Author: American Physical Education Association. Committee on DancingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Dancing in the elementary schools
Author: American Physical Education Association. Committee on DancingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Dancing in the Elementary Schools
Author: Teaching Dance as Art in Education
Author: Brenda Pugh McCutchenPublisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736051880
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Brenda McCutchen provides an integrated approach to dance education, using four cornerstones: dancing and performing, creating and composing, historical and cultural inquiry and analysing and critiquing. She also illustrates the main developmental aspects of dance.
Mia Dances Back to School!
Author: Robin FarleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781484404331
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"It's a new school year, and Mia can't wait to be in class with her best friends, Anna and Ruby. But Mia is upset to discover that she has a different teacher than her friends. Will Mia still twirl into the classroom? On with the show!"--Page 4 of cover.
Dancing Through School!
Author: Donna BurgessPublisher:
ISBN: 9780615344171
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This book, Volume I of the Dancing Through School! series, is an folk dance instruction manual containing full musical scores and a CD of all the dances. The book's goal is to encourage and empower teachers and parents, who may not have folk dancing experience, to dance with their students and their children. Each dance described in the book is accompanied by notes on the pedagogical and cultural context for teaching the dance.
You, Your Child, and School
Author: Sir Ken Robinson, PhDPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108840
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy. One of the world’s most influential educators, Robinson has had countless conversations with parents about the dilemmas they face. As a parent, what should you look for in your children’s education? How can you tell if their school is right for them and what can you do if it isn’t? In this important new book, he offers clear principles and practical advice on how to support your child through the K-12 education system, or outside it if you choose to homeschool or un-school. Dispelling many myths and tackling critical schooling options and controversies, You, Your Child, and School is a key book for parents to learn about the kind of education their children really need and what they can do to make sure they get it.
Cool School Dance: Fun Ideas and Activities to Build School Spirit
Author: Karen Latchana KenneyPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1617148547
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This energizing title introduces young readers to after-school dancing groups that build school spirit and social engagement. Fun dance activities from creating flyers to making bracelets, show kids how to get involved, build strong teams, create identities, and raise money. School groups and activities help kids discover their passions and meet other kids. More importantly, they encourage kids to have the confidence and character to take pride in their schools. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Rhythms and Dances for Elementary Schools
Author: Dancing in Your School
Author: Anne DunkinPublisher: Dance Horizons
ISBN: 9780871272850
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The more than 70 dance activities included in this handbook give educators the tools to use dance in their classrooms, gyms, and playgrounds. Combining theory with practice, this introduction to dance history and terminology provides a foundation for the lesson plans tailored for physical education, kinesthetic learning, and arts education contexts. Although complete on their own, each lesson plan can be customized to fit into any curriculum. Appendices on equipment and dance-education networking resources are included, along with a specialized index categorized into age-appropriate dance activities, sample lesson plans, and group dances.
Dance Education around the World
Author: Charlotte Svendler NielsenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317801954
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Dance has the power to change the lives of young people. It is a force in shaping identity, affirming culture and exploring heritage in an increasingly borderless world. Creative and empowering pedagogies are driving curriculum development worldwide where the movement of peoples and cultures generates new challenges and possibilities for dance education in multiple contexts. In Dance Education around the World: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change, writers across the globe come together to reflect, comment on and share their expertise and experiences. The settings are drawn from a spectrum of countries with contributions from Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific and Africa giving insights and fresh perspectives into contrasting ideas, philosophies and approaches to dance education from Egypt to Ghana, Brazil to Finland, Jamaica to the Netherlands, the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and more. This volume offers chapters and narratives on: Curriculum developments worldwide Empowering communities through dance Embodiment and creativity in dance teaching Exploring and assessing learning in dance as artistic practice Imagined futures for dance education Reflection, evaluation, analysis and documentation are key to the evolving ecology of dance education and research involving individuals, communities and nations. Dance Education around the World: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change provides a great resource for dance educators, practitioners and researchers, and pushes for the furtherance of dance education around the world. Charlotte Svendler Nielsen is Assistant professor and head of educational studies at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, research group Body, Learning and Identity, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Stephanie Burridge lectures at Lasalle College of the Arts and Singapore Management University, and is the series editor for Routledge Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific.