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Book SynopsisJoan Packer Isenberg is Professor Emerita of Education at George Mason University, where she also served as associate dean in the College of Education and Human Development from 2003-2011 and as the founding director of the Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) program from 1999-2003. She is past president of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators and was the 2006 recipient of the Early Childhood Teacher Educator of the Year Award from NAECTE/Allyn & Bacon. Isenberg also served as the first visiting scholar for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) from 2002-2003. For most of her academic career she has studied and written about early childhood curriculum, play, and arts integration, particularly as they affect children's learning and development. She has taught children from preschool through grade four in both public and private settings. Among her numerous authored or co-authored publications are
Table of Contents
- Part I: Exploring Creativity and the Arts
- Chapter 1: Creativity and the Arts
- Chapter 2: Facilitating Creativity and the Arts
- Chapter 3: Designing Environments for Creativity and the Arts
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- Part II: Teaching the Creative Arts: What Does It Look Like?
- Chapter 4: Visual Arts and Children’s Development
- Chapter 5: Creative Materials and Activities for the Visual Arts
- Chapter 6: Creative Materials and Activities for Drama
- Chapter 7: Creative Materials and Activities for Music, Movement, and Dance
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- Part III: Creative Materials and Activities in the Content Areas
- Chapter 8: Language, Literacy and the Creative Arts
- Chapter 9: Mathematics and the Creative Arts
- Chapter 10: Science and the Creative Arts
- Chapter 11: Social Studies and the Creative Arts
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- Part IV: Planning and Assessing Creative Experiences
- Chapter 12: Assessing Creative Learning
- Chapter 13: Planning Effective Arts-Based Lessons
- Chapter 14: Integrating the Curriculum through Arts-Based Units
