Este libro es la evidencia del trabajo realizado en casi una década. Maestros, alumnos, vecinos, madres y padres de familia han hecho de la UVA (Unidad de Vinculación Artística ) del Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, un espacio lleno de vida donde el arte y cultura promueven el ejercicio de la ciudadanía y la participación política.

Consommation culturelle éclatée et branchements technologiques sont omniprésents dans la réalité de la jeunesse du Québec et d'ailleurs dans le monde. Dans leurs pratiques culturelles informelles, les jeunes d'aujourd'hui s'approprient des contenus variés qui proviennent de partout et qui défilent à toute allure sur leurs écrans. Ils détournent parfois les fonctions des médias et créent de nouvelles formes d'expression : contre-pub, remix,...

The Arts Dividend is based on his reflections on England's arts and culture landscape in 2016, and the remarkable creativity displayed across the country, from the London Jazz Festival in the Barbican Centre to an opera about football in Sunderland. As more and more people are encouraged and inspired to participate, and artistic work flourishes, the book looks in depth at the many benefits the arts can bring: encouraging creativity across all disciplines;...

The story of the civil rights movement. The characteristics of Japanese art and culture. The importance of innovation. The history of your community. No matter the subject area or the grade level, a school museum project can improve learning and teaching. Unlike science fairs or art shows, which highlight the work of individuals, school museums are collaborative, multifaceted projects that build understanding. As students engage in meaningful work...

The multicolored Ferris wheel is the greatest ride of all times. Mr. Benson, the owner of the theme park, plans to refurbish the Ferris wheel and add extra seats. The only problem is, that he can't decide on which colors to use. He puts am add in the newspaper for all colors to show up at the theme park for an interview at 10am. The word gets out and travels fast that new, bright colors are needed for the magnificant Ferris wheel. The Primary and...

Este libro recoge muchas de las reflexiones y discusiones que se plantearon en el marco del "II Encuentro de Arte, Educación, Interculturalidad: Reflexiones desde la práctica artística y docente", que se llevó a cabo en octubre de 2018. Ha tomado tiempo la publicación de estas reflexiones, por varios motivos, además de las complicaciones burocráticas de la universidad en donde trabajo, los requerimientos de lectura y arbitraje del campo académico...

Part memoir, part courtroom drama, and part primer for advocates fighting assaults on free speech, “Stifled Laughter” is the story of one woman's efforts to restore literary classics to the classrooms of rural north Florida. Updated with a new introduction, Johnson's honest, often hilarious, first-person account of censorship in its modern form provides valuable insight into why the books children read at school remains a controversial issue,...

In the pre-digital era, the age of mechanical reproduction, the New York Public Library's Picture Collection provided the free circulation of prints, photographs, postcards and other clippings to its constituency of artists, illustrators, advertisers, and businessmen. It was, in essence, the Google Images of its day. Since its initial beginnings in 1914 the Picture Collection has been a unique public service for New York City's thriving educational,...

Good teaching-even great teaching-can fail because of one thing, one unbeatable thing, and it has nothing to do with how well you teach or how committed your students may be. Instead, it has to do with the chemistry of the brain. We can agree that most of us are stressed-students and teachers alike. And when, we are stressed, the brain produces chemicals that block the channels to learning and remembering. These chemicals stay forever. There is only...

Most parents think of music as a way to help their children sleep or soothe their nerves when upset, but the truth is that every time you sing to your child, something incredibly important is happening. Singing is one of the most natural experiences to share with your children and now we know even more through scientific research about the power of music to assist in your child's cognitive and physical development. Written by Dr. Anita Collins, The...