concentration, interest, and enjoyment (Shernoff, Cxikszentmihalyi, Schneider, & Shernoff, in press) The first day of summer school, I found out that 60% of my students were repeating Algebra II. ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=50 In the past decade, research has begun to demonstrate the important effects of a new approach to the development of well-adjusted young people: a focus on what is called “developmental assets acquisition”. This approach to working with children and adolescents ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=35 The Visual Art Model Curricula Development Team, operated by the Ohio Department of Education, has given me the chance to work with nine other art teachers from around Ohio and with Nancy Pistone, the Visual Arts Consultant with the ODE. Together we discuss, explore and dissect lesson development, implementation strategies ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=33 To add to your collection of great books for early readers, here are some capsule descriptions and comments on some texts that take up particular personal and social themes: 1. All the Colors of the Earth. Sheila Hamanaka. Morrow Junior Books. (New York, 1994) Describes the many literal and ... http://www.wittenberguniversity.org/journal/?p=32