EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
0508092ED - CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, Education's Tools for Growth, BARBARA GILLES, Educator. Barbara and Elaine discuss the process developed by Osborn & Parnes 50 years ago that is still the backbone of Creative Problem Solving. Discover the steps that lead to resolution.
0508091ED - THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION, In the 21st Century, BARBARA GILLES, Educator. Excited about the future, Gilles shares trends and forecasts that will challenge the students to grow in expanded awareness. Lively discussion.
0507121ED - READING RIGHT, Coaching Your Child to Excellence in Reading, DEE TADLOCK, READ RIGHT Author with MELINDA REEVES, HS Principal & SHARON SCHMITT, Reading Tutor. A fascinating look into how reading is taught, & the discovery of a lifetime in how the brain processes words and their meaning. A must for every teacher and anyone wanting to improve their skill.
0506142ED - LEADERSHIP OF CIVILIZATION BUILDING, 21st Century Dialogue. DICK SPADY, D. LITT. FORUM FOUNDATION & AUTHOR, Designer and Founder of the Opinionaire®, a method to gain true analysis of situations that promote accurate insight and recording.
0505241ED - TASTE OF TIBET, Children's Stories & Culture, NAOMI C. ROSE, Author, & BRENDA GURUNG, Educator. First hand insights into the life of the Tibetans, and the stories handed down to the children. Naomi Rose's book illustrates these stories for the first time in print. A jewel!
0504262ED - NURTURING CIVILIZATION BUILDERS, Birthing the Best Schools in the World, BARBARA RAY GILLES, EDUCATOR/AUTHOR. What does it take to raise responsible children to inherit the world? What is the role of education in the changing face of time?
0504261ED - FACE TO FACE, Women Writers on Faith, Mysticism & Awakening, BRENDA PETERSON, Author and Writing Teacher with students, CATHERINE JOHNSON & SUSAN BICKSBORN. Experiences these writers have had in the process of finding their voice. Very informative and inspiring.
0503081ED - THE NATURE OF WRITING WELL, Making Your Words Count, BRENDA PETERSON, Author. Freelance writer shares her wisdom from years of writing to help others effectively express themselves.
0404271ED - CHESS FOR CHILDREN, Learning Life Skills through Playing Chess, ROURKE O'BRIEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Taking chess into the schools teaches children how to think strategically, and to make moves that are in their best interests. How to process, plan and execute rational thought is a useful bent for life, as is building cooperative relationships.
0303112ED - THE FUTURE OF READING, Building a Better Tomorrow, CAROLYN BROWN, Founder. Brown recognizes that the future of education is dependent upon whether students can read or not. She sees a movement to transform the way reading is taught, and is gratified by students, and parents progress. It becomes a family endeavor, that lifts the levels of reading ability to new heights.
0303111ED - READING UPGRADE, A Family Activity, CAROLYN BROWN, Founder. As an educator, Carolyn became frustrated by students inability to read, and developed a reading program involving another member of the family as well, and had students advancing in grade level within 9 months.
0305132ED/A - PUPPET MUSEUM, Bremerton's New Cultural Attraction, STAN HESS, CURATOR. A wonderful display of puppetry is the backdrop for this show, against which Hess dresses the scene with personal experiences of his travels to the UK researching the history. A real gift to the PNW.
0302251ED/A - DREW HARVEY THEATER, A Look Behind the Scenes, NANCY HILLMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. Hillman shares her story of living in New York as an actress and training youth to express themselves on stage, which led to the creation of the Drew Harvey Theater in Yelm, WA. A few actors involved in the theater also give some input.
0206171ED/A - ART AND LIFE, An Artists' View, RUSSELL DAY, A LIVING TREASURE. Day was innovative in his time, and set about creating an art department in Everett, WA that became a model for others. He even counseled Dale Chihouly at one time.
99981A - WOMEN IN THE ARTS, Monarch Contemporary Art Center, MYRNA ORSINI, SCULPTOR/ FOUNDER AND SUSAN MAYER, ART HISTORIAN. Tenino, WA based art center features artists in residence, a sculpture garden and gallery for women's works, primarily. Few women have been acknowledged as having an impact on the course of art history. This center is designed to make a difference on its 40 acres of land and endowments.
010424ED - THE LIFE OF A VICTORIAN SERVANT, In Service Downstairs, TAMES ALAN, ACTRESS & HISTORIAN. Tames has reconstructed the garments of female servants during the Victorian era, making the costumes herself according to tradition. She uses these underpinnings to teach children in the schools about how life was in an earlier day, and is fluent in her knowledge.
0104111ED - PRIMAL AWARENESS, A Legacy for Living, DON TRENT JACOBS, Ph.D. AUTHOR/EDUCATOR. Don talks about being aware of stimuli in the environment as the Native Americans knew so well. Traditions are handed down through the ages to be shared with the new ones.
0104112ED - PATHS OF LEARNING, NATIVE AMERICAN VIRTUES & EDUCATION, DON TRENT JACOBS, Ph.D. AUTHOR/EDUCATOR. Working in a Native American college, his experience with the tribal students has been one of challenge and rewards.
010131ED - LEARNING DISORDERS, MEMORY PROBLEMS, HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN - LUIS-JORGE CARDENAS, DHM - Cardenas, as a Homeopathic physician, brings to light conditions of impaired memory and suggests remedies to correct.
010314ED - LIBRARIES & LITERACY: AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO KNOW & TO GROW, LIZ STROUP, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN - A discussion about the value of libraries in the education process, regardless of age.
0006142ED - IF GOLD RUST, WHAT WILL IRON DO? AN EDUCATOR'S NIGHTMARE, SOLVING THE PROBLEM. RANDY WHETSTONE, PhD. Former Principal. Randy exposes politically incorrect conditions in schools that are a detriment to the students. You won't want to miss this expose.
984082H - TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE: THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING IDEAS and INFORMATION, THIEU NGHIEM, MD. The unfortunate truth is that knowledge is far too slow being transmitted. Dr. Nghiem asks the question, Why? Is it fear of repercussions or ignorance? Being willing to express truths is a necessary trait to help one another.
96906ED - TOMORROW'S EDUCATION: DR. DAVID SPANGLER, PRESIDENT OF ST. MARTIN'S COLLEGE, LACEY, WA. Projected vision for education includes high tech usage to expand literacy. Knowledge base must be brought up to meet the challenges of the 21st century. St. Martin's efforts toward this goal are discussed.
95619ED - EDUCATION FROM THE INSIDE OUT, WALDORF SCHOOLS, OLYMPIA, WA. Rudolph Steiner's model for education is demonstrated in this discussion with teachers and administrator, showing examples and tape footage of classrooms.
951122ED - STORYTELLING: HEALING AND CREATIVITY, ALLISON COX AND DAVID ALBERT with children. Utilizing storytelling in mental health allows modalities for healing sans drugs. Another approach is with children telling stories and becoming so involved that they create the story line as they move through it. Depending entirely on the imagination, healing can occur quickly.
941121ED - LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM: BOSTON HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OLYMPIA, WA. Faculty participating. The Reader-Writer Workshop atmosphere encourages students to express their imagination in story form and to sit in the Author's chair. Sharing their ideas with classmates provides a model for supportive evaluation from which they can learn to edit constructively.
941112ED - DOTTING THE "I" ON STORYTELLING: EXPLORING THE MYTH BEHIND FEAR. FRAN WHITE- STORYTELLER. Through storytelling we can experience our fear, resolve it and move on to wholeness. The magic is in transporting ourselves mentally into harmless situations where we can identify with the scary parts of our lives and come out unscathed and better off for the experience.
94312ED - THE ART OF WRITING: DR. MARJORIE JONES, ASST. PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, ST. MARTIN'S COLLEGE, LACEY, WA. Art and word in the classroom prepares the student to utilize both their imagination and experiences in an acceptable manner. Footage from Columbia University of New York children participating in the writing program demonstrates the effectiveness of critical thinking.
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